Sesame Street Pencil Toppers

Make the back-to-school season a bit more fun with DIY Sesame Street pencil toppers.
Materials
How to Make an Elmo Pencil Topper:
Glue two eyes to the top of the red pom-pom.

Roll the orange pom-pom between your two fingers to flatten it. You'll want to make an oval for Elmo's nose! Glue the pom-pom in between the eyes.

Cut the pipe cleaner in half, and wrap it around your finger to make a curl big enough to fit on a pencil.

Glue the pipe cleaner to the bottom of the pom-pom. Wrap the pipe cleaner around the top of a pencil, and you're done!

How to Make an Oscar the Grouch Pencil Topper:
Glue two eyes onto the green pom-pom.

Take the brown pom-pom and cut it in half. Now pull on the ends of one half so that it becomes loose. Roll it so that it becomes a long piece of brown fluff.

Place a dot of glue between Oscar's eyes, then shape his eyebrows! Do this by making a shape like the top of a heart with a point in the center, and slightly arching the brown fluff over the eyes. Add more glue if necessary and trim the ends if the brown fluff is long.

Cut the pipe cleaner in half, and wrap it around your finger to make a curl big enough to fit on a pencil.

Glue the pipe cleaner to the bottom of the pom-pom. Wrap the pipe cleaner around the top of a pencil, and you're done!

Original craft idea by Deanna, mom to a curious 3-year-old and a well-rounded teen.
Photographs by Karimah Henry.

