Crafts with Foam

Have your child glue the heart cut-outs onto the strips to make Valentine's Day bookmarks.

Materials

* Scissors
* Red or pink plus a contrasting color craft foam or felt.
* White glue

Insert florist's foam into the pot. Gently push the cookie pops into the foam. If you like, wrap the cookie bouquet with cellophane and a ribbon.

Materials

* 1 cup margarine
* 1 1/2 cups sugar
* 2 eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 3 cups flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup powdered sugar
* 2 teaspoons milk
* 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
* 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
* Food coloring in holiday colors
* Popsicle sticks
* Plastic wrap or plastic sandwich bags
* Florist’s foam or Styrofoam
* Decorated terra cotta pot
* Cellophane and ribbon (optional)

Celebrate Christmas with a little something sweet. Stuff your stockings with your favorite sugared treat. Deck your halls with stockings until the New Year! It's a great way for you and your tiny elf to spread Christmas cheer. Your colorful creations will glisten with glee, put them above the fireplace or hang'em on the tree. It's so much fun for the entire family!

Materials

* Red or green craft foam (or red or green construction paper covered with clear contact paper)
* Clear plastic page protector
* Scissors
* Hole punch
* Yarn or ribbon
* Candy

Kids love hanging a doorknob hanger on their door to keep little brothers or sisters out. Let them make their own doorknob hanger.

Material:

Foam doorknob cutouts found at crafts stores
Foam shapes

Kids can make these foam heart magnets to hang on the refrigerator or to give out as gifts.

Material:

Two different colors of foam
Magnets
Glue
Scissors

Kids an make their own Halloween windsock.

Material:

Sheet of foam
4 pieces of string/cord
Streamers
Decorating materials

A great craft for your children to make large foam pumpkin cutouts to hang on your door for Halloween.

Material:

2 large orange circles
1 piece of black foam to cutout the pumpkin's face
1 piece of brown foam for the stem
1 piece of green foam for the leaves
1 piece of cord to hang project

Sew up some love with this Valentine craft!

Materials
Craft Foam
Plastic Lacing Cord (Lanyard)
Plastic Pony Beads
Hole Punch
Scissors

Your dad will love this handmade crafts - its a Daddy's Memo Holder to hold all his little notes that he makes at work or at home next to the phone. In fact your Mommy would probably love it on Mother's Day too (just call it Mommy's Memo Holder)

Cardstock paper or Craft foam sheets 5"x7"
Glue stick or white glue
Memo pad or Post-its ©
Any of these:
Acrylic Paint
Markers or crayons
magazine cut outs, photos or stickers
Magnetic strips -optional

Easy Fathers Day or Mother's Day or even Grandparent's Day handprint picture frame craft ideas. These also make great keepsakes.

You'll Need:
2 colors of construction paper or craft foam
liquid tempera paint
small photo of your child or a drawing that he has made.

Halloween craft ideas for kids to make at a Halloween party, in the classroom and scout troops.

You'll Need:
black plastic spoons (sturdy plastic)
green Candy Melts (craft store) We use Wilton® brand
craft foam sheets or felt; black and green
black yarn, orange yarn optional
wax or parchment paper
clear cellophane wrap
plastic wiggle eyes
red permanent marker for her mouth
glue dots or craft glue stick

An adorable penguin Christmas craft using a plastic soda bottle. Create a family of Christmas Penguins to greet guests at the door holiday winter crafts

You'll Need:
Empty 2 liter Plastic Bottle
Craft Foam Sheets ; Black, Orange, White
Small Sock
Spray Paint
Craft Glue or Glue Gun

Easy Halloween crafts your kids can make, ghosts, pumpkin and jack-o-lantern candle holders. Jingle Ghosts
An easy no mess Halloween craft idea! Hang a few ghosts where the wind will make make them jingle, or on your front door handle.

You'll need:
White foam meat trays
Hole punch
Yarn
Small bell

Use wood craft spoons or tongue depressors to make a Christmas tree craft for kids. This can be a Christmas Ornament, Decorative Pin, or Gift Tag.

