Fun With Foamies
If
you haven't been to the craft store in a while, or even taken
a quick visit through the craft section of your super center,
then you may not have noticed the explosion of foam and the fun
you can have with it. With the colors of the rainbow, and every
color in-between, you can make anything from decorative frames
and signs to landscapes of animals and flowers. The possibilities
are endless.
The
best way to get started is to browse through the section at the
store where the foam crafts are located. You will find large sheets
of foam, craft and projects buckets, and even large tubs of various
themed foamies to help you create that perfect project with your
child! You can even manage to purchase foamies that have sticky
backs so you can do your projects without any glue, so these projects
can be clean and easy to clean up.
Since
Foamies come in all different shapes, colors and sizes, you will
want to pick a theme before you make your foam craft purchase.
Choose from holiday themes, animals, sports, projects that involve
decorating frames or door hangers, or to simply make a landscape
with various shapes or objects. If you are planning for one to
three children doing the craft, you can easily spend less than
$10, however if you plan on doing crafts for a group like scouts
or play dates, you may want to look into getting a "Tub o'
Foamies" that have sticky backs. These tubs usually have
several different shapes and objects. The tub allows many to have
lots of fun!
When
beginning your project, be sure to keep in
mind that layering
your pieces to create objects like houses and flowers will add
depth and interest into your project. The fun with foamies isn't
just the color and design, but in how your art work becomes three-dimensional.
If you don't have many foamies to work with, you can simply print
out a picture of the sky, a lake, forest or desert on card stock.
The foamies stick perfectly to paper products. You can use image
search engines (ex. Google Images) to look for pictures to print
by using the search word "landscapes."
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Copyright 2005 by Rachael
Towle, The Parent
Station. This article may be republished for web content as
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About
the Author: Rachael Towle is the owner and administrator of
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Station, a parenting resource and community. http://www.theparentstation.com
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