How to Make a Pom Pom Bookmark

All you need is some yarn and scissors to make this fun, cozy bookmark craft.

As moms, we love this project. There’s not a lot to buy. It’s creative and fun. The results are really cute. And it encourages good reading habits at the same time.

Super bonus: This project doesn’t take up space once it’s done. You don’t need to sneak it into the garbage. Rather, it just lives inside books.

Why not make it a themed day? Pom Pom bookmark project + A trip to the bookstore or library + Hot cocoa + Enjoying your book and marking your spot!

All you need is some scissors and yarn! You can either just get a single color, or a multipack if you have lots of kids who are creating. A tape measure will also be useful. Note that each person will need to have access to the scissors and yarn for most of the time they’re making this project, so it’s helpful to have one pair of scissors and one yarn ball per person if they will all be doing this at the same time.

First, cut a piece of yarn that is 15 inches and another piece that is 8-10 inches. Set them aside for later.

To start making your pom pom, hold the end of your yarn in one hand, and wrap it around your three middle fingers. You want it to be tight, but not too tight–you don’t want to cut off circulation in your fingers!

Keep going, wrapping around about 90 times.

Slide the yarn off your fingers.

Then, carefully, take the 8-10 inch piece that you cut and slide one end through the center.

Tie a tight knot around the middle to secure the loops.

To make the tail of the bookmark, take the longer piece of yarn that you cut in the beginning and tie it around the string that you just knotted. Make a knot at the top.

Now, take your scissors and slice through the two “loops.” Now you have a fluffy ball, but it’s not quite a pom pom yet!

Time to get scissor-happy! To make it into a pom pom, you need to cut the strings very short. The shorter the strings are on the pom pom, the tighter the ball will be, and the cuter it will look.

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Cut all the strings down evenly to form a nice, tight, small ball. Be careful not the cut the string that is holding the loops together or the bookmark tail.