Elevator Pitch
These adorable pompom aliens will invade your heart!
This Craft Makes:
A pompom alien
Supplies:
You will need:
- Cardboard for making pompom forms
- Yarn (acrylic fluffs extra well)
- Something large and round to trace around (about 3 inches across is good, but you can use different sizes for different sized aliens)
- A round bottle cap to trace around
- Scissors
- Chenille Stems (pipe cleaners)
- Glue (glue guns or glue dots work best)
You may also want:
- Alien decorating bling
- Googly Eyes
Steps to Make It
- Set your round thing on your cardboard and trace a circle
You can use different sizes of round things to make different sizes of aliens! - Cut out your circle
- Put your bottle cap in the middle of your circle and trace it
- Cut a thin space from the outside of your circle to your inside circle
- Cut out your inside circle
This is your Alien Hatching Device (also known as a pompom maker) - Wrap yarn around your Alien Hatching Device until it’s completely covered—this may take a few minutes, so be patient.
- To keep your yarn from sliding, hold the end and wrap over it a few times
- Leave a space near the gap so your yarn doesn’t fall off
- Use scissors to cut along the edge of the Alien Hatching Device until all of your yarn is sticking out of the sides of the middle circle.
(It should stay in place if you’ve made your alien Super Fluffy) - Use a spare piece of yarn to tie tightly around the middle of your alien
(this is an important knot so If you are not a Super Good Tie-er ask your Responsible Adult to help) - Pull your alien free of the Hatching Device
- Fluff well!
- Trim scraggly bits with scissors if needed
- Use a chenille stem (or two or three) to make legs, arms, and antennae
- Wrap them around the middle of the pompom
- Add googly eyes or bling!
- Prepare to Invade!