You'll Need
Wooden craft spoons
or the spoons that come with ice cream cups.

Acrylic paint
Fabric paint tubes
Paint brushes
Yellow fun foam or felt
Craft glue
Scissors
Pin backs or ribbon

Love will bloom with this homemade valentine craft for kids to make and give. The recipient of this charming Valentine won't need to have a green thumb. This planted Love Flower needs no water or sunshine - Just hugs! Valentine's day arts and crafts, kids valentine projects, preschool, grade school activities for valentines day. This crafts is great also for Mother's Day, Grandmother's Day, and birthdays as well.

Materials Needed:

Red and Green Fun Foam
Scissors
Three-inch clay pot
Permanent marker
Florist tape
Florist stake
Florist foam
Photo

Make a Christmas snowman magnet or pin with a wood craft spoon and basic craft supplies for kids.

You'll Need
Wooden craft spoons - the type that come packaged with ice cream cups.
Acrylic paint
Fabric paint tubes
Paint brushes
Fun foam or felt

A Reindeer craft that kids can make and give as a gift. These whimsical little reindeer can serve as place card holders for a holiday table, party favors, or give a large reindeer as a gift, filled with the recipients favorite candy! They are an easy and inexpensive craft for classrooms or scout troops.

How to make a whimsical Thanksgiving Turkey craft that holds candy or small gifts for kids. This turkey can be stuffed with sweets or nuts and placed at each place setting. An easy and fun craft to keep the kids entertained on Thanksgiving day!

You'll Need
craft foam sheets; brown, orange, red, yellow
small terracotta pot
scissors
craft glue, glue stick or glue dots
plastic wiggle eyes
Candy or nuts, for filling

Improve study habits and have fun while making this simple craft. Decorate in anyway that inspires you : Pencils, erasers, buttons, pictures -- Have fun with it!

You'll need:
6 - craft sticks
2 - small pencils
(used for keeping score in a game)
1 piece of "fun foam" or index card
Fabric paint
glue
Yarn
Decoration - optional

Craft ideas for families and kids homemade napkin rings craft. A great new kids craft idea... personalized craft foam napkin rings. "Using the sticker foam letters ensured our napkins would never get mixed up."

You'll need:
All of these supplies can be found at a craft store.
A few sheets of craft foam in various colors
Scissors
Craft foam alphabet stickers and shapes
Permanent Markers (optional)
Hole Punch
Plastic Lanyard

A sweet smelling turkey decoration for each place setting, or a gift your child can give to family members.

You'll Need
craft foam sheets; brown and orange
pinking sheers
scissors
craft glue, glue stick or glue dots
plastic wiggle eyes
potpourri
autumn fabric cut in approximately 5 inch squares
chenille stem (pipe cleaner)

A Slam Book Craft for Kids When They are Bored. Great for Preteen & Girl Slumber Parties. Here's a idea that's making a nicer comeback. Design your own slam book to find out what your friends a really like. There's nothing mean about this slam book. Just lots of fun!

You need:

* SLAM BOOK Pattern
*
* Slam Book Inside Pages Two Sheets of Black Craft Foam
* Scraps of Yellow, Orange,
and Hot Pink
* Craft Foam R
* etro Foamie Stickers
* Feather Boa
* Tacky Glue Scissors
* Stapler
* Plain Paper

Your children will love this Frog craft for kids, called a "Hop On In!" Door Hanger. It is a companion to the other arts and crafts project, called the "Don't Bug Me" Door Hanger.

Materials You need:

* 4 Jumbo Craft Sticks
* 1 Craft Stick
* 12" Cord
* Woodsies:
1 Large Oval, 2 Medium Ovals, 4 Small Ovals,
2 Medium Circles, 2 Small Circles
* Paint Pens (or paint)
* Tacky Glue
* Craft Foam, Felt or Heavy Paper
* Hole Punch

A craft for kids, especially girls and pre-tenns. This is a necklace that is also a Lip Stick or Lip Gloss Holder that goes around her neck. Keep you lip gloss or chap stick handy with this decorative holder made from craft foam.

