Foam Snowmen

This is a really fun Art lesson to do in the lead up to Christmas.  I got the idea from a colleague who had used shaving foam to make ice-cream cones in an Art lesson. The students loved the texture of the mixture, which feels like a marshmallow once it has dried.

What you need

• Shaving foam
• PVA glue
• Coloured card
• Big bowl
• Spoons
• Decorations (matchsticks, buttons, googly eyes, old socks as scarves, hats, nose)

                                

How to make the foam

Add approximately 3 parts shaving foam to 1 part PVA glue to a bowl and stir.....that is it!

Draw a rough outline of 3 circles for the snowman on the card.

Using a big spoon and small spoon, add foam to the card (don't flatten it too much!)
Shape it roughly into circular shapes.

Add mini snowflakes/snowballs if you want.

Add your details to the snowman (nose, buttons etc.).
Allow to dry overnight and you have a really cute 3D foam snowman.

Tips

*Do a trail run first as different shaving foams can give different results. My first attempt looked great but didn't remain foamy the following day!
*Use card as paper won't be strong enough.
*Add all the decorations as soon as you have shaped the snowman (don't leave it to dry first!)

Other ways to use it:

• Puffy Santa beard
• Puffy Christmas Stocking
• Add a tiny amount of paint to have coloured foam!