Pom Pom Craft Activity – Cute Faces

These cute pom pom creatures are quick and easy to make. Pom pom crafts also require only a few resources, so this activity shouldn’t get too messy!

They have lots of potential uses including visual prompts for creative storytelling, puppet show characters, table mascots for the classroom, and even tree decorations.

What you’ll need:

• A selection of different coloured yarns.
• Pom-pom makers (a variety of sizes if possible)
• Pipe cleaners (if you want your character to have headphones)
• Googley eyes
• Mini pom-poms
• The mouth shapes printable
• A glue gun or sticky glue dots

Tip:
Ask a keen knitter if they have any left over wool from their projects, as you only need a small amount to make pom-poms.

Making the pom pom

To begin, select a colour of yarn and wrap it around the pom-pom maker. Aim to get even coverage. Next, repeat this process on the other half of the pom-pom maker.

Repeat the process on the other half of the pom-pom maker and close the pom pom maker together.

Using a small pair of scissors, carefully cut into the wool along the centre half until you can see the exposed inside plastic edge of the two halves.

Next, wrap a piece of wool twice around the centre of the pom-pom maker and tie a tight knot. This will hold it together.

Pull the edges of the pom-pom maker away to reveal your pom-pom. If you need to, trim any strands that are too long.

Decorating your pom pom

Now you’re ready to decorate your pom-pom and turn it into a head. Add googley eyes and mini pom poms (for ears or a nose) with a glue gun. In order to save time, we’ve provided a printable sheet with some different faces which you could print out and glue on. However, feel free to draw your own (Ideally, these would be laminated to protect them if you have access to a laminator). Headphones or earmuffs can be made by simply glueing a piece of pipe cleaner and two mini pom-poms.

You could also use the mini pom-poms for eyes or ears if you want (They make great monkey ears!).