Prezzie Pom-poms

The halls at welikeplay HQ are getting well and truly decked now. And amidst all the glitter and manic giggling there are some very excited kids and one over stimulated daddy. To ensure the tikes don’t flip out entirely in an explosion of candy-cane fuelled excitement; I’m weaving a couple of focus orientated things to do. And today has had the making of pom-poms, which we’re using as gift tags on the prezzies once we’ve wrapped them.

You will need
two rings of card
some wool to match whichever wrapping you’ve got

Get the kids to wrap the wool round and round and round the rings of card; this takes a while, but requires only a little thought. It seems to be one of those activities, like walking, which seems to free children’s higher brain functions. As you do this whilst chatting together you may well find some big thoughts coming bubbling up, so probably best to make sure background noise is kept to a minimum.

Once covered, cut between the cards and tie with a loop of wool (more detailed instructions at H2G2). If their interest has waned half way through there’s a quick cheat you can use to help them feel they’ve achieved something.  Quickly wrap some loops around your fingers, cut the top and bottom to make lots of strands then jam them in the middle of their loop to puff it out (my thanks to Bella Dia’s finger loop pompoms). Add a little tag if you wish, and stick to the prezzie.

Enjoy.

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