It’s Father’s Day today. The kids did a foam picture frame to present to their father (or mother as it is after all Parents’ Month this month)
DIY Foam Picture Frame.
You’ll need half an A4 size of coloured craft foam. Place a smaller rectangle paper in the middle of that craft foam and draw a line along it.
Cut according to the line.
Paste a sheet of plastic over the cut out hole. Stick using cellophane tape.
Paste a coloured construction paper on a piece of rectangle hard board card. Paste double layered tape as shown above.
Paste the rectangle craft foam over the hard board card. Punch two holes on the hardboard card and tie ribbon.
Decorate as you wish. I’ve always loved ladybug as I believe it brings good luck. Refer here for the foam ladybug tutorial.
We can make an interesting bee bookmark using a craft stick.
Craft stick bee bookmark
– Draw a circle on a yellow craft foam and cut
– Draw and cut another circle out of a black craft foam this time
– Paint a craft stick yellow
– Cut the black circle into half, paste as wings.
– Cut some tiny strips out of black craft foams and paste on the bee.
– Paste the craft stick at the back.
Your cute craft stick bee bookmark is all done 🙂
Today, let’s surprise Mom with a heart shape mouse.
Heart shape mouse fridge magnet
🙂 Click here to learn how to cut a symmetrical heart shape.
Cut out a heart shape out of grey foam.
Paste the googly eyes.
Cut two small hearts out of beach coloured felt.
Glue the small hearts as the ears. Using a hole punch, punch a pink foam and glue that as the nose. Use some thread as the whiskers. Glue a magnet at the back and your fridge magnet is done 🙂
Remember the Foam Insects Bookmark we did some time ago? We were redecorating our studio when I thought of doing it on a bigger scale this time.
Foam LadyBug Wall Decor
Draw a circle on a red piece of craft foam.
Draw the outline of the ladybug and cut.
Paste the wings onto the body.
Use a coin and draw the outline. Cut out ten as the spot for the wings. Use decorative stones for the eyes and you are done. Put some double layered tape at the back and paste it onto your wall 🙂
Remember I did a gingerbread man using cork sheets? Well, we can always improvise and use craft foam instead. Always remember to do the same on both sides if you intend to hang it as a Christmas tree ornament. Here, I use glitter pen to line my gingerbread man. This is yet another very simple project to be working with the kids. 🙂
Foam Gingerbread man ornament
If you have any other gingerbread man crafts to share with us, submit it here and we’ll link it back to you. 🙂
Feel like making a fly today. You’ll need a black craft foam, a laminating sheet, pipe cleaner, some yarn, stones for the eyes and glue. Trace your handprint on the laminating sheet.
Cut two circles of slightly different sizes and a small oval and paste them onto a piece of paper to form the abdomen of the fly.
Spread glue onto the laminating sheet and scatter some yarn all over it.
Sorry for the picture does not really show the ‘wings’ properly. Anyway, here is the handprint fly.
This is another simple to do craft. A bookmark made of foam. You’ll need some craft foam, key ring and a paper clip. You’ll also need some cookie cutters for shapes.
Cut the foam to the shapes you desire.
Glue them together. Use a needle to poke a tiny hole for the key ring.
Insert the key ring and the paper clip and your foam bookmark is ready!