5 Simple Crafts Made with Foam Paper

Foam paper is a material to make crafts with many advantages and uses. In this article, we'll show you some crafts that you can make with this material.

Foam paper is a fun material to make simple crafts with many advantages and uses.  Generally, it’s used to make crafts for children, but it is also used to make centerpieces, decorations in schools and other places. Foam paper is very easy to use, so you can even do various crafts without even using glue.
Today, we’ll talk ab out 5 simple crafts with this material. They do not require a lot of work but the finished product is very nice. In most cases, what you will need most are foam paper and scissors. Well, and we can not forget creativity and art. So prepare your table and build these pieces of art quickly and easily.

Spring flowers with foam paper

To make these flowers you will not need molds or glue. They are very simple to make and you will be very pleased. You can vary the steps that we present to you to make flowers of different types.

Materials you will need

• A pencil
• A pair of scissors
• Felt balls
• Skewer sticks
• Foam paper (various colors)
• Optional: washi tape in different colors to make the flower stick

Steps to follow

1. Draw the shape of the flower that you like on the foam paper or EVA rubber.
2. Cut out two circles of different sizes in two different colors. These two circles are the ones that will go in the center of the flower.
3. Assemble the flower and the two circles in between and cross them in the middle with the skewer.
4. Place a felt or plastic ball on the tip of the middle of the flower.
5. To give more volume to the petals, join them towards the center pressing and applying heat.
6. If you like, decorate the stick with washi tape or paint them with a little tempera paint.

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Dolls and animals from foam paper

This is a classic among artists who use foam paper. You can make any animal figure that exists in the world. Popular characters and animals in foam paper are very nice and are easier to do than you imagine.
Since here, it is about using your imagination and creativity, we tell you that there are many designs that you could use. One of the techniques that we find useful while making animals or characters is to trace the figure on the colors that we will need. You can, for example, make some pretty lady bugs with black and red foam paper. Or, how about a little bee with black and yellow foam paper?
If you are going to celebrate a themed children’s birthday, make the bags for the sweets with them or the characters of the theme of the party.  If you have the time and dedication, you can even make three-dimensional dolls.

Birthday cards

Letters and forms

So that the little ones can learn the alphabet in a funny way, they can make letters and shapes with foam paper. For each letter, make the shape of an object whose name starts with that letter. In the same way, you can also make basic shapes, such as diamonds, hearts, butterflies or eggs. Simply cut out the shapes.
You can also use letters to decorate walls with your name, the baby’s room, the birthday party, and so on. The truth is that there are no limits to all the creative things you can build.

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