Pom-Pom Polar Bear Painting

1 min read September 13, 2026 Haeley Giambalvo
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This fun kids winter craft project turns a fluffy Snowball Pom-Poms into a paint brush to create a polar bear on a colorful piece of cardstock. Kids of all ages will enjoy dipping pom-poms into paint and stamping them on paper to make this project. Add googly eyes and a nose and ears cut from paper and your polar bear is complete! You can use this technique to make any variety of winter pictures.

Project Time
20 to 30 min
Difficulty
Beginner
Step
1

Squeeze white tempera paint onto a small plate. Dip a Snowball Pom-Pom into the paint and use it to stamp a large circle shape on a piece of colorful cardstock.

Pom-Pom Polar Bear Painting step 1 part 1
Pom-Pom Polar Bear Painting step 1 part 2
Step
2

Add two ears to the top of your polar bear head with your pom-pom.

Pom-Pom Polar Bear Painting step 2
Step
3

Glue two googly eyes onto the polar bear once the paint is dry.

Pom-Pom Polar Bear Painting step 3
Step
4

Cut out a simple nose and two ears from black cardstock to glue onto your polar bear.

Pom-Pom Polar Bear Painting step 4
Step
5

Use this pom-pom painting technique to try making other winter animals and snowy scenes!

Pom-Pom Polar Bear Painting step 5

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