Foil sculptures
Scrunch, twist, and mould foil into fun shapes, letters, animals or sculptures
There’s something so satisfying about the crinkle and crunch of foil - and it turns out it’s also a great material for creative play! Whether your little one’s into letters, numbers, animals, or making their own action figures, foil sculptures are a brilliant open-ended activity that takes seconds to set up.
All you need is a roll of aluminium foil. Tear off a few sheets and invite your child to twist, fold, and shape to their heart’s content. They might make a robot, form letters of their...
Materials
Prep
Step 1:
Tear or cut a few sheets of foil and lay them out for your child to explore.
Step 2:
Optionally, add some animals or figurines for them to model on or wrap up as an extended activity, as well as markers or paints to decorate their creations.
Play
Encourage your child to scrunch and shape the foil into anything they like = animals, people, objects, letters or numbers. You can suggest a challenge like “Can you make the first letter of your name?” or “Can you build a tiny house?”
Extend
Foil fashion: Try sculpting accessories like crowns, bracelets or superhero masks.
Treasure hunt: Scrunch up a bunch of foil "gems" then hide them around the room for a fun scavenger hunt
Space theme: Make rockets, planets, the moon, stars and build your own shiny solar system
