This is my first post over here about kid-friendly craft ideas. I keep doing some kid-friendly crafts periodically with my daughter and also my niece. I find that such activities helps in keeping them engaged productively, improves their skills and activates their imagination greatly. So today I am going to write about 5 crafty activities that you can try with pom-poms. Pom-poms are an all-time favourite at our home and they are also easily available and quite inexpensive. So let’s get started!
1.Learn Colours With Pom-Pom Rainbow
Age group:
2-3 years
What you need:
- Pom-Poms
- Paper
- Glue
- Colour pencils/markers
How to:
Pick a few different colours of pom-poms and draw as many concentric semi-circles correspondingly with different coloured markers. Draw small circles inside the arcs either freehand or using a small coin.
Now apply glue on each circle and guide your child to place the pomp oms one by one as you teach them each colour. Let it dry and then hang it up!
2.Make A Colourful Pom-Pom Caterpillar
Age group:
2-8 years
What you need:
- Pom-Poms
- Wooden cloth peg
- Needle & Thread
- Glue
- Markers
- Straw
How to:
Take the wooden cloth peg and start putting glue on the top side. Ask your child to place one pomp om after another, close to each other until the top part of the peg is fully covered. Now place googly eyes or you can stick peppercorns or draw the eyes with a black marker. Next take a straw and cut two small bits. Place that on the first pom-pom – these are the antennas of the caterpillar. Done!
If you have slightly smaller kids who are comfortable and careful with using a needle and thread, then you can also thread the pom-poms together to make a caterpillar like shown below.
3.Sorting Activity with Pom-Poms
Age group:
1.5-3 years
What you need:
- Pom-Poms
- Tongs
- Colour pencils/markers
- Ice cube tray or a few small cups
How to:
Prepare the ice cube tray or the small cups by marking them with different colours. Now your child needs to pick up each pom-pom with the help of the tongs and sort them into the corresponding colour spots.
4.Playing with Paints & Pom-Poms
Age group:
1.5-4 years
What you need:
- Pom-Poms
- Paper
- Paints
How to:
Take out some colours and put them onto a paper plate/palatte. Now ask your child to dip each pom-pom into the paints and dab them onto the paper. You can let them do this freely or for slightly older children you can draw an object and ask them to stay within the lines.
5.Garden Craft with Pom-Poms
Age group:
2-4 years
What you need:
- Pom-Poms
- Paper
- Glue
- Colour pencils/markers
How to:
Draw the outline of some flowers on the paper with different coloured markers. Now ask your child to glue the pom-poms onto the flower outlines to create a beautiful pom-pom garden!
If you would like to see a short demo video for these crafts then do check out the video below:
So that’s it for today! Hope you will try out these activities and have fun with your children.
The Madras Momma 