I had the pleasure of eating lunch with the twins today at their Preschool. What a wonderful lunch it was.
They made very special placemats for the occasion.
And mummy had a yummy treat waiting in the car to keep the little ones occupied on a long drive to San Francisco to pick up their uncle (my brother) who is visiting for the week from Australia to celebrate Thanksgiving and Jay's birthday with us.
Do you remember making pom-poms when you were growing up? I must have made thousands over them over the years. I’d attach them to hats and scarves and hang them on the Christmas tree. I had completely forgotten about them for the past few years, but upon going through all of the bookmarked crafts that I plan to do one day, I realized I had saved so many wonderful ways you can use these fluffy balls. So tonight I did this:
The idea came from BUGS AND FISHES BY LUPIN. I love what she did with hers. I plan on making a lot more of these in different colors, patterns and sizes to use on gifts in the future instead of those awful plastic store-bought bows. I can’t wait to make pom-poms for all of the Christmas gifts this year to put under the tree. How fun.
There are so many other fantastic ideas I have bookmarked for pom poms.
Such as these:
Pom-Pom Tom at Martha Stewart
Pom-Pom Flowers at Domestic Fluff
Pom-Pom Peds at The Purl Bee
Pom-Pom Christmas Tree from Interweave Knits (podcast & pattern available at Craft)
If you have never made a pom pom before there are a couple of easy tutorials at Kid Craft Central and Bella Dia. Although I do find it easier to use pieces of craft foam as opposed to cardboard because it’s more flexible when taking it off the pom-pom at the end and can be re-used.
These cute little turkey cupcakes are so easy to make and perfect for a Thanksgiving party at your child's school (at least that's what I have made them for). The kids just loved them.
The recipe for these Sweet T.O.M. Turkeys is at Family Fun, just click here
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