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Yarn turtle craft

June 10, 2022 By Kate 11 Comments

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Here’s a fun and easy yarn turtle craft kids can make using our DIY pom pom maker plus a free printable template.

They’re made using the same technique as our fluffy-tum pandas and also our popular pom pom hedgehogs.

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Fluffy yarn turtle craft for kids

This turtle craft combines a beautiful ocean animal with two of my favourite craft materials, yarn and paper. By my logic that makes them three times as fun to make!

Yarn turtles are a fun afternoon craft you can do with kids of all ages at the end of the day (maybe after a long morning of homeschooling), or on the weekend.

The finished turtles make a nice shelf decoration or a DIY toy animal to incorporate into small world or imaginary play.

The template is best printed onto card stock. I’ve left the turtle shape blank so kids can get creative and decorate each turtle craft with their own unique pattern. To make life easy, I’ve included the medium-sized pom pom maker template in the same digital download as the free turtle template. Put your email address in the space provided and it will be sent to you.

 

How to make a pom pom turtle

pom pom turtle materials needed

You will need

  • Yarn (medium to thick ply) in your choice of turtle shell colour
  • Card stock in your choice of turtle body colour
  • Felt tip markers
  • Small scrap of white paper to draw the eyes – or you could use our free printable googly eyes
  • Scissors

How to

  1. Print the turtle template onto card stock. Decorate the flippers and head with a turtle pattern using your felt tip markers (optional)
  2. Draw a pair of eyes on the scrap of white paper. Cut them out and glue them in place.
  3. Use the template provided to create a meduim sized pom pom maker from heavy card stock.
  4. Wrap yarn around and around the pom pom maker until you have a nice, plump, bundle of it. Tie around the center and slide the bundle of yarn off the cardboard. Tie the centre a second time as tight as you can.
  5. Attach the pom pom to the paper base by slotting the yarn into the side slits and tying it in a knot. Give it a trim to tidy up and shape the shell how you like it.

fluffy yarn turtle craft process

Trimming the turtle craft

Simple as that. These turtles are off to go swimming on the reef!

finished fluffy yarn turtles

swimming turtles

More fun yarn crafts kids can make

  • Learn how to finger knit with this easy step-by-step tutorial
  • These woven yarn butterflies are made using a basic god’s eye technique
  • Make some DIY braided yarn dolls as a fun DIY toy
  • We also have a tutorial for some yarn doll ghosts for Halloween
  • Don’t throw away your pom pom trimmings! Use them to make fluffy hair pet rocks

Fluffy yarn turtle craft for kids

 

 

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Comments

  1. 1

    Vicki says

    September 14, 2021 at 8:38 am

    Love the turtles!
    Do you ‘cut the loops’ to make the pom pom before, or after you tie it onto the turtle body template?

    Thanks
    Vicki

    Reply
    • 2

      Kate says

      September 14, 2021 at 10:33 am

      I cut it before

      Reply
  2. 3

    Pamela miller says

    February 9, 2022 at 4:12 pm

    What kind of yarn are you using? So many of them out there.
    My first time.

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    • 4

      Kate says

      February 12, 2022 at 6:30 am

      About 8 ply I think? But it’s not that important what type of yarn you use. The thicker the ply, the quicker and easier it will be to make the pom poms

      Reply
  3. 5

    Helen says

    June 11, 2022 at 7:26 pm

    Whatever I do, I can’t download the turtle pompom craft (or any of the others on the site).

    Can you help?

    Reply
    • 6

      Kate says

      June 18, 2022 at 6:02 am

      Are you entering your name in the email box? If you do that you will automatically be sent an email with a button to click that takes you to the template. If you aren’t getting the emails, check your spam filter

      Reply
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    jackie says

    July 26, 2022 at 10:16 pm

    Hi. I am interested in the hedgehog template or turtle template to make with my 2nd grade summer campers. Thank you

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    • 8

      Kate says

      August 4, 2022 at 7:53 am

      Hi Jackie, you can get both of the templates for free by putting your email address in the form provided. The download links will be sent automatically

      Reply
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    Francisca says

    August 20, 2022 at 4:50 pm

    How cute! I am going to try them today.

    Reply
  6. 10

    Elke Meyer says

    January 15, 2023 at 6:33 am

    Do you put the pompon on the turtle template with glue?

    Reply
    • 11

      Kate says

      January 17, 2023 at 6:27 am

      No, you tie it on

      Reply

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