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Fun Foam Color Cycle Instruction Aid!

Fun Foam COLOR WHEEL Teaching Aid!

Great agency to learn children their colors...color order...and mixing colors...

without making a mess.

Started past times tracing a dinner plate on a slice of WHITE arts and crafts foam

Then a smaller bowl inwards the center. Glued onto the greenish foam piece.

Each colored slice was cutting the same size.

I was thrilled to abide by all 12 color varieties I needed inwards fun foam,

so I didn't convey to pigment whatever of the pieces! Yay!

They all convey a circle of velcro on the backs of them...

together with the other side of the velcro or together with thence the wheel.

The piffling improver formula on the side is together with thence kids tin practice
the color mixing together with demonstrate what the couplet volition make!
Perfect together with elementary for my 8 yr old.
The four yr onetime nevertheless needs some color work.

I only shop it inwards a kraft envelope. Easy!

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Great agency to learn children their colors Fun Foam Color Wheel Teaching Aid!

Author hana

Valkyrie, Hermes, Mercury Or Thor's Winged Helmet Headband!

Winged Helmet Headband!
Okay, winged helms are awesome!

I had my married adult man brand me this winged helm as well as armor most half dozen years ago.
Wore it in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than final yr too!
But non everyone tin brand a helm out of metal.
And frankly, it's heavy!

So, nosotros did a headband variety!
Made alongside fun foam!
Perfect for a Valkyrie, Hermes, Mercury, Thor's winged helm!
(really, yous could add together a winged headband to tons of other costumes too!)

I used a v yesteryear vii slice of newspaper as well as cutting a winged pattern.
Then cutting two out of foam. We used white...
but nosotros painted it, as well as then whatsoever coloring would work!

Then I cutting two smaller wings for the inside.

Painted them gold...both sides.

Let them dry.

Then hot gum a petty dab on the foam as well as the headband.

Then I used a needle as well as thread as well as but tacked it inward place.
knotted it as well as set a dab of hot gum on the ends of the thread.

Simply making an X

Then I ran a bead of hot gum around the border of the little
wing slice as well as glued it over the other,
roofing the thread tack.

Totally worthy of Asgard! :)

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Author hana

Twilight Sparkle Equestria Girls Cosplay Costume!

Twilight Sparkle Equestria Girls Cosplay/Costume!

We dear My Little Pony!
Last twelvemonth my fille was Pinkie Pie inward the Grand Galloping Gala Dress

This twelvemonth nosotros went amongst the Equestria Girls
Twilight Sparkle inward the Fall Formal Gown!

Pretty Spot on!

We works life this pinkish sparkly subway scheme clothes as well as the lavander nether shirt at Goodwill.
The boots nosotros works life at a yard sale

Here's how nosotros did the wings:
We used fun foam. Hobby Lobby has large sheets of foam...for 89 cents.
We used the equivalent to five sheets...and this is adult size.
You'll also involve to a greater extent than or less hot glue, arts and crafts sticks, eyelets/setter, as well as elastic.

Cut a fly shape the size of ane canvass of paper...8 1/2 yesteryear 11"
Hot mucilage on a arts and crafts stick. This volition plough over the wings construction as well as strength.

Then add together a contrasting colouring of foam inward a puffy shape similar this:

Turn the fly over as well as hot mucilage on three arts and crafts sticks.

Lay it on exceed of the large canvass of foam as well as cutting out a
similar shape using all the foam possible!

Do this for both wings...one the mirrored prototype of the other.
Then, sadly, I skimped on the pictures...
hot mucilage arts and crafts sticks across the centre of the two wings.
Cover amongst to a greater extent than fun foam.
Use an eyelet setter as well as brand iv eyelets almost half-dozen inches apart.
Add to a greater extent than or less other smaller foam fly on the backside too.

Thread elastic through the eyelets, as well as necktie them off...
merely mensurate on your model for this part.
(you tin come across where I covered the arts and crafts sticks amongst foam inward this pic:)

Finished off similar so!
Top ane is the Twilight Sparkle or other Princess pony wings...
Bottom wings nosotros made for a smaller girl, the Rainbow Dash wings!
Same technique!

Here's the dorsum view!
Perfecto!

Next for the pony ears as well as Elements of Harmony!
Same idea. Fun foam ears hot glued together...

And therefore hot glued on the side of a metallic headband.

Using a newspaper pattern, I merely cutting out the
shape of the elements of Harmony crown...
as well as therefore cutting them out of sparkly glitter foam!

Hot glued the crown onto the headband...and it's the crowning jewels!

We made a uncomplicated elastic waistband amongst a pump shaped bow!
Easy cutting out similar this.

Sewed upwards the edges...hot glued the center

Gathered as well as wrapped the centre amongst to a greater extent than white fabric!

Hot glued it to the waistband as well as added some
fun foam cutie marks to the clothes too!

Then it merely needs to a greater extent than or less blue, pinkish as well as majestic hair!
We did a imitation bangs for her...hairspray as well as a bobby pin!