Thank you FloraCraft® for sponsoring today’s fun craft challenge!
So, have you seen some of the amazing FloraCraft® Foam Head projects floating around out there? They’ve been cracking me up, so I was really excited to join in the fun and bring you my idea for ways to use FloraCraft® Foam Heads! See, my daughter is in preschool now, which means, every week there’s a sign-up sheet for something. I was persuaded to volunteer to bring a kids’ game to her Halloween party, so I picked a mix of cute and creepy, while being something that kids can play easily: Frankenstein-themed foam head bowling.
You hardly need anything to create this project. Mainly just heads, and happy helpers.
- 6 (or 10, for a more grown-up game) FloraCraft® Foam Heads
- Chalk paint or acrylic paint in your theme colors
- Appropriate accessories: in my case, hats on headbands for the ladies, and a sponge and a pair of screws for the mens’ bolts.
- Rubber ball, for bowling
Now, it looks like this was a big job and I had to recruit helpers. But truthfully? I could not keep these 2 away. BOTH asked if they could help. And with 6 heads, there was enough to go around, so – the more the merrier on the base coats!
One coat was a little light, so I let the heads dry for about an hour, and gave them a second coat. Then, they spent the night on the counter while I plotted what kinds of faces to give them.
On the men, I just painted the eyes and eyebrows, added some stitches, and left them bald. I know the original Frankenstein’s monster was portrayed with hair, but hey, I liked the extra green in the collection. I cut a few circles out of a sponge, coated them in black acrylic paint, and attached the sponge “bolts” with screws and a screwdriver.
I added pre-made Halloween hat hairbands to the ladies, and painted their faces and hair. I had originally intended for the ladies to be witches, but these creepy veils give them a bride-of-Frankenstein look. I love it! These two are my favorite. They make such a nice couple.
For the record, I attempted to paint one of the girls’ eyes open… and she just looked like a creepy mannequin. She’s there in the back. Painting their eyes shut looks much more romantic. :)
You can pick up your FloraCraft® Foam Heads at Michaels and Jo-Ann Fabrics (and I also found the hats I used in Michaels’ Halloween section). Paint them up however you like, set them up, and have the kiddos knock them down with a basic rubber ball! The bases are flat and stable, but they are lightweight and knock over easily – so this is a game that’s suitable for a pretty wide age range. If you’re playing outside, you can also pick up some FloraCraft Design It:® Simple Style Decorative Mesh and a pair of stakes to create a net to catch the flying heads, to make setting up the next turn easier!
What kinds of Halloween activities are you planning this year? Anything involving severed heads? ;)
Oh you’re totally making me want to get out my face paints. How fun!
We’d just planned on doing pumpkins this year. But, after seeing this, I may be heading to Jo-Ann’s this weekend. So cute!
How fun. You are so creative! I love these.
What a fun idea!!! Take some photos of the kids playing!
What a fun idea! I love Halloween!
The women actually came out quite pretty, lol – I like the one with the veil. Neat idea!
I am SO pinning these! These look awesome! I made a Mummy Head Topiary with mine… but I have a few left and totally want to make some of these just in time for Halloween!
I am not pin savvy if there is not a pin button. I would love to pin your ideas. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE put a pin button on this one and let me know when I can pin it. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! Thanks for all your wonderfully creative ideas.
This is a great idea, thanks for sharing with us.
That is awesome! I love it! And I know that my girls would be beside themselves with happiness to play a head-bowling game!
Wow, what a game…!
It’s funny how the guys look pretty normal with their eyes painted open, and how scary the girls looks painted open.
Super fun! Hope to see some shots of the kids in action
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This is so fun…I love how the entire family participated in this project, too!
This is such a fun and creative idea! I just love it! You did a fabulous job with your heads, and I’m so glad to see that it was a family project, too. thank you!