Creative DIY Styrofoam Sports Centerpiece

Use team colors to decorate this sports 'float' centerpiece featuring a football helmet football megaphone and ribbons.

Completion time 2-4 hours

Materials

STYROFOAM Brand Foam

1-1" x 6" Disc1-1" x 8" Disc1- 6-1/2" Cone2- 3" Balls1- 3" Egg1- 5" x 12" x 1" Rectangle

Other Materials

Tools

Serrated knife

Household Candle

Red, Yellow and Blue Curling Ribbon

Toothpicks

Thick white Glue

Acrylic Craft Paint(Opaque Red, Bright Yellow, Denim Blue,Raw Sienna, Black)8 - " of 1/4" Wooden Dowel

Sponge

Plastic Spirit Emblems

Instructions

1. With a Black marker, draw a "C" shaped pattern at the right

side of the disk to create the football helmet (refer to

photo). Draw knife edge over candle to wax it. Cut balls in

half using a sawing motion. Cut away the "C" shape from the

helmet. Sponge White gesso on all pieces of STYROFOAM. Let dry thoroughly.

2. Paint the half balls and the helmet opaque Red. Paint the

rectangle base Denim Blue and the cone Bright Yellow.

3. Paint the football Raw Sienna. Let dry, then paint lacing lines Black.

4. Glue spirit emblem on the helmet and disc. Curl 20" lengths

of ribbon. Tie three of each color curled ribbon together at

one end. Poke a hole at the top of the cone, insert glue, then

ribbon bundle. insert dowel into White disc. Tie ribbon

streamers around dowel at base of disc.

5. Use toothpicks to assemble wheels and helmet onto base.

Insert dowel into base. Lay cone on base. Place football near helmet.

Note: Your team colors may be substituted for the colors used.

The wheels and helmet can be glued onto the base if desired,

however, using toothpicks instead of glue, you can "break down"

the centerpiece for storage.

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