Pom Pom Ornament

Pom Pom Ornament

Ages: 4 and up

Parental supervision recommended

Difficulty: * * * * *

Time: 15-30 minutes

Anyone can enjoy this fun, easy, and beautiful ornament for the holidays.  Keep them for your own tree or give them as gifts!  Be careful with the pins and ask your parents to help if you have any trouble.

Materials Needed (located at your favorite craft store):

• Styrofoam balls (found in the floral arranging section of the craft store)
• A bag of mid-sized pom poms (the smaller the pom poms, the more pin you can see)
• Straight pins
• Colorful ribbon

How-to Steps:

1. Stick a straight pin directly through the center of a pom pom.
2. Stick that same pin into the Styrofoam ball.
3.  You can create a pattern with your pom poms or make them random.  Following steps 1 and 2, continue until the ball is covered except for one, final spot. 
4. Choose your final pom pom.  Cut a length of ribbon long enough that your ornament can hang on the tree.  Stick a straight pin through a loop of ribbon, then stick a pom pom onto the same pin.  Now, pin to the Styrofoam ball.
5. You can create lots of different patterns, color combinations, and sizes depending on the type of pom poms you choose.  Just remember:  the fluffier the pom pom, the fluffier your ornament!