How to Make a Bone of Foam
Decorating your home for Halloween does not have to be an expensive proposition – you can make a wide range of scary decorations with simple craft supplies. Foam bones can be used to create a makeshift graveyard in your lawn or as accessories for a particularly creepy costume, depending on whom you are trying to scare. Making foam bones requires a bit of sculpting talent, but is an otherwise simple and straightforward project because bones are generally very basic shapes.
Things You'll Need
- Foam cylinders
- Scissors
- Modeling knife
- Foam balls
- Hot glue gun
- Hot glue
- Acrylic paint
Instructions
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Determine which bone you would like to create and cut your foam cylinder to roughly the same length with a pair of scissors.
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Carve the bone into the appropriate shape with a modeling knife. It helps to use a reference image from a medical textbook or an online source like the one listed in the “Resources” section of this article.
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Carve a hole into one of the foam balls and insert one end of your carved bone into the sphere, securing it with hot glue.
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Place the other foam ball on the other end of the foam cylinder, also with hot glue.
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Carve the foam balls to look like the ends of a bone.
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Paint the bone white with acrylic paint.
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Tips & Warnings
For a smoother surface, try sanding the bone with sandpaper before you paint.
You can use a white paint mixed with tea or soda to create an aged and stained look for your bone.
