This step-by-step baby chick craft tutorial below explains how to make pom-pom chicks.
Here’s a spring chick craft tutorial that shares how to make pom-pom chick crafts with their chicken legs attached without needing adhesives like glue. After my daughter and I designed these love bug stickers with attached antennas, we realized we could use the same DIY pom-pom technique to make pom-pom chicks with attached chicken legs–no glue required. Learn how below, or look at this list with even more baby chick craft ideas.
How to Make Pom Pom Chicks
Baby chick crafts like these cute baby chicks are a classic craft idea for spring or Easter. This easy craft tutorial shares how to make simple baby chick crafts and pom-pom chicks into ornaments for the Easter Tree, as shown in the photograph below.
We recommend reading through the step-by-step instructions and watching the video tutorial below before starting this spring craft so you know the steps involved and what to expect.
Pom Chick Craft Supplies
- Yellow yarn – acrylic, cotton, wool blend, or 100% merino wool
- Fork, slingshot, or robot loom tool
- Orange pipe cleaners
- Black and white or colored googly eyes
- Sharp scissors or small sewing scissors
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Should I use a fork or loom tool to make Pom-Pom Chicks?
The craft supplies you use to make chick pom-pom crafts will determine the size and fluffiness of your pom-pom Easter chicks. The small baby chicks in the photographs are made with a fork and yellow cotton yarn, while the larger pom-pom chick crafts are made with a slingshot loom tool and chunky wool yarn. And the small side of the robot loom tool makes a smaller DIY pom, while the larger side would make a bigger one. So use the craft supplies you like best to make your spring chick crafts look how you want them to.
Step-By-Step DIY Pom-pom Chick Craft tutorial
Read the instructions to learn how to make pom-pom baby chicks with attached chicken legs with or without an ornament hanger. Each pom chick craft takes approximately 10 to 20 minutes to make. Scroll down to watch the video tutorial to see each step of this simple DIY pom-pom tutorial in action.
1. cut a strand of yarn.
- Snip off a strand of yellow yarn about a foot or two in length.
- Place it between the 2nd and 3rd tine of a fork or into the groove of a loom tool.
- This strand of yarn will be used to tie the pompom together in step 5.
2. Wrap the fork or loom tool with yarn.
- Take a skein of yellow yarn (or make chick crafts another color) and lay one end of the yarn across the tines of a fork, or place it on one side of a loom tool and hold it down with your thumb, as shown in the video below.
- Next, repeatedly wrap the yarn around the fork or the loom tool until you have a very thick pad of yellow yarn.
- And finally, set it on a table or work surface and snip off the excess yarn.
3. Cut a pipe cleaner to make the chicken legs.
- Cut a 3-5 inch section of an orange pipe cleaner.
- Next, cut two more sections about 1 to 2 inches long.
- Fold the longest of the three sections into a “V” shape.
- Set the other two cut sections of the pipe cleaner aside to make the chicken feet in step 9.
4. Tuck pipe cleaner legs into the pad of yarn.
- Place the tip of the folded “V” shaped pipe cleaner into the yarn so it sits between the strands of wrapped yarn.
- Pipe cleaners are sharp enough to break yarn when it is tied too close to it. So it is best to ensure that the pipe cleaner legs are securely wedged under the yarn strands to keep the homemade pom from breaking and falling apart once it is tied together.
- Look at the video tutorial to see how we hide the pipe cleaner to keep it from cutting (or breaking) the yarn.
5. Tie yarn to create the pom-pom.
- Next, grab the section of yarn placed between the fork’s tines (or in the groove of the loom tool), and wrap it around the yarn pad.
- Then tie the yarn tightly while ensuring the pipe cleaner chicken legs are on either side.
- Tie the yarn once more to make a square knot.
- Trim the yarn used to tie the pom together to make the pom into a simple chick craft, or leave it long to make this craft into a pom-pom chick ornament.
- Baby chick ornaments look cute hanging on the Easter tree, Christmas tree, or even a rearview mirror!
6. Slide the pad of yarn off, turn it over, and tie it again.
- Carefully slide the tied pad of yarn off the fork’s tines or loom tool, and turn it over.
- Then, tie another square knot to secure the yarn loops in place.
7. Cut the yarn loops.
- Use a pair of sewing scissors or sharp craft scissors to cut the loops of yarn to make it into a pom-pom. (Cutting loops of yarn with a dull pair of scissors is tough, and sewing scissors make it much easier.)
- Leave the yarn used to tie the pom long if you want to use it as an Easter ornament hanger or trim to make a simple pom-pom chick craft.
8. Trim the yarn of the pom-pom chick craft.
- Next, give the pom-pom a haircut. Trim it with scissors so the yarn is all approximately the same length.
- Gently wiggle the pom of yarn around as you work to make it into a nice fluffy ball with a pair of baby chick legs sticking out of the bottom.
- Once again, you can trim the yarn to tie the pom together to make a simple pom-pom chick craft or leave it long to use as a hanger for a pom-pom chick ornament.
9. Make the chicken feet.
- Grab the pipe cleaner sections set aside in step 3.
- Wrap one section from the front to the back around the bottom of each leg to make the left and right chicken feet for each pom-pom Easter chick craft.
- Fold the pipe cleaners at the bottom of each leg to make feet, as shown in the video.
10. Glue the beak onto the pom-pom Chick.
- Cut a small orange felt triangle and glue it onto the pom-pom to make the baby chick’s beak.
11. Put googly eyes on the baby Pom chick’s face.
- The googly eyes listed in the craft supply section are stickers that make putting them right on the DIY pom-pom easy, but the adhesive isn’t very strong.
- So use additional craft glue or a glue gun with glue sticks to attach them if preferred.
Pom-Pom Baby Chick Craft Step-by-Step Video Tutorial
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Baby Chick DIY Ornaments
Pom-pom Easter chicks make a great candy alternative to put into Easter eggs and Easter baskets and use on egg hunts. And, as mentioned above, these cute baby chick pom-pom crafts can also be used as Easter ornaments, to hang on the Easter tree, or even a rearview mirror!
In other words, trim the yarn used to tie the DIY pom-pom together to make it into a simple chick craft, or leave it long to use as a hanger to turn these cute pom chick crafts into Easter ornaments shown in the photograph below.
Cute Baby Chick DIY Pom Pom Crafts
This simple tutorial gives instructions to make pom-pom baby chick crafts and ornaments with attached legs. You may also like to try your hand at these cute pom-pom love bugs with attached antennas.
Pom-pom Easter chicks can be used as Easter Toys, cute ornaments, or a fun candy alternative that can be put into Easter eggs for Easter baskets and egg hunts.
For more ideas, look at cute baby chick crafts, Easter traditions, and fun spring activities for kids!
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