- 1). Cut out two circles from cardboard that each measure 3 inches in diameter. Cut out a hole from the center of each circle that measures 1 inch in diameter. Place the two circles against each other, lining up the holes.
- 2). Wrap colorful yarn around the cardboard circles, winding the yarn around and through the hole. Continue wrapping yarn until you can no longer fit yarn through the hole.
- 3). Hold the form vertically in one of your hands, and cut around the diameter of the doubled cardboard circles using scissors. Wrap a 6-inch piece of yarn in between the circles, and tie it tightly into a knot. Remove the cardboard circles, and trim the yarn that is too long. This will create one pom pom.
- 4). Heat up a hot glue gun for five minutes to melt the hot glue stick inside of it. Squeeze a pea-sized dollop of hot glue onto the end of a wooden dowel, and press the handmade pom pom onto the glue. Hold the pom pom in place for two minutes to ensure the hot glue has cooled and hardened.
- 5). Cut three to four pieces of ribbon to measure 6 inches long, and hot glue each ribbon onto the end of the pom pom. The ribbons should hang freely from the pom pom.
- 6). Squeeze a pea-sized dollop of hot glue onto the end of the pom pom, over the ends of the ribbons. Press a jingle bell onto the hot glue, which will conceal the ribbon ends and will add a musical element to the kitten toy. Allow the hot glue to cool and harden for two minutes before using it to play with your kitten.
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