Tinkering with foam rubber: creative leisure hobby for children

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Tinkering with foam rubber: This way, children are guaranteed not to get bored

Foam rubber is ideal for handicrafts. However, many craft ideas are aimed at children who should already be able to handle scissors and glue. Not these mosaic pictures – all the more reason to love them.

Foam rubber for handicrafts: These sets are available

Crafting with foam rubber can keep your children busy for hours. Motifs are sought, drawn, cut out and pasted. But what about the youngest ones who are not yet confident in using “tools”? For them there are colorful foam rubber sets with ready-made motifs, foam rubber stickers cut to size and easy to implement. Just stick the self-adhesive foam rubbers on the assigned number and you’re done!

Best of all, the children create a beautiful picture that they can proudly display and hang up. These sets often already contain adhesive brackets, which then only have to be attached to the wall.

Another advantage of the foam rubber sets for handicrafts is the fact that even younger children can quickly get to grips with them all on their own. Depending on the situation and possibilities, you can decide for yourself whether you want to work together with your child or children or let them do it independently and thus have some time for their own tasks.

Wild West: Tiger, Elephant and Co.

This set with wild jungle dwellers is particularly suitable as an introduction or for very young children. Only three different colors and only rectangular foam rubber stickers make it easier for the little ones to get their first picture. They are still cute to look at, without a doubt.

Set of 12 with many simple motifs

Once your kids enjoy making foam rubber, they won’t want to stop. Well, if then such a set of 12 is at hand. The possibilities are by no means exhausted. Because this set focuses on the basic colors and rectangles, it’s easy to do without parental help. A good activity, for example, for rainy Sundays, days when the daycare center is closed or holidays.

Fairies, princesses and mermaids

Glitter is a hit with many children. If this too fairies, unicorns, mermaids or princess dresses, the enthusiasm can hardly be stopped. Of course, the manufacturers of foam rubber handicraft sets also know this. Accordingly, there are countless fantastic motifs that your children will surely be enthusiastic about.

Foam rubber animals: dog, cat, horse

Horse lovers can find out about many different things Horse Mosaics made of foam rubber. This set, consisting of four individual motifs, provides endless crafting fun with more than 2000 (!) foam rubber stickers.

Dog lovers also come with one when crafting foam rubber Mosaic Set entirely at her/his expense. This one is kept quite simple, which makes it ideal for smaller children and beginners. While the 384 self-adhesive foam rubber stickers are rectangular and easy to identify, the set is supplemented by 15 jewels. These provide a little more bling-bling. That makes children’s hearts beat faster.

If your children prefer cats, that’s no problem. The cute motif of a small house cat is easy to implement even with the little ones and can be embellished with the decorative stones. That Foam Craft Kit also has a stand so that you can put the work in the limelight.

High up: With foam rubber and a rocket

Your young astronauts can go up to the stars with the Foam Rocket for crafting. A total of five motifs (including other high-flying motifs such as helicopters and airplanes) are age-appropriate, especially for younger children.

Note: This article first appeared on brigitte.de

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