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Foam Donut With Bead Sprinkles!

  • Math
  • Motor Practice
  • Spelling
  • Pre-K
  • Kindergarten
  • Grades 1-3

Who can say no to a donut!? Pick your flavor and add your sprinkles to this craft that’s easy as 1-2-3!

Materials


1 Tan Foam Sheet
1 Pink, White, or Brown Foam Sheet
Melty Beads

Glue

Scissors

Instructions


Step  1.

Cut 1 tan foam sheet into a circle, then cut a hole in the center.

Step  1.

Cut 1 tan foam sheet into a circle, then cut a hole in the center.

Step  2.

Choose your icing color! Do you like strawberry, chocolate, or vanilla? Cut out a circular shape with wavy edges, then cut the same sized hole in the center of this piece as well.

Step  2.

Choose your icing color! Do you like strawberry, chocolate, or vanilla? Cut out a circular shape with wavy edges, then cut the same sized hole in the center of this piece as well.

Step  3.

Add on some sprinkles! Glue on Melty Beads to complete your donut!

Step  3.

Add on some sprinkles! Glue on Melty Beads to complete your donut!

Teacher's Corner

Use this a-dough-rable foam craft to practice your shapes, spelling, and fine motor skills

Lesson Objectives

  • Sweet Spelling: Word association helps students connect letters to the words they use every day — like ‘D’ for donuts. Can they think of other words associated with the letter ‘D?’ Dance along to Sesame Street’s ABC Song and explore other words to associate with all the letters!     
  • A-glaze-ing Shapes: Tracing circles onto the foam sheets help your students strengthen their fine motor skills and shape recognition. Not all donuts are round — eclairs and cinnamon twists are rectangular, and some are even heart-shaped! Encourage the class to get creative by tracing and cutting unique donut shapes!          

Follow-up Discussion

Melty beads make the perfect sensory sprinkles! What colorful pattern will your students create — will they add all of one color, a fun color-block pattern, or a rainbow mix? Once the beads are glued and dried, have your students run their hands across their craft. How does the soft foam feel against the bumpy beads? What other embellishments can they add for more texture?