Happy Clown

Materials:

foam sheets - red, yellow, blue, pink, green, purple, orange, peach
craft glue
glitter - multicolor, pink, blue, yellow
fabric paint - pink, blue, yellow, green
Fiskars paper edgers in various designs
pink pompoms
large wiggle eyes
narrow ribbon

Steps:

1. Find a clown pattern from a coloring book, party store, or catalog and increase to desired size. Cut out pattern pieces from various foam sheets using Fiskars paper edgers to make wavy or pinked edges on each piece. Use peach foam for face.
2. Piece the clown together beginning with the head and body pieces. Glue in place.
3. Cut out cuffs, collars, hats, shoes, ruffle on coat, polka dots and hair. Glue pieces in place. Be sure to glue the hair on before the hat, and glue the hands on before cuffs.
4. Glue on wiggle eyes, nose, mouth and cheeks. Add pompoms to shoes.
5. With fabric paint, draw squiggles and dots to decorate clothing. Sprinkle with glitter while paint is still wet. Let dry, and shake off excess. You may choose to use only one or several colors of paint and glitter.

Teri's Tips:
If you do not want to use fabric paint on the clown, use the same technique with glue and glitter. For less sparkle and mess, use markers and crayons instead.

• All products shown in this project are available at fabric and craft stores nationwide.