My son is 8 and in grade 3 and he needs to take in materials from around the house that he can make a boat out of. I know for sure plastic jugs/bottles but what else is there that he take? Any ideas and has anyone out there had to do this for their own project or child's project?
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2007-01-17 12:31:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Just made one with my grandson who is 9. Did it for scouts. We used a soda bottle, 20oz, cut sideways for bottom. It was Christmas time so bear with me. We put a candy cane upside down in the middle to hold the masts. The mast was a picture of reindeer flying. We cut it out from an old card. In the front of the boat we used a candy cane that was curve side down. We had a gingerbread man sitting on the cane. Inside the boat we filled it with presents that we bought at the dollar store. At the top of the masts we made a crows nest out of a medicine cup. The kind you get from nyquil or something like that. We wrapped a border from a card around the cup so it looked good. We cut out a pic of santa and stuck him in the cup or "look out". In the back of the boat we cut out another pic I think of a reindeer. Goofy looking one. We glued that in the back sort of as a "bye bye" thing. We put tiny candy canes around the back for the anchor. We also made a rope ladder with toothpicks and heavy string. The candy canes were plastic. Not real. Hope this helps. It looked way cool. He won the scout prize that night.
2007-01-17 16:29:10 · answer #1 · answered by Me2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use aluminum. That always floats on water and it's fun to make boats with.
2007-01-17 20:38:05 · answer #2 · answered by Durr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