Nest o' Fluffy Chicks

Transform fuzzy yellow pom-poms into charming chicks, then display your brand-new brood in a cozy yarn nest set in the crook of a cut branch.

Total Time 1 to 2 hours

Ages: preschooler

What you'll need

 * 2 small bowls
 * Plastic wrap
 * Concentrated liquid laundry starch
 * Lightweight fuzzy yarn, cut into 3-foot lengths
 * Tweezers
 * Black seed beads
 * Tacky glue 2-inch yellow pom-poms
 * Orange felt
 * Scissors

How to make it

 * 1) Cover a small bowl in plastic wrap. Fill a second bowl with liquid starch, then dip in a length of yarn. Wind the wet yarn in a random crisscross pattern around the wrapped bowl's exterior. Repeat this with more yarn until you've covered the bowl's bottom and partway up the sides.
 * 2) Let the nest dry in a warm spot overnight (or as long as it takes for it to dry completely). Once it's dry, peel it away from the bowl. Peel off the plastic if it stuck.
 * 3) To make each chick, use tweezers to dip bead eyes into a dab of glue and then affix them to a pom-pom. For a beak, fold the felt, then snip a triangle from the fold. Run a line of glue along the outside of the crease. Press the beak in place. Arrange the chicks in the nest.