How to Make a Tabletop Styrofoam Waterfall

Styrofoam waterfall? Well, yes! You do not need to have an outdoor garden to have a waterfall. Your apartment is fine! Wouldn’t it be great to hear the gurgling sound of running water in your apartment or in your balcony? Don’t worry about not having rocks etc to make your waterfall . Just styrofoam and few pebbles will do!

You need:

• One sheet 1-1½ " Styrofoam
• Plaster of paris -2 cups
  
• White cement - 2 cups
  
• Putty powder - 1 cup
  
• Fevicol or White Glue to mix
  
• Underwater pump kit
  

For Decoration:

• Pebbles
• Small stones
• Statues-like cherubs,fairies,birds,frogs etc.
  
• Plastic plants

Step1.

This is the measurement I had used for the above waterfall.You can customize the measurement to whatever size you would like your waterfall to be!

Cut the styrofoam into-

14"x 5" = 1 no - For the back

11"x 5" = 1 no - For the step

8"x 5" = 1 no - For the step

6"x 5" = 1 no - For the step

9"x 6" = 1 no -For the left side

4"x 5" = 1 no -For the extra left side

12" x 6" = 1 no -For the right side

8" x 5" = 1 no -For the extra right side

3"x 4 " = 1 no -For the other extra right side.

Step 2.

Apply white glue, arrange and stick the steps.

Step 3.

Coat white glue on the sides as well and stick the side pieces.

Let it dry! Maybe 6-8 hours.

Step 4.

Now mix the plaster of paris,white cement and putty powder with the white glue.you may add a little water too to make it like a batter consistency.

Step 5.

Brush the batter on to the stuck and arranged styrofoam and smoothen with a palette knife for a smooth finish. Allow it to dry.

Step 6.

When dry ,spread the white glue and stick on the pebbles and the tiny stones..according to your imagination or like the picture above.Whatever.It is your waterfall and you can decorate it as you like. Allow it to dry.

Step 7.

When dry ,place the styrofoam waterfall on a tiny stand or a stack of tiles and place it in a container.Decorate the container with small rocks and the plastic plants.Arrange the statues wherever you wish.

Step 8.

Fill the container with water.Place the underwater pump.Extend the tube to the hole at the top of the waterfall.Switch on the water pump!There..there..Your waterfall is cascading down!Enjoy the soothing sound of the gurgling ripples of water whenever you want to calm your mind! Relax and enjoy your water garden !:)

Plaster of Paris-A white powder that forms a paste when it is mixed with water and then hardens into a solid, used in making casts, molds, and sculpture-it is essentially gypsum cement(hemihydrated calcium sulfate)

White cement is similar to ordinary, gray cement in all respects except for its high degree of whiteness and it is somewhat more expensive than the gray product.

Putty powder-A fine lime cement used as a finishing coat on plaster.

Have fun making your own tabletop waterfall!