Silvery Snow: Wrap a Gift in Garland- Pom Poms

Decorate a gift, but make your embellishment a keepsake that the recipient can hang on a tree, mantle, bedroom children’s wall etc.

SIMPLE POM POM GARLAND

Materials

• Pom Poms
• Embroidery floss
• Needle
• Scissors

Directions

• Cut a long length of embroidery floss.
• Tie a knot on one end.

• Lace your needle.  Some children might find a threader helpful for this process.

• Put your needle through the centre of the pom pom (you will know where this is as you will get a bit of resistance as you push through.)

• Push your pom pom down to your knot.

• Leaving a bit of distance, make another knot.

• Thread another pom pom down to the next knot and repeat, until you have an entire garland filled with pom poms.  If your child is younger you may want to go with shorter lengths and knot them together.

• Wrap your pom pom garland around a gift should you like, securing it with clear tape.

Purpose

• Developing fine motor skills such as tying knots, using a needle, threading beads etc.
• Thinking of others.
• Making items that are used for more than one reason.

Safety Notes

• Beads and jingle bells are a choking hazard, so be sure to keep them our of reach from children ages 0-3 or those that tend to put things in their mouths.
• Use a needle with adult supervision and care.