PomTree bird and baby bird

*PomTree sent Mess-Free craft kits for my review. All opinions are my own.

I have always loved being creative or crafty. While I’m not particularly good at it, I enjoy the process. I have no idea where I found this love of arts and crafts because nobody in my family is crafty at all. As a child, we struggled to find a balance between my desire to create and my parents’ desires to keep their houses clean.

Now that I’m an aunt, I have a couple of nephews and a niece who like me, struggle against their parents to try to be crafty while keeping the house clean. As a result, I’m always keeping an eye out for mess-free crafts for kids.

PomTree is a brand that understands that parents don’t want their kids to make big messes. Their craft products and kits are designed to minimize the amount of mess made by getting rid of the need to glue, cut or use complex tools. We were sent a Pom Pals Mommy & Baby Bird Kit, Felt Pillow Puff Kit:  Felt Puppy & Bone Pillow Puff and the Pom Jewelry Kit.

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A few pieces from the PomTree Jewelry Kit.

The Pom Jewelry kit is a fun way to let kids make bracelets, necklaces, rings and keychains. The kit contains 405 pieces and is just $10 so it’s super affordable. the “gems” that you can decorate your jewelry with include felt pieces that come on a sheet and are ready to be punched out so no need to cut. There are beads with holes as well as pom “puffs” that have tubes (like tiny straws) that run through the center so again no need to cut. Stringing jewelry is great fine motor practice for younger kids!

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The Pom Pals & Pillow Puff kits are great for kids who are interested in sewing or making their own “stuffed animals” but who aren’t ready for a sewing machine quite yet. The kids sell for $13 each making them an affordable way for kids to create their own toy. My 11 year old sister was able to make the Pom Pals Mommy & Baby bird Kit all on her own. The body of the birds are pre-made so there is no need sew or stuff them. The wings, hair and face are all basically foam stickers. She removed backing from each piece and stuck it to the surface of the owl – no need to sew or glue. The adhesive from the big owl feet stuck to the paper instead of staying on the feet so we did opt to hot-glue the feet on but everything else attached just fine. It’s possible that my sister removed the backing from the feet stickers too harshly, causing the adhesive to stay on the paper and not the feet.

PomTree bird kit review

The pillow puff kits are similar in that they use adhesive stickers for the facial features of the animals. Instead of the body being pre-made, it does come with a front and back piece as well as polyfill batting but it sticks together so again there is no need to sew.

All 3 items are recommended for ages 5+. If you have a little arts and crafts lover in your life be sure to check out PomTree items.

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