Use your hand to make a pom pom — no special tools required — and then design your own monster! All you need is felt, yarn, and googly eyes, and you can make your own pet monster in 15 minutes or less!
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Do I need a pom pom maker to make pom pom monsters?
It’s so easy to make a pom pom just using your hand, so we don’t find it necessary to buy an extra gadget. But if you’d like to keep your hands free, you can buy a plastic pom pom maker. Or you can even make your own pom pom maker by cutting a rectangle out of cardboard and wrapping the yarn around the cardboard instead of your fingers.
What yarn is best for making pom pom monsters?
We used medium weight acrylic yarn to make our pom pom monsters. Acrylic yarn is nice for making pom poms because it doesn’t split at the end like cotton yarn does. (See our pom pom dandelions post for an example of how easily cotton yarn separates.) We’ve also used chunky yarn in the past (to make pom pom penguins, for example), which is another great option. Chunky yarn is, as the name describes, nice and thick, meaning you only have to wrap the yarn around your fingers half as many times!
How do I design my pom pom monster?
First you’ll need to choose your monster’s colour. You can make it any colour you like, or even several colours! Make sure you choose a felt colour for the horns and feet as well. Then you’ll need to decide on the type of face it will have. Will your monster have a mouth? Or just teeth? Will it smile? Or look mean and scary? Finally, you can decide on the eyes. Your monster can have 2 regular eyes, one big eye, or many small ones! It’s up to you!
What if I don’t have felt?
If you don’t have felt, you can use card stock for the details. Or use cardboard from a cereal box and use markers to make it the colours you want. You can also use sheets of craft foam or pipe cleaners instead of felt. You can even twist pipe cleaners to make antennae and a tail!
This pom pom monster craft is colourful, soft, and super easy to make. Use our simple tutorial as a guide to make your own pom pom monster for decoration, storytime, or pretend play!
Here’s even more monster craft ideas:
Folded Paper Monsters
Coffee Filter Monsters
Clay Monsters
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