Pom poms

During Leila's special week, her mom visited our class and helped all the children learn how to make pom poms.  With a skein of yarn in one hand, they wrapped yarn around their other hand until they reached a desired thickness. The yarn wrap was removed and tied in the center, then the end loops were snipped.  Many discovered that their pom poms needed "hair cuts" after the loop snipping to even the lengths.  That was clearly the favorite part of the process!  The children were delighted with this new craft and several tried to make them in the evening at home.  Leila shared that she had made lots of pom poms and they decorated her room as snowflakes.  Such a festive idea!!