General Instructions After you have completed the Pom Critters
of your choice attach them to the napkin ring ribbon as follows:
Form a loop of your ribbon and glue one end to approximately
the middle of the ribbon. Cut the tail into a "V" shape. Write
the name on the extended piece of the ribbon. Glue the Pom Critter
so the piece of ribbon extends from side of his head and when
the napkin is placed in the ring it will go from the top of his
head to his chin.
Bear:
Begin with the 1" pompom for his head and glue the 3/4" pompom
as his muzzle as shown in the picture. Glue the quarter inch black
pompom to the center of the muzzle and the two half inch pompoms
on the top of his head for ears as shown in the picture. Glue
the two wiggle eyes so they just touch the 3/4" pompom.
Using the pattern shown cut a piece of thin Fun Foam or construction
paper. Fold on the dotted line. Place glue on the back and press
into the bear's head just below the muzzle. The top portion will
be glued to the bear head and onto the muzzle to give him an open
mouthed look.
Lion:
Glue the 1-1/2" tan pompom to the 2" yellow pompom leaving
more of the yellow showing at the top. Glue your quarter inch
tan pompoms one on either side at the joint between the yellow
and tan pompoms to make his ears. Using the pattern piece shown
cut out of thin Fun Foam or construction paper the mouth shape.
Glue to the front lower portion of the 1-1/2 tan pompom. Glue
the half inch tan pompom as his muzzle covering the top portion
of the mouth. Glue the 1/8" black pompom to the center of the
muzzle and glue the two wiggle eyes so that the bottom just touches
the 1/2" muzzle pompom.
Elephant:
Cut out the mouth and two ears from your Fun Foam or construction
paper. Glue the ears, one on each side of the 1" gray pompom.
See the picture for positioning. Glue one quarter inch gray pompom
in the center of the 1" pompom. Place glue on the back of the
elephant's mouth. Fold slightly and press it into the 1" pompom
just below the quarter inch pompom.
Glue his two eyes slightly above and to either side of the
quarter inch pompom. You have completed the basic head. It just
remains to build his trunk with the other quarter inch gray pompoms.
The number used will depend on how firmly they are glued in place
and how much weight this causes. Place a small amount of glue
in the center of one of the quarter inch pompoms and press it
firmly into the center of the first pompom on the elephant's face.
The third pompom is glued slightly below center on the second
pompom. Continue gluing them firmly in place until you have the
elephant's trunk looking as you like. The final pompom is pink
and draw two tiny spots on the outside center of the pink pompom.
Now that you have made these three animals can you think of
any more?
