•Glue
•⅛" (0.3cm) hole punch
1.If you don’t have a pre-made fish shape, cut one out. Punch a hole for the eye.
2.Draw scalloped rows on the fish with glue and apply overlapping lime sequins while the glue is wet. Let dry.
SWIRLY DOLPHIN
You’ll have fun drawing the watery swirls on this majestic mammal.
MATERIALS
•Blue dolphin foam shape or sheet
•1 small wiggle eye
•Opal glitter glue
•Glue
1.If you don’t have a pre-made dolphin shape, cut one out.
2.Using opal glitter glue, draw random swirls and squiggles onto the dolphin and let dry.
3.Glue on a single wiggle eye.
GLITTER SEAHORSE
Add some sparkle to your room or under-the-sea-themed party!
MATERIALS
•Teal seahorse foam shape or sheet
•1 small wiggle eye
•Glitter glues in teal, copper, and purple
•Glue
1.If you don’t have a pre-made seahorse shape, cut one out.
2.Apply glitter glue to the seahorse following the design shown and let dry.
3.Glue on a single wiggle eye.
FINGER PUPPET FAMILY
Project by Kathy Wegner
Create a story with finger puppets. This is a great activity for a scout meeting. It’s also fun if you want to make one to represent each member of your family!
MATERIALS
•Foam sheets/pieces in yellow, blue, green, red, tan, peach, orange, black, dark brown, and light brown—at least 4" x 5" (10 x 12.5cm) for each body
•Permanent markers in black, pink, and red
•3 white ⅜" (1cm) buttons
•Assorted seed beads
•White dimensional paint
•Glitter glue
•Glue
1.Use the patterns to trace and cut out the body parts you need. Roll the bodies into a tube and glue them together using the tabs. Then push the heads together and glue them in place, closing off the top of the tube.
2.Glue on faces, hair, and arms. Draw facial features with markers.
3.Decorate the bodies with glitter, buttons, and beads.
SPORTY SCHEDULE HOLDER
This sports activity magnet is just what you need to keep track of all your games and practices!
MATERIALS
•12" x 18" (30.5 x 45.5cm) foam sheet in royal blue
•9" x 12" (23 x 30.5cm) foam sheets in white, cream, light brown, brown, orange, and green
•⅝" (1.5cm) foam adhesive letters
•3 wood clip-style 1¾" (4.5cm) clothespins
•4½" x 13½" (11.5 x 34.5cm) magnetic adhesive sheet
•Black and red permanent markers
•Gold and blue glitter stars (¾"–1½" [2–4cm])
1.Cut the following foam shapes using the patterns: one soccer ball, one baseball, and one set of football stripes from white; one baseball bat from cream; one football from light brown; one basketball from orange; and one sports flag from green. Also cut a 5" x 18" (12.5 x 45.5cm) rectangle from blue foam and a thin strip of brown for the sports flagpole.
2.Draw lines on the balls and bat and a soccer ball pattern on the soccer ball.
3.Glue the brown flagpole onto the flag and add a name with adhesive letters. Glue the white stripes to each end of the football.
4.Glue the magnet sheet to the back of the blue foam. Glue one clothespin in the center front lower edge of the blue foam, then the other two clothespins about 2" (5cm) in from each side.
5.Glue stars to the clothespins as shown, then glue all the sports shapes and more stars to the blue foam.
LADYBUG PLACEMAT
Bring ladybugs and dragonflies to the table on this fun placemat. Throw a garden party and make enough for all your guests!
MATERIALS
•12" x 18" (30.5 x 45.5cm) foam sheet in green
•9" x 12" (23 x 30.5cm) foam sheets in white, black, and red
•Crystal glitter paint
•Green acrylic paint
•Fine-tipped paintbrush
•3½" (9cm) of 18-gauge copper wire
•Wire cutters or old scissors
•Needle-nosed pliers
1.Cut the following foam shapes using the patterns: six dragonflies from white; one ladybug body from red; and six thoraxes, one ladybug
