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DIY foam cactus garden

Kids craft

18 May

We are obsessed with succulents.  We’re native Arizona girls so we’ve always been fond of cactus without loving a full on dessert landscape.  We love mini anything too so we thought it would be fun to make some a cute mini diy foam cactus garden.  Really affordable and lots of room for creativity!  

How to make a foam cactus garden with foam and pipe cleaners. So cute and lots of fun for kids! A great way to keep kids busy this summer! A fun kids craft idea! Love little mini succulents crafts!

For this month’s Make it Fun team challenge, we had to use foam eggs for a kids craft.  What better way to keep little hands busy than with lightweight foam and paint?  They only thing they needed help with was cutting  pipe cleaners but you could also use noodles for the cactus needles, or toothpicks too. 

How to make a foam cactus garden with foam and pipe cleaners. So cute and lots of fun for kids! A great way to keep kids busy this summer! A fun kids craft idea! Love little mini succulents crafts!

Supplies needed:

  • Make It: FunĀ® Foam Eggs
  • acrylic paint
  • foam brushes
  • mini terra cotta pots
  • pipe cleaners
  • artificial flowers

How to make a foam cactus garden with foam and pipe cleaners. So cute and lots of fun for kids! A great way to keep kids busy this summer! A fun kids craft idea! Love little mini succulents crafts!

Directions:

  • Paint pots.

How to make a foam cactus garden with foam and pipe cleaners. So cute and lots of fun for kids! A great way to keep kids busy this summer! A fun kids craft idea! Love little mini succulents crafts!

  • Paint eggs. Blotting works best to get in the crevices.

How to make a foam cactus garden with foam and pipe cleaners. So cute and lots of fun for kids! A great way to keep kids busy this summer! A fun kids craft idea! Love little mini succulents crafts!

  • Cute pipe cleaners in 1/2″ increments + shove into foam.

How to make a foam cactus garden with foam and pipe cleaners. So cute and lots of fun for kids! A great way to keep kids busy this summer! A fun kids craft idea! Love little mini succulents crafts!

  • Press flower into foam.

How to make a foam cactus garden with foam and pipe cleaners. So cute and lots of fun for kids! A great way to keep kids busy this summer! A fun kids craft idea! Love little mini succulents crafts!

How fun and easy, right!  Get creative with your colors, designs and flowers!  You could do tissue flowers, paper flowers, no flower, spotted cactus colors, striped cactus colors, etc.  Lots of room for your creative brain to go to town!

How to make a foam cactus garden with foam and pipe cleaners. So cute and lots of fun for kids! A great way to keep kids busy this summer! A fun kids craft idea! Love little mini succulents crafts!

How to make a foam cactus garden with foam and pipe cleaners. So cute and lots of fun for kids! A great way to keep kids busy this summer! A fun kids craft idea! Love little mini succulents crafts!

How to make a foam cactus garden with foam and pipe cleaners. So cute and lots of fun for kids! A great way to keep kids busy this summer! A fun kids craft idea! Love little mini succulents crafts!

How to make a foam cactus garden with foam and pipe cleaners. So cute and lots of fun for kids! A great way to keep kids busy this summer! A fun kids craft idea! Love little mini succulents crafts!

How to make a foam cactus garden with foam and pipe cleaners. So cute and lots of fun for kids! A great way to keep kids busy this summer! A fun kids craft idea! Love little mini succulents crafts!

How to make a foam cactus garden with foam and pipe cleaners. So cute and lots of fun for kids! A great way to keep kids busy this summer! A fun kids craft idea! Love little mini succulents crafts!

It was Mother’s Day weekend when we made these [I had my 4 make the smallest ones (like the purple one my youngest is shown making, I’ll put them around the house as decor/keepsakes)] and I always have random cousins in and out.  I sat down 3 of my nephews and had them surprise their moms with them for Mother’s Day…gotta love the tornado afterward (;

How to make a foam cactus garden with foam and pipe cleaners. So cute and lots of fun for kids! A great way to keep kids busy this summer! A fun kids craft idea! Love little mini succulents crafts!

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Meet Kelli & Kristi, twin sisters and authors of Lolly Jane. We are two busy wives + mommas who are makers of all things pretty. From signs to home decor and holiday crafts or redoing furniture in between soccer practices, we do it all all while armed with an ice cold Diet Coke. Join us in our DIY adventures! XOXO

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  1. Sharon says

    05/18/2015 at 11:38 am

    I love these — they are adorable! I like the idea of using noodles for the needles, too. Thank you!

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