I remember many happy hours as a child making pom poms. We spent what felt like HOURS weaving wool around the cardboard circle donuts so we could decorate our hair bands, bags and clothes. I probably would have covered myself in pom poms if they weren’t so arduous to make. But 20 years too late, I’ve discovered pom pom makers at Spotlight that produce fluffy pom poms in minutes!

Thankfully, I’ve grown out of my pom pom-wearing  phase, but this is a great craft for kids as there’s so many things you can do with the pom poms once you’ve finished. You could sew them onto a headband, dress or beanie –  or make these fabulous pom pom aliens!

 

WHAT YOU”LL NEED

A pom pom maker (these are available at Spotlight, but you can also use the traditional double cardboard donut.)

Different colour wool

Eyes

Pipe cleaners for antlers

A large sewing needle

Strong glue

Coloured cardboard, pencil and scissors (if you’d like to make ears or feet)

 

First, buy your pom pom maker and follow the instructions to make the pom pom. Try to get as much wool as you can on it.

Then, once you have a few different shapes and colours, you can start putting together your alien.

It’s easy enough to sew these together using wool and a large sewing needle, but if you aren’t confident, glue will do the trick.

Stick on some eyes, tie around some pipe cleaners for ears. If you like, you can make some feet by drawing a love heart shape on some cardboard, cutting out and sticking on.

 

And you’re done! Happy creating J x