DIY Pom Pom Flowered Desk Caddy

This DIY Pom Pom Flowered Desk Caddy is a cheerful gift kids can make for Mom, a favorite teacher, or even for their own desk. It is a fun and colorful project that helps keep pencils, pens, and markers neat and easy to find. The bright pom pom flowers make this easy craft for kids feel extra special.

Fun Facts

Early desks often had slanted tops instead of flat surfaces. They were used in monasteries and universities for reading and writing large books by hand.

Supplies

• 6 yellow 1-inch pom poms
• 6 orange 1-inch pom poms
• 15 green 1-inch pom poms
• 7 jumbo craft sticks
• 2 green craft sticks, or plain craft sticks painted green
• Cardboard or craft foam
• 3-inch round container or cardboard core
• Craft glue
• Kitchen shears
• Rubber band

Instructions

1. Start by making a bottom for your desk caddy if you are using a cardboard core. Trace the bottom onto cardboard or craft foam, cut it out, and glue it in place.
2. Use kitchen shears to cut the jumbo craft sticks into different lengths. Glue the craft stick pieces all the way around the outside of the round container or cardboard core.
3. Glue the two green craft sticks onto the container to make flower stems. You can leave them full length or cut them to different sizes. Tuck them between the jumbo sticks if possible, or glue them on top.
4. Wrap a rubber band around the container to help hold the craft sticks in place while the glue dries.
5. Cut two 2-inch circles from craft foam or cardboard. Glue 7 pom poms onto each circle to make the flower tops. Attach the flowers to the green stems.
6. When the glue is dry, remove the rubber band. Finish the desk caddy by gluing the remaining green pom poms around the bottom of the container.
7. Fill your DIY Pom Pom Flowered Desk Caddy with pencils, pens, or markers and give it as a handmade gift.

Patterns, Templates and Printables

This project does not require a printable template, but you can trace your flower circles onto cardboard or craft foam before cutting them out.