
If you would like a pom pom larger than 2 inches, you can make your own from yarn. The size of the pom pom is based on its diameter. Pom Pom trim can be glued with a hot glue gun along any long surfaces you wish to embellish, or can be wrapped around different objects you want to liven up.

This is the part where it gets really fun. Secure the balloon to pool noodle, cup, or toilet paper roll with duct tape.Stretch the balloon over the end of the pool noodle, cup, or toilet paper roll as far as you can, centering the knot over the hole.Grab a balloon and tie a knot in the end. Cut off about 1/4” of the tip end (away from the knot).Carefully cut out the bottom of the cup so it’s open on both ends. And if you’re using a paper cut, grab a knife and an adult to do this. If you’re using a pool noodle, cut off a length about 4″ long. If you’re using a toilet paper roll, skip this step. The first step is to cut the body of your shooter.Paper, cardboard, or card stock (for target).

Pom poms! 1″ or smaller work best (Don’t have pom poms? Cotton balls, marshmallows, and crumpled balls of paper work too.).Because everything that goes up, must eventually come down, including pom poms. The last force at play is gravity, of course. This air flow causes the pom pom to fly out of the shooter. The compressed air escapes to an area of lower pressure out of the balloon and into the body of the shooter. Then when you let go, the air compresses inside the balloon. When you stretch the balloon back, air fills it. The next force at play is coming from the air inside the pom pom shooters. When you stretch the balloon, the chains stretch out, but when you let go they go back to their original coiled up state, just like a spring. These materials are all polymers, which consist of chains of molecules. This elasticity comes from the material the balloon is made of, usually latex, rubber, or nylon. It stretches and goes back to its original shape, right? This is because the balloon is elastic. Grab a balloon, pull on it, and then let go. The first force at play has to do with the balloon.

Wait, what? Yup, that pom pom takes flight because of some really cool science.
