Finger Crochet - great for boys and girls!

My five year old likes to make "web slingers" for when he plays spider man, white ones are normal, black ones are Venom, and rainbow ones are invinsible! scroll down for other great ideas

Hey Parents!!! Want to teach you child to crochet but don't know where to start? Is your little one getting into your yarn and trying to "help" you with your project? Try showing them to finger crochet!!
Don't know how? Don't worry!!! Here is a PHOTO how to guide.

Wrap the yarn around your 2 fingers and make an X the yarn end NOT attached the yarn ball should be on top

Pull the yarn up but don't let the tail come all the way up

Pull tight, and you have made a slip knot! There are many ways to make one so if you know another way feel free to do it! For children 6 and under you make want to make the slip knot for them and place it on their index finger.

place it ( not to tight) where the 3rd knuckle is

Take tha yarn attached to the ball and wrap it over your finger from the back to the front

Pull the loop from your slip knot over the loop you just put on  you finger and Now you have your first chain

pull the yarn over your finger and again pull the loop (to the right in the picture) over and repeat

This is a chain down by a five year old, eventually  all the chains should be the same size. Offer LOTS of praise as trying something new can be stressful. Take break breaks and have fun

I've taught children as young as 3 to do this, this really is something everyone can do!!

* other great uses for the chains, ( children should never be left alone as with any string or rope like object because they could hurt themselves!)
Glue them on paper and make designs with them
tie to or three together for a cute belt
headbands, necklaces, and bracelets
Christmas garland
use it for practice and then move onto single crochet, hdc, and dc,

How to Make Yarn Pom Poms ~ fun for all ages!

an example of cutting your pom pom! 

All you need is card board (I use a cereal box!), scissors , and yarn of any kind!!

Children and adult of all ages can do this project. For younger children have an adult do the cutting!

Pom poms are used in many ways for many fun project and are not just for crocheters and Knitters! I will have a post coming up on how to make Monster friends and Princess friends out of them. They are also fun to make and toss up and down! They are so light there isn't a need to worry about breaking things! Add them to shoes, flip flops, hair clips for a fun way to accessorize!

I traced a glass to get the circle, Using a favorite cereal box can get less than eager children excited about crafts or make it more fun for ones that already love to craft! 

There will be shrinkage so you will want to cut out the circle bigger than what you want your Pom pom to be.

Cut out 2 circles

They don't have to be perfect so feel free to let most 4 year olds and up ( with supervision) try to cut a circle out

next drawl a smaller circle ( again doesn't have to be perfect) and a v like shape

cut out both circles like this and you are ready to start!

Now you are done with your homemade pom pom maker!!! You can also purchase these at many crafts stores, But I think they are fun and easy to make!! However if you need to make alot of these before hand and want to save time there is less trimming involved with a store bought pom pom maker!

Now grab your yarn! Feel free to hold two or more stands of yarn at once when you wrap for a cool effect. I will show you with one multi color strand.

Place a small strand of yarn inside the two circles like this

tip* tape the outside perimeter of your circle if small children have trouble.

Now hold the two cardboard pieces together so the yarn doesn't slip out. Take the yarn from your ball or skein and begin to wrap your circles.  I always start in the middle work my away to each side and back again so every spot was wrapped at least 2 twice. For a fuller one wrap 4 or 5 times.

Start wrapping

this is wrapped 4 times

Next we will cut the yarn placing the scissors between the two cardboard pieces like the pictures below

Now you need to tie a knot tightly with your two strings and remove the pom from the cardboard

trim to a nice round shape if desire or you can brush it with a fine tooth comb for a fuzzy look!!!

I made a fun ring out of mine! What will you do? Comment below!