Abstract: An improved foam applicator for applying fluid material to a surface, in which the handle and the fluid carrier portion of the applicator are each made substantially from foam. The handle can be made from a first foam member, the fluid carrier can be made from a second foam member, and an adhesive can be used to interconnect the first and second foam members. To manufacture the foam applicator, a foam handle material and a foam fluid carrier material are selected and bonded together to form a composite foam assembly embodying the applicator. To improve manufacturing efficiency, the foam handle material may comprise a strip of sufficient length to form plural instances of the handle, and the foam fluid carrier material may comprise a strip of sufficient length to form plural instances of the fluid carrier. Individual applicators can then be cut out following bonding of the foam handle material to the foam fluid carrier material.