3 Make your own Pom Poms!

I was thinking about the cheerleader costume we made for my daughter a few years back and realized that we probably could have made the pom-poms for no cost with items from around the house... This is the first time I attempted this and I think it turned out pretty well!  They even sound like real pom poms!

Just a side note, 1) I used paper scraps since this wasn't actually going to be put to use and 2) I think if you were to do this, Target plastic bags or pretty colored bags would obviously be the best choice.  All I had in the house were bags from Hannaford and Price Chopper so that is what I used.

Pom Pom Tutorial

Items you will need:

5-6 plastic shopping bags
Scissors
Stapler
Mod Podge
Tacky Glue
Paper Towel Tube
Paper, Wrapping Paper or Fabric to cover tube

1. Cover your paper towel tube with the paper (I used mod podge to adhere the paper to the tube).

2. Lay your plastic bags flat, one on top of the each other.  Staple the bags along the bottom (about 1 inch up from the bottom).

3. Cut off the handles, cut off the bottom (about 1/4 inch below the staples), and cut off the sides.  This gets rid of all the folded pieces of bag that won't sit nicely in the pom pom.

4. Now you are going to cut 1/2 strips.  Cut to about a 1/2 inch above the staples.

5. Roll up the plastic bags along the bottom (stapled end).   Stick your stapler into the middle of the circle and staple one side.  This will ensure that when you glue the bags into the tube the middle doesn't unroll out of the tube.

6. Add Tacky Glue to the inside of one end of the paper towel tube.  Insert the rolled up bags into the tube (all the way to the cuts on the bag).

7. You are done!  Have fun cheering!

Happy Cheering!