Kids holiday craft - pom poms
Bella wanted to make some pom poms today. These are fun, I can remember making them with my Mum when I was little. I think I was pretty slow at them though.....Bella made both of these in half an hour....much faster than her Mummy was!
Here are the instructions if you'd like to do some with your little ones and aren't sure how. Super easy and a quick craft to fill in the afternoon (or half an hour lol).
Use something to draw out your circle and a smaller circle on the inside. Make them all sorts of sizes (our outer circle measured 9.5cm and the inner one was 4cm). You need to use some cardboard for this (so it doesn't bend too easily when you are winding). You also need to cut out TWO circles from the cardboard.
Cut out the two circles and sit them together.
Start winding wool around the two circles (that you've sat together)...remembering to keep it nice and firm as you wind.
Keep winding all the way around the edge of the pom pom until you can't see any more cardboard.
Cut the wool all the way around the top of the circle.
Lightly seperate the two pieces of cardboard and slide another piece of wool in here. Pull it all the way around the circle and tie it in a very tight knot to hold the pom pom in place.
Once the pom pom is secure, pull off the cardboard circles to reuse for another pom pom.
The pom pom is finished! Use the long end (left over from where you knotted the pom pom) to tie the finished creation on something (Bella tied the pom poms on her school bag).
Kids love making pom poms - love the photots, especially the ones in the last post at the beach. The kids look like they are having a great time together.
Posted by: Karen Latham (Scraper 25) | January 24, 2008 at 05:27 PM
Super Bella! The pom pom are very beautiful!
Posted by: manuela | January 24, 2008 at 06:41 PM
I remember making these as a child too. My sister and I used to have competitions as to who could make the biggest fattest pom poms and we would change the yarn three or four times to make them multi coloured.
Thanks for reminding me what fun these are.
Posted by: ingrid | January 24, 2008 at 08:30 PM
Look who has been shopping in Office Works! Just bought Lily the exact same school bag for starting Kindy. Great minds...
Posted by: Jude | January 25, 2008 at 02:56 AM
I am loving this. It is right up my alley. My kids will love to do this fun project. Thanks, Lily, for the fun idea and great instructions.
Posted by: Make and Takes | January 25, 2008 at 08:08 AM
Great project! Fun for me, fun for my kids!
Posted by: becky | January 25, 2008 at 01:50 PM
Oh, I did them with my mom too!!! And I loved it.
But I couldn't remember how to do...., now I will try with my kids, Great!!!
Posted by: Simone S. | January 25, 2008 at 04:36 PM
sweet - i love pom poms!
Posted by: AnnieB | January 25, 2008 at 08:00 PM
She looks like she is having a lot of fun.
I love your green tablecloth.
Posted by: drenka | January 26, 2008 at 09:42 AM
Thank you for this! I've been wondering how to make them.
And thank you so much for this, too, as it was on my mind today: "Super easy and a quick craft to fill in the afternoon (or half an hour lol)."
I never seem to get more than half an hour myself!
Posted by: MamaShift | April 09, 2008 at 10:50 PM