You need:

* Green, Pink and Black Craft Foam
* Plastic Clips
* Low Temp Glue Gun
* 1 Yard Black Satin Cord
* 4 Pink Pony Beads
* 2 Black Pony Beads
* 1/8" Hole Punch
(1/4" Punch will work also)
* Scissors
* Lip Gloss Holder Pattern

Make Your Own Personalized Pencil Case. This is a craft for kids that is great for school and to keep their pencils and drawing supplies organized. Make a personalized pencil case for a cool back-to-school accessory.

Materials You Need:

* Jelly Craft Sheets
* Foam Letters Stickers or Cling Vinyl
* 2 Yards of Rat-tail Satin Cord
* 1/8" Hole Punch
* Pony Beads
* Pattern
* Ball Point Pen
* White Glue

A fun craft for kids to make for their door knob. It is a Don't Bug Me Door Hanger Craft for Kids. It is a cute way for kids to ask for privacy! Pick from 8 bug patterns.

Materials You need:

* 4 Jumbo Craft Sticks
* 1 Regular Craft Stick
* 12" Cord
* Woodsies
* Paint Pens (or paint)
* Tacky Glue
* Craft Foam, Felt or Heavy Paper
* Bug Patterns
* 5mm Wiggle Eyes

This is handmade Pikachu Trading Card Pouch craft for kids who love (or who are obsessed) with Pokemon cards. This Pikachu pouch holds up to 50 Pokemon cards. Clip on you belt loop or backpack before you go out to trade.

Materials You need:

* Yellow, Black, Red and White Craft Foam
* Plastic Clip
* 2 Yards Rat-tail Satin Cord
* Fabric Glue or Tacky Glue or Low Temp Glue Gun
* 1/8" Hole Punch
(1/4" Punch will work also)
* Scissors
* 3/4" x 3" Self Stick Velcro
* Pattern for Pouch Front
* Pattern for Pouch Back

This arts and craft project ideas is a craft for kids to make Baby Food Jar Animals Sculpture that kids will love to play with or put on the mantel. What does your pet look like? How about the pet you wish you had? Make one out of a baby food jar. They're cute and easy! This idea comes from Lisa of Anniston, Alabama.

You need:

* Baby Food Jars
* Scraps of Craft Foam
* Tacky Glue or Low Temp Glue Gun
* Pompoms
* Cotton (for white animals)
* Feathers (for bird)
* 10mm Wiggle Eyes
* Plastic Lace for whiskers
* Scissors

Your children will love making this arts and crafts project idea - New Years Resolution Magnet Craft for Kids The whole family can add their New Years resolution to this reminder pouch and stick it the refrigerator where everyone will see it. This could be a great keepsake craft because it will be fun to look at later.

You need:

* Hand Pattern
* Yellow and Red Craft Foam
* Black Yarn
* Low Temp Glue Gun
* Assorted Paper Strips
* Magnetic Strip

Your children will love making this arts and crafts project idea - Mini Tee Shirt SWAPS Craft for Kids Here's one of those ideas that's always floating around the Girl Scout circles... mini tee shirts on clothespins.

You need:

* Tee Shirt Pattern
* Craft Foam
* Tiny Clothespins
* Jewelry Craft Pin
* Low Temp Glue Gun
* Paint Markers

Your children will love making this arts and crafts project idea - "I Love You" Sign Language Pin Craft for Kids Use sign language to say "I love you" with this craft foam decorative pin craft. This is a great craft for Mom or Dad on Mother's Day or Father's day or for other present ideas. Also wonderful for Valentines Day.

You need:

* Foamie Hearts
* Peach, Tan or Brown Craft Foam
* Jewelry Craft Pin
* Scissors
* Low Temp Glue Gun
* Pattern

Help your children celebrate Easter by doing Easter arts and crafts projects for kids with them. This is an arts and crafts project to make Easter Door hangers Sign. Easter Door Hangers Craft for Kids - Hang one your door to welcome the Easter Bunny!

