Tissue paper pom poms for kids are made in under 5 minutes and can be customized with your favorite team colors!
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Easy Homemade Pom Poms
Pro, college, or peewee football, it’s time to get the kids cheering and showing off their team spirit by making these simple tissue paper pom poms! BONUS: The tissue paper makes the same swishing noise as real pom-poms do, and the kids absolutely LOVE it!
Not only are these pom poms a fun, AFFORDABLE craft for the kids to make, but they are also a great way for little ones to practice their scissor skills!
This is definitely a great craft to make as a family to cheer on your team! Here’s how to make them:
Materials You’ll Need
- Tissue Paper – 2 sheets in whatever color(s) you’d like!
- Scissors
- Paper Straw
- Tape – Double-sided works great, but you can use clear tape if you have it. We also used some decorative gold tape to wrap it up, but you can use clear tape for that part too.
How to Make Pom Poms
Layer – This first thing you’ll do is lay the two sheets of tissue paper on top of each other, then fold in half lengthwise.
Cut – The next step is to cut the folded tissue paper in half.
Stack & Cut – Now you’ll combine both stacks of tissue paper to make one pile. Be sure to keep the pieces of tissue paper folded together and then start cutting thin strips about 1/2″ apart. Start at the open end and stopping about an inch or two before the fold.
Tape – Place pieces of double-sided tape on the ends and in the middle of the folded end of the tissue paper. Place the straw on the tape at one end and start rolling. The double-sided tape will help hold it in place.
Make It Secure – Grab some clear or decorative tape and then wrap a piece around the ends for added security.
Have Fun – And now you’re done! Aren’t these tissue paper pom poms so easy and cute?!
NOTE – 2 sheets of tissue paper make one pom pom. To make a pair of pom-poms, you’ll need to double this tutorial.
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Here’s a printable tutorial for your convenience –
Tissue Paper Pom Poms
Ingredients
- 2 sheets of tissue paper in whatever color s you’d like!
- scissors
- 1 paper straw
- tape – double-sided or clear
- decorative tape optional
Instructions
- Lay your two sheets of tissue paper on top of each other, then fold in half lengthwise.
- Cut the folded tissue paper in half.
- Combine both stacks of tissue paper to make one pile. Keeping the pieces of tissue paper folded together, start cutting thin strips about 1/2″ apart, starting at the open end and stopping about an inch or two before the fold.
- Put pieces of double-sided tape on the ends and in the middle of the folded end of the tissue paper. Place the straw on the tape at one end and start rolling – the double-sided tape will help hold it in place.
- Using clear or decorative tape, wrap a piece around the ends for added security.
- And you’re done!
Have so much fun!
