Easy Valentine's Day Coding Activity

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Pick a color to represent the number 1 and pick a color to represent the number 0 and one color to separate the letters.

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Bend a pipe cleaner in half to form the bottom of the heart.

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Pick your first letter and thread the appropriate color beads onto the pipe cleaner. Continue threading your letters using the binary alphabet.

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Once you have completed your word, simply bend the ends in towards each other and twist.

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Swipe up for a step-by-step tutorial & our downloadable binary alphabet!

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