I always found beadwork to be relaxing. Something about the art of using a needle and threading beads is calming.
That sounds like fun! What kind of things can you make with beadwork?
Well there are a lot of beads, materials, shapes and sizes so the options are endless!
Very cool! What kind of beads are your favorite? 
I like beads that are colorful so I can make my own jewelry, especially earrings.
Jewelry would be really nice. I would think you could make other things like necklaces and colorful costumes. Are beads expensive?
They can be but some of the oldest form of beads were sea snail shells, so you can pick those yourself!
That's cool! I live by the beach, so we see tons of see snail shells! What other things in nature can you use as beads?
Puka shell
Pooka shells originally were naturally occurring bead-like objects which can be found on some beaches in Hawaii. Each one was the beach-worn apex of a cone snail shell, a kind of seashell from a sea snail. "Puka" is the Hawaiian word for "hole" and refers to the naturally occurring hole in the middle of these rounded and worn shell fragments. These natural beads were made into necklaces.
Numerous inexpensive imitations are now widely sold as puka shell necklaces. The majority of these
Beadwork
Beadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another by stringing them with a sewing needle or beading needle and thread or thin wire, or sewing them to cloth. Beads come in a variety of materials, shapes and sizes. Beads are used to create jewelry or other articles of personal adornment; they are also used in wall hangings and sculpture and many other artworks.
Beadwork techniques are broadly divided into loom and off-loom weaving, stringing, bead embroidery, bead crochet, bead knitting,