Craft projects using scraps of wool: 7 adorable ideas to try with the kids
A rainy day, a boring afternoon that drags, or restless kids: these are just some of the time when, perhaps, you can distract yourself for a few hours doing creative projects. Finding ways to entertain the kids can help pass weary hours at home.
There are many materials that we can use for these projects, and few are as useful as balls of wool (or woollen leftovers). Below, you will find some ideas to pass the time using wool in a creative way:
Dandelion flowers: for the stem you can use green pipe cleaners - but you could also recycle straws or some other suitable object (painted green). The thousand yellow petals, on the other hand, are the result of pompoms made using yellow wool!
Tutorial via thecrafttrain.com
Here, instead, you will need a cardboard cutout, wool in the color you prefer, and scissors. Then it's just a matter of wrapping and knotting at the right spots.
Tutorial via artycraftykids.com
More cardboard cutouts, but this time they are a visible part of the finished work: in fact, they can become the stylized silhouette of many birds, whose colored plumage will be determined by the varity and color of the woolen threads that you decide to use.
Tutorial via projectkid-com.cdn.ampproject.org
Cardboard, twigs, a bit of felt and buttons... and wool, of course: these stylized owls are super-cute!
Tutorial via thecrafttrain.com
Among the creatures that fascinate us the most - young and old - are butterflies. And these made with wooden sticks and beads, pipe cleaners and scraps of wool are super-original.
A rainbow is easy to create, using some wool of the right colors and some white buttons to remind us of the clouds. And if you have no buttons, cotton wool will work too!
Tutorial via welcometonanas.com
What do you think of this soft little bird made entirely of wool and which has a realistic appearance? Its little legs are made with copper wire and allow him to stand up!
Ready to unleash your creativity?
