Last week I showed you how to make pompoms from circular templates and I hope you tried making a few.
This week you can use the pompoms to make soft and cuddly teddy bears that you can use for party favours or even as table decorations at your child’s birthday party.
To make a teddy bear like the one in the photo, you will need two big pompoms, 6 smaller ones and another small one for the nose (optional). The teddy bear measures about 14cm in height.
You will need approximately 100g of Double Knit wool or 2 x 50g balls of different shades to achieve the mottled effect for the body and head of the teddy bear in the image.
Cut two circle templates with an outer diameter of 9cm and inner diameter of 4cm for the big pompoms.
Cut another two circle templates with an outer diameter of 4,5cm and inner diameter of 2cm for the small pompoms.
Make two big pompoms for the body and head, make 6 smaller pompoms for the arms, legs and ears. (See how to make pompoms here).
Make a smaller, loose pompom to use for the nose. Using the photo as a guideline, join the pompoms to form the teddy bear.
All pompoms are joined by threading the tying yarns through the center of the next pompom using a darning needle and then tie knot to secure these yarns.
Attach the smaller pompoms in the same way. I found that it is easier to “assemble” the whole bear before cutting the tying yarns after knotting them. In this way you will be still be able to untie, join and tie again if you are not quite satisfied with the position of the smaller pompoms.
Tie the two big pompoms together to form the body. Tie two of the smaller pompoms to the top of the second big pompom for the arms. To make the legs, tie two small pompoms to the bottom of the second big pompom, making sure that they are placed slightly forward so that the teddy looks as if it is sitting. Tie the remaining two pompoms to each side of the top pompom for the ears. Either tie or glue the last, small pompom to the top pompom to form the nose
If you are satisfied with how the bear looks, cut the tying yarns at the same length as the yarns of the pompoms and just fluff them up nicely. Don’t be afraid to trim again after you have tied the pompoms together.
Tie a bow and glue it at the neck. Glue googly eyes in position (I used craft glue). Cut a tongue from a small piece of felt and glue in position. I used a button for the nose and glued it to the nose pompom.
And that’s it. A nice, fluffly teddy bear that even your kids (depending on their ages) can easily make on their own.
What kind of animal would you make from the pompoms? Why don’t you use the comment box to tell me about your ideas? It’s easy to do it and you will also get a little link love to your site.
Oh, and don’t forget to have lots of fun when you plan your child’s birthday party!
P.S. A special thank you to my mother for making the pompoms I used for this teddy bear! She used to make quite a lot of pompoms when I was a child. I cannot remember anymore what she used the pompoms for, but I do remember her making them. And she has not lost her touch after all these years.
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Hi loved your ideas for making pom pom teddy bears. This would a great thing to do with my grand daughter. Always on the look out for fun projects – helps to keep her away for the t.v. One idea might be to make snowmen for Christmas time.
Hi David
Thank you for visiting and commenting. Snowmen are easy to make from pompoms. They can also be used as party favours when you host a “snowparty” for your child. Hope your granddaughter enjoy spending time with you in making the teddy bears.
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