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How to Make a Wooly Yarn Wall Hanging for Kids

by Laura + Emily
May 4, 2024
wooly wall hanging

Create a bright, colorful yarn wall hanging OR a wooly wall monster? The choice is yours with this amazing textile activity. Photo updates by Anna Harpe.

Updated June 2024

This is one of the most fun projects we’ve ever seen. And the end result looks amazing!

We call it the wooly yarn wall hanging. And if you add some googly eyes it becomes a wooly wall MONSTER!

This colorful project is a fun and easy and accommodates all ages and abilities. It works well as a collaborative project and most importantly, keeps hands busy for those chatty times!

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Photo by Anna Harpe

Wooly Yarn Wall Hanging

MATERIALS

  • An arch shaped piece of cardboard (any size works, but keep in mind the bigger it is, the longer it will take to complete)
  • Double sided tape
  • Yarn in a range of colors
  • Tinsel for textural variety and sparkle
  • Scissors
  • Googly eyes for Woolly Wall Monster variation (optional)
wooly wall hanging materials
Photo by Anna Harpe

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Cut yarn

    Begin by cutting yarn into even lengths. Anywhere between 10cm and 20cm works well, but feel free to get experimental!

    The quickest way is to wrap it around a scrap piece of cardboard several times and cut along the edges.

    strands of yarn

  2. Begin attaching yarn to cardboard

    Start attaching your first row of yarn by running a strip of tape across the bottom of your cardboard and attaching pieces of yarn.


    attaching yarn to cardboard

    This is an opportunity to talk about color choices. Which colors look good alongside each other? What is everyone’s favorite color?

  3. Continue adding rows of yarn

    Run a second row of tape above the previous one and continue as before, alternating colors, perhaps adding tinsel for texture here and there.

    taping yarn to cardboard

  4. Keep going…

    Continue row by row like this until you reach the top and have created a fluffy and fantastically MAGICAL work of ART!

    yarn wall hanging

  5. Add googly eyes

    At this point you can add googly eyes for a Monster, or not for a more serious piece of contemporary textile wall art!

    yarn wall monster

If you try making this fun yarn project, be sure to tag us on Instagram @theartfulparent!

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