Boat
Materials
- Construction paper
- Markers/Crayons/Pencil Colors/Pencil
- Scissors
- Tape/glue
- Lunch straw
Time
Under 1 hour
Procedure
Instruct students to:
- Fold construction paper in half to form a 9" by 6" rectangle.
- Cut along the fold line.
- Give one half to a classmate.
- Fold the construction paper in half lengthwise to form a 3 by 9 strip.
- Draw the shape of a canoe type boat along the fold line.
- Cut out shape but not along the fold line.
- Coat each side with wax crayon to make the paper partially waterproof.
- Seal open ends with tape.
- Cut 2 strips ½" wide and long enough (about 1) to allow for glue tabs on each end for the seats.
- Glue inside the boat to add seats.
- Cut a straw length approximately 3long to form the mast.
- Cut and glue an arrow shape with approximately 1 sides to straw.
- Attach to bottom of boat with tape.
Last Updated: 08/20/2013