DIY Kids Pom Pom Pins

Post by Lauren Baker, our fearless events marketing manager

A few weeks ago we celebrated our collaboration with Pink Chicken by creating Pom Pom Pins in all The Land of Nod stores and Pink Chicken locations. This was a fun activity for kiddos to create an accessory for their jackets or book bags. Our #nodevents team created poms for the kiddos to combine with letter beads and toy animals to make an adorable pin to take home with them. Below in a step by step to make your own at home!

Things You’ll Need:

• Yarn (one piece that’s 18 inches or so and 2-3 smaller pieces of cut yarn)
• 1 Pom (you can buy them premade or learn how to make them here)
• 1 animal
• Beads (we used alphabet beads to spell names)
• Safety pin

How to Make Your Pom Pom Pin

1. Tie the long piece of yarn around the “tummy” of your animal
2. Pull the yarn through the hole at the end of your safety pin and tie a double knot so your animal is secure on the pin
3. You’ll notice two long strings hanging down the side of your pin. You can now add your beads through one of them.
4. When you’re done, to secure the beads, take your mini pieces of yarn and tie a knot or two. Trim any excess yarn.
5. Simply add your pom to your pin and ta-da!