Creature Crafts: My Pom-Pom Friends

My daughter made all five pom-pom pals in about three afternoons, and the fact that everything she needed came in the kit meant zero trips to the craft store for me. The fluffy yarn is really soft, so even my four-year-old could wrap and tie it without frustration once I showed her the loop trick.

We've been able to take this kit everywhere—it's truly portable, and the little trays keep all the fluff contained in the car or on the plane. My kid finished the first pom-pom pal in about half an hour and was so proud of the fluffy result.

My daughter tore through all five pals in one rainy afternoon, and the kit honestly had everything we needed without digging through our craft bin. The pom-poms came out fluffy and even, which surprised me for a first try, and the portability meant we could finish them at the kitchen table without a