You need:

* Pattern
* Teal Foam Door Hanger
* White, Pink Black Craft Foam
* Tacky Glue
* 1' of Black Plastic Lace
* Foamie Easter Shapes
* Two 1/2" White Pompoms
* Paint Marker
* Scissors

This Halloween craft for kids is a suction cupped spooky window hanging that your kids will love creating. Halloween Window Watchers Craft for children

Ages 6 & up.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

* Craft Foam: 1 Sheet each of Orange, Green, Black, White, Purple
* Tacky Glue
* Eight 1" Suction Cups
* Stapler
* Scissors
* Black and White Enamel Paint & Paint Brush (Optional)

Fill this traditional Swedish heart basket with sweet Valentine treats. Makes a perfect Valentine's Day party favor for kids!


Materials
To make a woven Heart Basket, you will need:
Two pieces of paper, each a different color ( craft foam, fabric
or felt will also work)
pencil
scissors

Say "Be Mine!" with a sweet chocolate kiss mouse valentine craft.

Materials
Two wrapped chocolate Hersey's Kisses
2x2 squares of construction paper, fun foam, or felt
Thread
Wiggle eyes
very small pom-pom
craft glue

Serve a meal or a snack with love, using these easy to make Valentine's Day napkin rings. Make one for each family member to set a festive table even before February 14th!

You Need:
craft foam
stick-on hearts
a stapler.

Hey kids, want to make a space ship toy? Well, this is an arts and crafts project for children to make a Recycled Space Ship! A Recycled Space Ship is a handmade space ship made from recyclable objects that you then turn them into a space ship.

Crafts Materials Needed:

# Discards like coffee cans, foam, and stuff like that
# Glue (like Elmer's or Tacky Glue)

Your kids will love this Thomas the Tank Shoebox Train craft. It really looks like Thomas the Tank Engine. Your kids can Make this Thomas the Tank train from a shoebox and the rest of the arts and crafts supplies mentioned below.

Arts and Crafts Materials Needed:

-1 large shoebox
-1 small shoebox (i.e. for toddler size shoes)
-Paint: blue, red, black, yellow, gray[made by mixing black and white] (we used washable watercolors and it took several
-coats with drying time between each one to get good coverage. There is probably an easier way to do it than we did---a different kind of paint that would coat better but we just used what we had on hand)
-Glue (we used tacky glue)
-toilet paper roll
-Yellow foam and/or circle/rectangle foam shapes
-Llarge wiggly eyes
-Leanne's templates from the Thomas paper craft: face and bumper (see below)
-scissors
-(optional) thin doweling (we used 3/16")
-(optional) 3" round woodsies (size can be adjusted/changed to fit the relative size of your train)
-(optional) drill and drill bit (and adult assistance on this part of course!!)
-(optional) use the template from Wendy for the wheels.

Hey kids, learn how to make your very own castle toy with a Pringles Can Castle. You can then have tons of fun playing with your castle. THIS ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECTS CALLS FOR PARENTAL SUPERVISION!!!

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

Pringles Chip Can
Acrylic Paint
Exacto Blade (With parental supervision)
Ice Pick
Wooden Dowel
Craft Foam
Bond527 Adhesive
Toothpicks

Learn how to make a fun Thanksgiving Turkey Spoon craft for kids. This arts and crafts project is for children to celebrate thanksgiving in a fun way - Gobble, gobble, this turkey is sure to spoon up lots of fun.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

* Pattern Required
* Wooden spoon, 12-inch
* Wiggle eyes, 10mm, 2
* Felt, stiffened, orange
* Felt, red
* Fun foam, orange
* Fun foam, green
* Fun foam, red
* Fun foam, yellow
* Ribbon, orange, 1/8-inch
* Acrylic paint, brown
* Scissors
* Marker, black