First name : Chloé
Age : 25 years
Business edutainment project manager
His passions Formula 1 and the BTS music group
A childhood memory His first concert (Les Farfadas in Angers) at the age of 6.
The context
"The idea for the pom-pom game came to me during free-play time with the kids. We had quite a few cubes flying around (ouch!), and I thought, "We need an activity that channels energy while remaining fun and free."
So I got out an old cardboard box, a few pom-poms, some transparent tape, and put together a sort of sticky target. And then... magic! The children loved sticking, peeling, throwing, decorating... All without any danger and with a lot of joy. Since then, we've adapted it to every season, and it's become a classic with us.
What you need to build the game:
- 1 large cardboard box (long live recycling!)
- Transparent scotch tape
- Pompoms in all colors and sizes
- 1 cutter or scissors (for grown-ups, of course)
How is it made?
- Start by choosing a cool shape: a sun, a tree, a star, a man, a letter... whatever you like!
- We cut it out of the cardboard (watch your fingers, this step is for adults).
- Cover one side of the shape with transparent scotch tape, leaving the other side open. the sticky side on the outside. This is where the pompoms will hang.
- Set up at child's height... and let the pom-pom festival begin.
Production time: between 10 and 20 minutes (depending on your cutting skills)
How do you play?
The child glues, peels, raises, taps, sorts, observes... He discovers textures, works on his fine motor skills, and above all, has fun.
The support becomes a target or a picture to decorate ad infinitum. And since there are plenty of pom-poms, everyone can join in!
Ideal age: 3 to 5 years
The presence of an adult is essential (pompoms must not be worn in the mouth!).
Chloé's advice
"Use different sizes of pompons: it changes the experience! Smaller ones for precision, larger ones for sensory pleasure. And above all, let the children choose the shape. When it's their idea, they'll go all out!"
The anecdote we love
"We invented this game because we were fed up with wooden blocks flying all over the place. We wanted a gentler, more creative alternative. A mother present at the workshop saw that her daughter loved the activity and asked us how to make it. Her 3-year-old daughter played with it for almost an hour!
The stages in photos
