How to Make a Frog Out of Styrofoam

Create craft frogs using foam balls and glue.

From tree frogs to bull frogs, these amphibians of all shapes and sizes are popular with young children. Creating a craft version of your favorite type of frog requires just a few supplies and a bit of artistic ability. Foam balls are a common craft project used to create animal shapes.

Things You'll Need

• Foam ball
• Flat foam craft fabric
• Hot glue gun
• Hot glue sticks
• Wiggly craft eyes
• Scissors
• Knife
• Paint
• Markers

Instructions

1. Choose a foam ball to represent your frog's body. Afive-inch ball is large enough to add features needed to detail your frog.

2. Paint the ball whatever color you want to. Green frogs are common, but jungle frogs are also red, yellow, purple and blue. Paint spots and lines on the ball to represent the frog's skin. Allow the ball to dry completely.

3. Cut frog legs from foam fabric and line the foam fabric with markers to indicate toes and fingers.

4. Use a knife to cut a wedge in the side of the ball. This will be the frog's mouth. Paint the inside of the wedge red.

5. Glue wiggly craft eyes above the wedge and attach the frog's legs and arms to the ball. Cut a red tongue from the foam fabric and glue it inside the wedge.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep the knife, scissors and hot glue gun away from children.

References

• Danielle's Place: Foam Frogs