What age is the GILI Pop Beads kit for?

The GILI Pop Beads kit is designed for children ages 4-8. It contains small parts and is not suitable for children under 3.

Does the GILI Pop Beads kit need string?

No. The pieces snap together, so children can build jewelry without string or knots.

What age is the GILI Friendship Bracelet kit for?

The GILI Friendship Bracelet Making Kit is designed for children ages 8-12.

How many bracelets can the GILI Friendship Bracelet kit make?

The current kit includes supplies to make more than 20 bracelets. The final number varies by pattern and material use.

Make it. Wear it. Share it.

Big ideas begin with busy hands.

Thoughtful DIY jewelry kits that help kids create with confidence—and give parents a better kind of screen-free time.

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GILI Pop Beads Jewelry Making Kit with 500 snap-together pieces

Pop Beads
Ages 4–8

GILI Friendship Bracelet Making Kit for 20 or more bracelets

Friendship Bracelets
Ages 8–12

01 Create without a screen 02 Build real skills through play 03 Make something worth sharing

Two ways to create

Find their kind of making.

Simple, satisfying DIY kits designed for different ages and different kinds of creative confidence.

Ages 4–8

GILI Pop Beads Jewelry Making Kit, 500 pieces

Snap-together jewelry

GILI Pop Beads Jewelry Kit

500 colorful pieces that snap together—no string, knots, or complicated setup.

Ages 8–12

GILI Friendship Bracelet Making Kit with portable loom

Braiding and personalization

GILI Friendship Bracelet Kit

A portable loom, colorful threads, alphabet beads, and supplies for 20+ personal creations.

Why GILI

Play that leaves something behind.

Not more noise. Not another passive toy. GILI gives kids a clear place to begin and enough freedom to make the result their own.

Easy to start

Kid-friendly systems help young makers move from opening the box to creating quickly.

Skills grow naturally

Patterning, coordination, patience, and creative choices develop through the activity itself.

Made to be shared

The finished jewelry becomes a gift, a keepsake, or a small way to celebrate friendship.

Choose by age

The right challenge feels like fun.

4–8 Pop Beads
Quick, stringless snap-together designs. 8–12 Friendship Bracelets
Guided braiding with room to personalize.

Our point of view

Curiosity grows when children can do something with it.

GILI makes hands-on craft toys that give curiosity a useful next step: choose, connect, braid, remake, and share. The result is joyful play with a visible sense of progress.

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Quick answers

Which GILI kit is right for my child?

What age is the Pop Beads kit for?

It is designed for kids ages 4–8. It contains small parts and is not suitable for children under 3.

Does the Pop Beads kit need string?

No. The pieces snap together, making it easy to build and rebuild bracelets, necklaces, rings, and other accessories.

What age is the Friendship Bracelet kit for?

It is designed for kids ages 8–12 and combines a portable loom with guided braiding and personalized beads.

How many friendship bracelets can the kit make?

The current kit includes supplies to make more than 20 bracelets, with the final number depending on the patterns and materials used.