Foam sheet crafts are a fantastic activity for kids! The foam sheets are easy to work with, versatile, and come in various colors.
There is a long list below of fun and creative craft ideas using foam sheets.
What crafts can I make with foam?
- Foam Sheet Bookmarks: Tutorials below use different shapes cut from the foam and are embellished with things like googly eyes, markers, stickers, etc.
Usually a small strip is attached at the bottom to make it a proper bookmark.
- Foam Sheet Masks: The tutorial below for Animal Masks uses foam sheets and craft sticks to make adorable masks for kids and adults who like to have fun! The link is to Joann Fabrics.
- Foam Sheet Pencil Toppers: There are several links below to different tutorials on making all kinds of toppers to decorate pencils. Kids will love to have special decorated pencils to draw and write with.
- Foam Sheet Hats: There is a tutorial showing how to make cute visors using foam sheets and elastic. Just embellish the sheet foam visor and enjoy some time in the sun. Scroll down to see the great dinosaur crown as well!
- Foam Sheet Holiday Decorations: Look below for various seasonal projects such as those for Christmas, Halloween, and more. The Christmas Stocking from First Palette involves lacing, hole punching, and embellishments.
Other foam Christmas ideas on the list include holly garland, ornaments, and a glittery Christmas tree. So adorable!
Don’t miss the fun Foam Skeleton and DIY Magnetic Board from Sugar and Charm. It is so cute and kids will love moving the pieces around to make the skeleton in different poses.
This Magnetic Board can be used for all sorts of other designs as well!
- Foam Sheet Jewelry: There is a cute tutorial for foam sheet bracelets embellished with buttons and other little treasures that any child would love to make and wear.
These are just a few of the ideas to be found below. Be sure to browse the page to see all of the fun sheet foam crafts we’ve gathered for you.
These crafts are great for rainy days, classroom activities, or keeping kids entertained. They are also useful for developing fine motor skills in young children!
Felt is also a fun medium to work with, so be sure to view the felt craft page, too!
Happy crafting!
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A review of a few Creatology Kids crafts which would be great to put into the kids Easter basket.
In addition, links for purchasing these kits.
Needlepointers.com Staff
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An easy craft project using foan and craft sticks. Nice ideas for Mother's Day.
Favecrafts
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With foam sheets or construction paper make these adorable animal masks.
Affiliate Link to Joann
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An easy to assembly bookmark for spring.
Activities for Kids
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Simple little sailboats can be made and raced using bottle caps, pipe cleaners, foam sheets, glue and tape.
Kiddy Charts
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With various foam shapes, kids will have fun building trucks.
Little Family Fun
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A super fun and easy craft for kids with foam sheets is to make bright and beautiful butterflies. Here is a free tutorial.
Mom On Timeout
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This tutorial shows how to create funky bracelets with just a strip of craft foam, a string and several colorful buttons.
First Palette
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This easy button snail craft is a fun craft activity with most of the supplies perhaps already on hand or can be purchased at the dollar store.
Mombrite
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The foam cats are easy for kids to make. They can be used as pencil toppers or little finger puppets.
Red Ted Art
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Create this cute, playful chick from foam sheets.
Pam's Place
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Check out this tutorial on how kids can make their own Christmas stockings out of craft foam.
First Palette
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With a few materials, these Christmas trees are a fun little craft for the younger ones to create.
Kiwi Co
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This clock craft is simple and fun to make and can be done with kids of a variety of ages.
All Kids Network
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With foam sheet sails and a few other supplies kids (with your supervision) can make cork boats that actually sail.
Time For Play
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Kids will have fun making a sun visor out of craft foam using this printable visor template.
First Palette
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Make this unique Mother’s Day dancing flower pot craft with the free printable pattern.
The Soccer Mom Blog
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This is a simple idea kids will love - Dino Feet. Foam sheets are cut into dinosaur feet shapes that can be slipped over the child's foot.
Broogly
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Kids can let Dad know he is dino-mite with this adorable card made with craft foam sheets.
The Soccer Mom
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Use craft foam sheets and the free dinosaur template to make a Father's Day card.
