Foam Sheet Craft Ideas

This is a great craft for a one-hour session with children in the church, at camp, or even young child’s art classes.

Of course crafts always fit in the homeschool environment as we foster creativity and working with hands to make objects early in life.

We are going to make a glasses case, out of foam, that can be used by the child or given as a gift to someone special – no special day required, but Mother’s Day, Easter, birthdays or Christmas are all suitable for this craft theme.

To make the glasses case, you will need the following simple materials – one set for each child:

• a square of craft foam,
• plastic or large blunt needles,
• lanyard lace or thick yarn.

That’s it! Here’s how to make this or direct the children:

1. Cut two rectangles from the foam, each 3-1/2 inches (9 cm.) by 6 inches (15 cm.).
2. With a hole punch, make holes on three sides of each rectangle, leaving one short side unpunched. Make the holes 1/2 inch apart and allow at least 1/4 inch between the hole and the edge of the craft foam. The holes need to line up so that the two pieces can be laced together. If you are preparing the craft for small children, you should make the holes yourself.
3. Get your crafting kids to cut decorative shapes from other colors of craft foam, or choose which pre-cut foam shapes they’ll want to use. Let the kids glue on the shapes as desired. You might also like to provide beads or sequins to glue on as well, especially if the crafters are a little older.
4. The next step in this kids’crafting activity is to thread the plastic needle with the yarn or lanyard lace. Yarn might be a little easier to handle, but lanyard lace is shiny and attractive. In a pinch, some teachers of small children use a bobby pin as a needle as a safe alternative. Simply loop the yarn through the opening and use the open end of the bobby pin as if it were the point of the needle. The children can now begin to lace the front and back of the glasses case together.

Fast, easy and at the end of the hour your children will have a completed project to be proud of!

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