Carnival and carnival are a colorful time that almost everyone looks forward to and children in particular look forward to with great impatience. You can transform into your favorite hero for a moment. Indians, cowboys, clowns, superheroes and other characters are created. Streets, party rooms, halls and homes are colorfully decorated with garlands, streamers, balloons and all carnival items. It's great that children can also make their own costumes and decorations. So that there are no missing craft ideas for Mardi Gras and Carnival, we have collected a lot of suggestions for creative crafts with pompoms.
The pompoms are probably well known to anyone with cheerleaders at football games. However, they are available in a wide variety of designs and sizes. The fluffy bundles of tissue paper, tinsel or honeycomb balls are particularly suitable for hanging. They decorate ceilings and walls of halls, party rooms and rooms. The slightly smaller versions, which are usually made from yarn, can be made into playful garlands. Also onCostumes, shoes and accessories for carnival or carnivalthey come into their own particularly well. Pompoms are often round, but other shapes are also possible: hearts, diamonds or drops. With a little patience and a little skill, you can make pompoms yourself in all imaginable colors.
Make your own pompoms
Pompoms can be made from a variety of materials. Whether made of wool, yarn, tulle, fabric or tissue paper, fun pompoms can be easily made yourself. They are wonderful for all decorations and as a small splash of color. The material you choose is primarily practical. Tissue paper pompoms look particularly beautiful as a draped garland on the ceiling or above the mirror. Small pompoms look extremely pretty as gift tags, brooches on dresses, hats or shoes. Tulle pompoms can be used instead of flowers for a special table decoration. Small and densely crafted, they look like the flowers of Craspedia drumstick (the yellow ball flower).
DIY pompoms: How do I make pompoms myself?
Small and large pompoms should not be missing from any costume or carnival outfit. They are a perfect addition and are also very easy to make. You don't need much for this: scraps of wool or yarn in any color, a piece of cardboard, sharp scissors and a compass. You have to choose the circle depending on the size of the pompom you want. Now use the compass to draw two circles of the same size and cut out the shape so that two equal rings are created. To make it easier to wrap the pompom, you can cut out a small piece of the ring. Then place the two cardboard rings on top of each other and gradually wrap them evenly with yarn. When there is a very small opening in the middle, cut out the wool on the long side between the two rings. Before removing the pieces of cardboard, pull a long thread through them and tie it tightly. Finally, the cardboard rings are removed and the pom-pom is “styled” nicely round.
DIY little pompoms
For very small pompoms, it is recommended to use fine thread, preferably embroidery or silk thread. All you need is a fork with four prongs. Now tie the yarn tightly in the middle and wrap it around the entire fork into a fat bundle. Then you tie it in the middle with a thread and remove it from the fork. Finally, cut the resulting loops and this will make the mini pompom nice and fluffy. You can trim it a bit with scissors to make it spherical.
DIY pompoms made of tulle
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Large pompoms made of tulle or paper make great decorations for many occasions. They are particularly impressive at weddings and in party rooms with their delicate appearance. In contrast to paper, tulle does not have the disadvantage of being tattered too quickly and always looks so beautiful. Of course it is a little more expensive than paper, but it is more durable and can also be washed. Tulle on rolls is available in different colors and sizes. It is also available by the meter for sewing in fabric stores. Depending on the size, you need different amounts of tulle for the pompoms. These can be made using two paper rings or using the fork principle. Instead of a fork, use a rectangular piece of cardboard, depending on the size of pompom you want, and simply wrap the tulle around the cardboard. Then tie it in the middle with a thread and cut completely through on both sides. Finally, you have to fold the individual layers alternately to the left and right, pull them out a little and shape them nicely.
Spice up your carnival costume with pompoms
Pompoms in different shapes, sizes and colors can be easily combined with each other and spice up any boring carnival outfit or carnival costume. The following applies: the more, the better. You can craft as much as you want. These should only be color coordinated. Clear, bright colors go very well together and also on the theme of carnival. Below we present a few great ideas for carnival accessories.
