Foam Craft Projects for Kids

Foam craft projects are a fun and affordable way for kids to express their creativity. Saving money on craft supplies is easy and painless if you sign up online or in your local craft store for special savings. Store e-mails will notify you of upcoming specials and often come with a 50% off coupon to print and use at the local branch of their store.

If you’re looking for a frugal craft idea, foam art can provide hours of inexpensive entertainment for your children. Your children will enjoy making all kinds of picture frames, bookmarks, flowers, decorative foam magnets, locker pockets, note and pencil holders, and much more.

Supplies and Tools for Foam Craft Projects

Difficulty Level: Easy

What You’ll Need:

• Foam sheets
• Rattail cording or yarn
• Craft glue or a low-temperature glue gun
• Scissors
• Hole puncher

Optional Supplies:

• Googly eyes
• Pom-poms
• Colorful pipe-cleaners

Foam Crafts are a Fun (and Frugal) Project for Kids

If you want to give your children something that will engage their imaginations and let them explore their creative side, packets of craft foam are ideal. There are numerous free patterns available on the Web, or you can even create your own fun templates with a little imagination.

Your children will feel a sense of accomplishment from making their own projects, and kids as young as six can do these with only minor assistance on finer details. Children older than six will master this craft with amazing flair and produce very stylish finished craftwork. It’s super easy to work with foam. The foam comes in a 40 pack of assorted colors, and if you use the 50% coupon, it will cost around $2.50. Each sheet measures 5-1/2”X 8-1/2,” so they really are a frugal choice. Saving half on your favorite craft supplies helps to extend your entertainment dollar.

Choose a Pattern and Begin Your Foam Craft Project

For this project, my daughter opted to make a locker basket to hold notes, erasers, pencils, and other miscellaneous items. After printing a pattern, she went to work making her project, which she now hangs proudly in her locker at school.

To make this project:

• Search online to find a free pattern or make your own simple template out of card stock.
• Cut out the pieces for your pattern and arrange them on foam sheets in the colors of your choice.
• Cut out the pieces and assemble your foam craft project.
• Add embellishments such as pom-poms or decorative yarn.

Show Off Your Finished Project

Foam craft projects are a fun, simple, and inexpensive way to help kids explore their creativity. You can download free templates from the Web, or let your kids come up with their own terrific patterns. For less that five dollars, your children can have hours of enjoyment and make fantastic projects for themselves or to give away as gifts to friends, teachers, or other family members.

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