Mod Cube Ornament

Help the kids make these colorful, craft foam-covered ornaments using a few on-hand supplies and cool cubes of STYROFOAM™ brand foam. They make excellent gifts!

Materials:

• STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam:
  • Cube, 3"
• Craft foam, colors of choice: sheets; pre-cut shapes (optional)
• Coordinating curling ribbon
• Pencil
• Ruler
• Compass or small circle template (optional)
• Scissors
• Extra-long straight pins (optional)
• Thick, white craft glue

(Note: Closely supervise young children with scissors, or cut pieces for them.)

Steps:

1. Use sharp pencil to trace opposite sides of foam cube onto back of one craft foam sheet; cut out and glue to cube. Repeat for remaining sides, using second craft foam color. Repeat for top and bottom. Trim excess at cube edges. Pin corners to secure; let dry. Remove pins.
    
2. Refer to photo to glue pre-cut or hand-cut geometric shapes such as circles, squares and stripes to cube sides; let dry.
    
3. Use scissors point to poke small hole in one cube corner. Cut 6" length from curling ribbon; knot ends to form hanging loop. Glue knot into hole; let dry. If desired, tie second ribbon length into bow with curled ends; glue to base of hanger.
    

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