There is something wonderful about pompom crafts. They are bright and there is so much you can do with them. This post is how to make a snowman out of pompoms for fridge magnets. This is such an easy winter craft-perfect for a snow day or winter break!
Let me tell you about my inspiration….introducing Henry and Henrietta!
I was brainstorming winter craft ideas when I suddenly had a childhood flashback to my Grandmother’s fridge magnets. I texted my sister to ask if she could remember them. Ten minutes later she texted this photo of them. These scruffy fridge magnets are a sight of beauty to a few of us with childhood memories of when they were in our grandparents camper fridge and later on their home fridge. I love my Grandma and Grampa memories…..sigh…
My eldest sister tells me the story that Grandma had Henry a lonely fridge magnet on her camper fridge over the years possibly going back to the late 1970’s. At some point in the 80’s the family went on a camping trip waaaaaay up north near Kirkland Lake, Ontario. While at this Provincial Park my sister remembers spotting Henrietta lying on the ground! Can you imagine finding a pompom fridge magnet in the dirt, the exact female version of Grandma’s pompom Henry. Well they were soon introduced back at the campsite and they have been a happy couple ever since…..ahhh amour….
Well that was a nostalgic walk down memory lane. Now back to the craft!
This is really fun to make! Go grab your supplies.
You will need:
- googly eyes
- pompoms
- felt
- hot glue gun
- magnets
- scissors
- tiny buttons (optional)
Cut a piece of white felt for the backing for the 3 white pompoms. Try to co-ordinate the back with what ever color pompoms you are using for the project.
Hot glue the 3 pompoms onto the backing piece of felt.
Add very small buttons to the top of the lower 2 pompoms.
Add your googly eyes and then a little orange pompom nose. If you don’t have an orange one you could use a piece of orange felt instead.
This is optional but I added ear muffs. Just a thin strip of felt with a dab of glue on each side and stick a pompom on each side to cover the end of the felt cut into a triangle carrot shape. I personally like the pompom nose on Henry and Henrietta so I’m sticking with a pompom nose on my snowman.
Gently bend back the felt behind the top pompoms and add a few dabs of glue to attach branch arms. Put a big dollop of glue between the pompoms so that they won’t flip backwards anymore.
Add 2 dabs of hot glue to the backing and add magnets to the top and bottom.
While you have your pompoms handy why not make some other winter friends to go on the fridge. I would like to figure out how to make a little toboggan out of felt.
Check out these other projects that we used pompoms and hot glue!
