![]() ![]() Next, take your scissors and trim the ends of your accordion. The looser the string is, the easier it will be to fluff up your pompom later. ![]() You’ll feel like you should tie it really tightly, but don’t. Next you’ll tie your string around the middle of the accordion. When you’re done, it will look like this: Stack your sheets and fold them accordion-style, making your pleats about 1.5 inches wide. To make a large pompom, use 6-10 sheets full-size sheets, to make smaller pompoms, cut the sheets in half and use 6-10 half-sheets. So that’s saying something!Īll you need is some basic tissue paper (like from the gift wrapping department), some scissors, and some kind of string or bendable wire. I let Kennedy do all the work and take all the credit and I just snapped some pictures while we did a little back deck crafting. If not, oh my goodness are you ever about to love me!įirst of all, they’re so easy that I didn’t even make these this time. If you’ve made these before, then you know why I’m so enthused about them. I first made a few of these a couple of years ago for Kennedy’s birthday party, but I had to bring this craft out again for the bedroom makeover we’ve been doing for her because they just make any space look fun and festive and just generally awesome – for pennies! And it’s one of the least-frustrating crafts that you can do. And it’s not just me! My daughter had a friend over for a sleepover the other day and I heard her say “Wow! Where did you get those? What do you mean you made them? What? How?!” So yeah, if a nine year old is excited about one of my crafts, then that’s a big deal. Actually, not just these ones, but really all tissue paper pompoms in general. I’m just really excited about these tissue paper pompoms. ![]() Excuse me if I’m like a chihuahua on catnip with this post. ![]()
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