Foam is one of the most versatile materials around. It comes in a huge range of grades and types, from those suitable for packaging more valuable products to carefully produced medical foams. However, there are also a lot of uses for foam that are all about fun.

There are three properties of foam products that make them absolutely ideal for novelty uses. First of all, it is a very lightweight material that can be easily shaped – and cut – into all manner of forms. Second, it’s spongy and flexible, which makes it very safe for kids to use and play with. All kinds of foam toys are pretty harmless. They are soft and hard to hurt yourself or anyone else with – even on purpose. Third, as a material, basic foam is pretty cheap. That means low value items can be produced for special events.

Souvenir giant foam hands are the classic toy for sports matches. They make ideal souvenirs and provide a big, bright splash of team colours. They are also hard to throw with any force, so stadium security look upon them fondly!

As children’s toys, foam products are cheap, bright, and very safe. Kids love having fights with floppy bats and novelty swords made from soft foam. We’ve all done it once or twice – even the grown ups like to have a go and indulge in a bit of harmless horseplay or an ostentatious mock duel or two. There are a huge range of fun items that can be made fairly quickly and easily from simple foam sheets.