This one uses cardboard and the beauty about these is they can be made any size. And then, attach the eyes using hot glue too. Put a large dot of hot glue on the center of the legs and place the pom pom on top. Instead, cut pipe cleaners into 4 even lengths, wind a smaller piece around the center and shape the legs by bending about an inch of each pipe cleaner. Use the exact same method as for the pumpkin, except don’t wind a pipe cleaner around the center before fluffing the pom pom.
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You can trim it a little with scissors to form a perfect ball, but I prefer the shaggy look, plus it makes it easier for little fingers to make.
Wrap a green pipe cleaner around the center leaving enough hanging out to make the pumpkin stalk.įluff the edges of the pom pom until it forms a shaggy ball around the pipe cleaner. Pull the pom pom off the fork, and wrap the center yarn around again pulling it tighter this time. Using the scissors carefully snip the yarn along each side of the fork. When you’ve wound enough yarn around, tie it all together across the center using the piece of yarn you started with. This will make it easier to tie the yarn together to form the pom pom at the end.īegin winding yarn around the fork, remember the more you wind around the thicker your pom pom will be, but also if you wind too much it may be difficult to pull it tight when you tie the center together. Lay it over the fork like I’ve done in the image below. Pumpkin Pom PomĬut a length of yarn approximately 5-6 inches long. Note: I used a larger serving fork to make these if you use a standard dinner fork the pom poms will be much smaller. And, the best part, you don’t need a fancy pom pom tool, you can make them with items you already have on hand at home.
These Halloween pom pom creatures are easy to make, with older children able to do it on their own, but younger ones needing supervision with using scissors and hot glue. It’s almost Halloween, and time to start thinking about homemade costumes, decorating the home for trick-or-treaters and making all kinds of fun Halloween-themed crafts and food for Halloween parties. Looking for an easy craft project to make with the kids? We made these fun Halloween pom pom creatures using two different easy-to-follow methods.