Frugal Mom Eh
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Kids love to pretend-play. If they are into dinosaurs here a a craft they will enjoy making and roam around the house wearing them.
Highlights
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This easy-to-make dragon headband is a great addition to imaginative play.
Creative Station
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Decorate foam easter egg shapes for a fun, easy Easter craft.
Glitter On A Dime
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Try out these adorable DIY foam Christmas ornament crafts with your kids.
Affiliate Link to Joann
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Kids can use a little imagination to create mess-free Christmas Tree ornaments using adhesive foam and embellish with dozens of color gems or other embellishments.
Craft Project Ideas
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Made a DIY Foam Finger so you can cheer your favorite time on from home.
Drugstore Divas
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These keychains are the perfect back-to-school craft made with a glitter foam sheet. They look wonderful attached to the child's backpack! Also nice school or group activity.
Apricot Polkadot
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Here is a great art activity for kids - using small cut up foam pieces to create a mosaic foam art.
The Craft Train
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This tutorial shows how kids can make their own purses with a few inexpensive supplies - craft foam sheets and bakers twine. Cheap Dollar Store Craft!
See Vanessa Craft
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For a fun kids Halloween activity use this tutorial to make a DIY magnet board and foam skeleton magnets.
Sugar and Charm
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Fun and easy foam sheet preschooler craft idea.
Joanna Anastasia
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Transform an ordinary picture frame into a fun frame with craft foam sheets. Fun, free project.
Pacon Creative Products
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Get started making fun and easy-to-make glitter foam sheet Christmas tree ornaments with Eva foam sheets and a few other crafting supplies.
Purple Hues and Me
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Learn how to make DIY magnets for a fun Halloween activity for kids.
Affiliate Link to Joann
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This simple-to-make Holly Foam & Bead Garland is a fun and festive addition to your holiday decor.
Affiliate Link to Joann
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This little bag is perfect for kids as they collect outdoor items.
Vibrantly Elegant
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This tutorial for a marble maze is constructed mostly from craft foam so it is inexpensive and fairly easy to make so it is a great craft for kids.
Instructables
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Learn how to make Minon goggles with this tutorial.
Affiliate Link to Joann
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Here are instructions for making a mosaic craft using craft foam.
Things to Make and Do
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This card is made of craft foam sticks and craft foam hearts and flowers. Kids will love making this for Mom.
Craft Elf
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This name tag tutorial is easy and a great way for kids to mark his/her school bag or lunch bag.
Broogly
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Here is a fantastic DIY foam Owl trick-or-treat bucket tutorial you can do with your kids just in time for Halloween!
Mouths of Mums
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Kids will enjoy creating owl crafts from colored paper plates and foam craft sheets.
Reading Confetti
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Kids will enjoy jazzing up their pencils with some of these fun foam patterns. Free templates are available.
First Palette
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Create colorful pet bookmarks from foam to avoid losing your place while reading.
Creative Station
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These cute pinwheels don’t spin but are a fun simple activity for kids.
Kiddy Charts
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Here is a hands-on craft for kids to make.
Crafts for Kids
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Shark Week Fans! Kids can make this super easy shark craft to use this imaginary fish puppet during shark week.
The Soccer Mom
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Here is a fun and super easy Easter eggs craft kids of all ages can do with craft foam sheets.
Meaningful Mama
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Here’s a great tutorial to show you how your preschooler can help you make a tulip clothespin magnet.
Projects for Preschoolers
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Looking for something novel for the kids to exchange at Valentine's Day? This fun DIY Valentine's Day kids' craft is such a cute greeting card that anyone would love to receive!
Needlepointers.com
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Easy,fast, simple project for valentines day.
Craftbits.com
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With a paper plate and craft foam kids can create a summer favorite - watermelon craft.
Glued to My Crafts
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Toddlers and preschoolers who like creating and playing with water will love this fun and easy outdoor art activity using water and foam shapes.
Happy Hooligans
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Learn how to decorate a store purchased wooden heart for Valentine's Day using white paint and pencil eraser. If you cannot find a wooden heart at the craft store, you can always cut a heart from a foam sheet and use the same process to decorate. This is a fun, simple project for kids.
Needlepointers.com
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