Make your own headband with pompoms
The colorful pompoms can be made quickly using the methods shown or, alternatively, bought ready-made and can be attached even more quickly to the desired places. You can almost do thatall parts of the carnival costumedecorate atmospherically. Depending on how lavish you imagine the outfit to be, you can add several small pompoms or just a few larger ones. Here we present two variants for a pompom with a headband.
A simple, plain headband can be beautifully spiced up with a few colorful pompoms. If desired, you can just attach a slightly larger pompom to it. It is best to use a hot glue gun to attach the pompoms. If there are confusing adhesive residues on the bottom side, you can cover them nicely with a piece of felt.
Make a garland with pompoms
Colorful pompoms and tassels of different sizes in different colors can be wonderfully used as garlands for carnival, carnival or simply for colorful decoration in the children's room. All you need is a strong thread and a needle. For variety, a few round and square wooden beads or other decorative elements can be inserted between the pompoms.
Decorate party hats with pompoms
Party hats are part of every party. In addition, you can wonderfully complement the clown costume for carnival or carnival with a beautiful cardboard hat. For this you need a piece of cardboard, some elastic thread, colored pencils and a few colorful pompoms. Any child can make a party hat like this themselves with a little help.
After shaping the cardboard into a cone of any size, you need to attach the elastic thread from the inside. Then you can work on decorating the party hat. It's really easy to add a variety of dots to the hat using a stippling sponge and some paint. Finally, decorate the bottom edge of the hat with small, colorful pompoms, which you attach to each other using a hot glue gun.
Make carnival shoes yourself
What do the perfect carnival shoes look like? They should definitely be comfortable and pretty at the same time. Sneakers or trainers are certainly comfortable for your feet, but they aren't really pretty, are they? A simple model of shoes immediately gets a new carnival face with a pompom in a bright color.
Decorate with tulle pompoms
Ifa great decoration for carnivalAnd the so-called pompom flowers are also perfect as a splash of color in the home. Depending on the size you want, they can be made from any materials such as yarn or tulle using any of the methods we showed above. The homemade pompoms are carefully inserted into long, thin branches or sticks using wire. And the wonderful spherical flowers are ready!
Pompoms zabout cheerleader costume
We are particularly familiar with pom-poms from football, basketball or lacrosse games, where cheerleaders with short dresses and bright pom-poms are an absolute must. And there is no better opportunity to slip into a different role than on carnival days. In addition to cartoon characters, sheriffs and cowboys, exclusive cheerleader costumes are a popular theme. With a little effort you can design an outfit yourself or complement it perfectly with home-made accessories.
Make cheerleader pompoms yourself: instructions
The cheerleader costume includes: a short pleated skirt and figure-hugging T-shirt or a short dress, flat sneakers, a hair band for the ponytail and two large pompoms. It is also advisable to wear skin-colored underwear and stockings, as the cheerleaders usually do a lot of acrobatic dance routines. The perfect look is perfectly rounded off by two pompoms in the same colors as the costume. You can make these yourself without much effort.
Various materials such as any fabric, tinsel, tissue paper, nylon or similar are suitable for cheerleading pompoms. For a not very large pompom, use a 30 cm x 40 cm piece of fabric or other material. The more magnificent the pompom should be, the more material you should use for it. You need to cut the rectangle into strips at a distance of 1.5 - 2 cm on both sides, but not all the way to the end. The stripes should remain intact in the middle and thus hold the fringes together.
You can process as much material this way as you want. Finally, all pieces are tied together in the middle and either clamped to a plastic rod or alternatively secured with a cable tie.
Make your own headdress for carnival or carnival
Small pompoms can be used wonderfully to decorate headdresses for carnival or carnival. Here we present a simple guide on how to make onePrincess Crownmade of plastic into a beautiful festive headband with feathers and glitter.
