![]() How to make a pom pom popper snowman craft Or, you could just have a good old snowball fight (and sadly, these are as close to real snowballs as we get around here!). Do you think the mini pom poms would fly further than the large ones? What about if you fling a whole bunch of them at once? ![]() Once they’ve made the pom pom shooter kids can experiment with quantity and size of pom poms. To fling the pom pom snowballs, stretch the balloon base, let go, and watch them fly! So you could say I’ve made my dream come true – because today we bring you snowball-throwing snowmen! Then I remembered our spooky pom pom poppers we made one Halloween, and knew that was the answer. Well, this week I woke up thinking that wouldn’t it be cool to make a DIY toy snowman craft that could actually hurl snowballs across the room. It’s like I dream them, then wake up at two in the morning and I just can’t stop thinking about making them. I get lots of my craft ideas in the middle of the night. You might also like our washcloth snowman They’re a great way to keep kids occupied for longer than just the craft activity alone, so it’s kind of like getting double the value. It’s also a great STEM activity for frosty indoor weather (or in our case in the Southern Hemisphere, stinking-hot indoor weather).ĭIY toys are one of my favourite craft categories. This is a simple DIY toy kids can make from a paper cup and a balloon. Thats it! The beautiful and colorful pom pom butterfly and dragonfly magnets are ready! Both the kids loved “role-playing” with the magnets on their magnetic chalkboard and just pretending to fly them around the house.Īnika blogs at Little Free Monkeys where she shares all the projects in her life – from woodworking to little crafts with the kids as she works on her biggest and most important project of all – creating a warm and loving home for her best friend/husband and her 2 “little monkeys” (5 year old girl and 2 year old boy).Make a pom pom popper snowman craft for some Winter-themed fun! This will be a step for the grown ups though. I think in future I would pass up the magnetic strips with adhesives and get the round ceramic magnets and glue them directly using super glue or hot glue. I ended up using some superglue to reattach it. ![]() Note: I had used an adhesive backed magnet which came off a few hours later. Glue to top of the head.Īdd the magnet to the bottom of the craft stick. You could also twist in some colorful chenille stems between the wings to add more color and decorations.Ĭut one chenille stem and twist them to create the antenna for the dragonfly. My daughter added little rainbow pom poms all around the butterfly’s wing. You can also add any pom pom decorations on the wings. For the dragonfly, make four little teardrop shaped wings and glue. Insert and glue the ends of the wings onto the craft stick between the pom poms. Use any colors you like.įor the butterfly, twist the chenille stems into M-shapes to create the wings. Use a larger one for for the head and then smaller sizes for the body. Start with the craft stick and glue the pom poms in a row. The best part is that the magnet crafts can also be used as toys separate from a magnetic surface. You can also easily extend this to make a caterpillar or frog…the possibilities are endless. What’s even more fun is when kids can make their own magnets like these pom pom ones. Not only is it a super easy and quick craft, but it also includes magnets - something virtually every kid likes to play with! In the spirit of Spring, we decided to make a dragonfly and butterfly magnet. That way we don’t end up buying a ton of supplies for every project we do. Some of our favorite crafts include this fun hairband and valentine’s wreath.Īnytime we’re crafting, my goal is always to keep the number of supplies to a basic few and use them for multiple crafts. I love doing crafts with my daughter - especially the quick and easy type that provide tons of fun while my very naughty toddler boy takes a nap. I am so happy to be here at Ana’s blog to share my fun Pom Pom magnet tutorial for the kids! Guest blog post by Anika from Little Free Monkeys.
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