Pool Noodles material works when they're the type without the hole.

Use a reciprocating saw with a long metal cutting blade or use an electric carving knife.

Saw off a few slices 1.125" thick.

Lay them down and mark out circles just over the diameter of your lid holes.
Carve out your little cylinders.

In each cylinder high speed Drill a 1/8" to 3/16" diameter hole for clone

Insert Scissors into clone hole and snip once.

Remind wife she'll look way less goofy using a shorter pool noodle.

Done.