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Arts and Crafts Idea: Foam Sheet Glasses Case
Are you a camp director, teacher, or homeschool mom
looking for a new arts and crafts idea for your kids?
Or maybe you are a recreation director at a senior
center or nursing home and could use a new project.
Either way, this arts and crafts idea will be interesting
and fun for all. This glass case can be used, given
as a gift, or converted into a necklace purse.
To make the glasses case, you will need the following
simple materials: a square of craft foam, plastic
or large blunt needles, lanyard lace or thick yarn.
Cut two rectangles from the foam, each 3-1/2 inches
(9 cm.) by 6 inches (15 cm.). 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. Otherwise, the crafters can
do this step if you have enough pairs of hole punches.
At this point the crafters can cut decorative shapes
from other colors of craft foam, or you can buy sets
of ready-cut foam shapes. If you are doing the craft
at a special event, like vacation Bible school, choose
shapes that echo the theme of the event. For instance,
if the Bible school or camp has a cowboy theme, find
shapes that fit well, such as boots, cowboy hats,
and stars. Let the kids choose the shapes they like
and glue on as desired. You might also like to provide
beads or sequins to glue on as well, especially if
the crafters are a little older.
The next step in this arts and crafts idea 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. It is certainly 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.
To turn this arts and crafts idea into a necklace
purse, simply attach a piece of lanyard lace to each
corner making a long handle. Kids will enjoy using
this case as a place to store secret notes and small
objects. If they'd rather, they can give the glasses
case to a parent, grandparent, or friend who wears
glasses. Either way, this arts and crafts idea will
be interesting for all.
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