FOAMIE FRIEND KITS

​Want to make your own foamie?

Kits retail for $25 but I sell them through the website for $20. We have 3 kits to choose from (Spud Boat, Creek Boat, and Play Boat). I will be happy to make you a custom hull of your choosing for $5 more if you want me to match a particular boat. When I first made foamies (Generation 1-3), I used paints and finishes that we readily available at craft stores and were user friendly. Now that I use Rubber Dip and Professional Automotive finishes which requires paint booths and respirators there is no way for the end user to make a product nearly as durable as what I produce. As a result I really stopped pushing the kits. We do have them available for the diehards, and those that enjoy the process.


Foamie Kit $20      + $7 Priority Mail shipping

Boat type
​Each Includes:
  • 1 Wooden boat hull
  • 1 Bamboo Spine
  • 1 Foam Body
  • 2 Foam Arms
  • 2 Foam Blades
  • 1 Foam Head
  • 1 Bamboo Paddle shaft
  • Pike for painting head and blades (serves as extra paddle shaft if one ever breaks)
  • 5 toothpicks to attach arms (only 4 needed just in case you break one)
  • 3 mini crafts sticks (to clean up adhesive)
  • 1 Small piece of wood (to use as a thimble when attaching arms)
  • 1 Nail for punching holes through foam
  • 1 Small piece of sandpaper (to finish sand and if needed between coats)
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Not included but needed:
  • Paint brushes
  • Acrylic Paint – We recommend and use Delta Ceramcoat
  • Adhesive – We recommend and use DAP StrongStik although any waterproof adhesive will work. We finish out any imperfections with
  • Liquid Nail Projects adhesive. (Both adhesives are low VOC for my safety purposes)
  • Varnish – We recommend Delta Ceramcoat Gloss Exterior Varnish

Not needed but may make process easier:
  • Frog Painting tape – Don’t try anything cheaper as it will pull paint right off foam
  • Stickers – Make sure they are vinyl, foil, urethane, etc. – Paper ones just won’t hold up
  • String and a clothes pin – Nice to hang foamie up by top of spine while painting
  • Medicine dropper syringe – nice to get adhesive into paddle blades
  • Black and White Fine tipped paint pen – I use Painters brand