Craft Foam – Sheets, Shapes, and Decorating

Craft foam comes in sheets, shapes, stickers, visors, and activity kits. Foam gives dimension to your craft projects and comes in a wide variety of colors. Craft foam is perfect for kids' crafts because it is nearly mess free, and fun to play with.

Types of Craft Foam

Foam Sheets Avaiable in 2 mm, 3 mm, or 6mm thick and in either 9 x 12 inch or 12 x 18 inch sheets These sheets can be cut easily with the FloraCraft Foam Cutter, or scissors They can be purchased individually or in packs of the same color or multiple colors Adhesive back available in 2 mm thick – see Darice Foamies Sticky Back Sheets Glitter Foam sheets have a glittery surface one side and matte foam surface on the other

 

Foam Shapes Foam shapes come in all varieties--flowers, hearts, shamrocks, eggs, animals, tiaras, and more Available in holiday- themed party platters for Christmas and Valentine’s Day, Visors can be decorated with other smaller foam shapes or personalized with foam letters

 

Foam Activity Kits Foam activity kits are easy to make crafts that are great for camps, classrooms, kids parties and more! The perfect way to keep little hands busy

 

Foam Stickers Foam stickers come in all shapes & sizes and have a peel-off adhesive backing to stick on any project easily! Available in themed packages for different holidays and seasons They are perfect to use when sticking onto other pieces of craft foam, such as visors or sheets.

 

Foam Adhesives Foam Adhesives are used to secure the foam pieces to your projects They are specially formulated to bond with craft foam.

 

Foam Paint 3D or Puffy Paint also works well to further decorate craft foam. Glitter Glue is also a fun choice to add some sparkle to your project.

 

Popular Craft Foam Brands

• Darice
• Multicraft

Project Ideas and Inspiration

• Decorate a Craft Foam Visor with shapes and stickers
• Use for a dimensional look with scrapbooking
• Add stickers to your child's notebooks and binders for an added decoration
• Use a foam stamp with puff paint for a unique texture
• Use 2 mm or 6 mm foam sheets as soles on doll shoes for 18” dolls

Projects Using Craft Foam

Kids Crafts: Craft Foam
Make Your Own Foam Shape Stamps
Unicorn Dream Catchers
Colorful Card Sentiments Using Craft Foam

For more projects and inspiration, visit ThinkCrafts.com!

 

By Gina Torres

from the California Scrappin' Blog