tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post4287547028837264649..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: Styrofoam!Teacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-36803616635380586192012-10-01T09:35:04.344-07:002012-10-01T09:35:04.344-07:00I had been discouraged in the past with styrofoam ...I had been discouraged in the past with styrofoam because of the little bits that have static cling, and end up on everything! After reading your post I was driving home from my son's music lesson and spotted two huge pieces of styrofoam sticking out of the top of my neighbor's trash can. I snagged them. The next day I went to Joann's and bought a styrofoam cutter. On Friday my students used the styrofoam and cutter in my sculpture class. We loved it! Thanks so much for all the helpful info! Now I'm going to keep my eye out at all the garage sales and thrift stores for more styrofoam cutters!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-7688701853697441162012-09-23T19:07:53.964-07:002012-09-23T19:07:53.964-07:00That's really cool Teacher Tom. Turns out all ...That's really cool Teacher Tom. Turns out all you needed was some older kiddos! My husband makes airplane wings for RC planes out of styrofoam. He has a huge hot wire cutter that is hooked up to a computer, he designs the plane wings and then the wire cuts out all the wings.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01598524571479954748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-21023882206064738482012-09-23T09:11:57.478-07:002012-09-23T09:11:57.478-07:00I'm feeling totally inspired!I'm feeling totally inspired!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821433798559863761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-78556770167504153042012-09-23T08:19:57.662-07:002012-09-23T08:19:57.662-07:00Love all the fun stuff you did with the styrofoam....Love all the fun stuff you did with the styrofoam...I try to use it all the time too when I find the huge pieces to play with. One mistake I have made in years past though was with the smaller pieces (packing ones) The class had a blast with it but it stuck to EVERYTHING!!!! I had to run home and get my shop-vac to clean it all up as it was clogging the regular vacuum cleaner. I just worried that the children would inhale the small pieces that had crumbled on their faces. Otherwise...they loved it!!! Even told me the next day that it was found all over their bodies and under the clothes they were wearing. Moms told me it all came off in the bathtub that night. For all the kids knew...they had a snow storm (BLIZZARD) in the classroom that day. That part still makes me smile..and I grabbed some pictures of their happy faces too!!!MaryEllennoreply@blogger.com