Boat Craft (Katie Wells)
Kids, tell your parents to save this week’s egg carton so that you can make your own boat that floats! Before we start, here are some cool facts about boats!
What’s the fastest boat in the World?
The Guinness World Record holder is the jet-powered hydroplane Spirit of Australia, which reached the speed of 317 mph.
How much does an anchor weigh?
It can weigh up to thousands of pounds. The USS Ford’s Anchor is 30,000 pounds. Each chain link weighs 136 pounds.
When were boats invented?
The oldest recovered boat is the Pesse Canoe (made by hollowing out the center of a tree trunk). It was made thousands of years ago between 8200 and 7600 BC. Thousands of years ago.
What’s the largest boat in the world?
The Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, measures 365 meters in length (nearly a quarter mile long) and set sail from Miami, Florida this year.
What’s the spookiest boat?
The Queen Anne’s Revenge was Blackbeard the pirate’s ship. It was said to be so scary with its 40 cannons and jet black sails, that when sailors saw it coming they would turn pale as ghosts
Boat Craft
Boat Craft Step One (Katie Wells)
Step One: Gather your supplies.
An egg carton
Skewer sticks or straws
Colorful paper
Scissors
Glue or tape
Markers or paint
Boat Craft Step Two (Katie Wells)
Step Two: Add color.
Get creative! Color your carton with markers or paint. This will be the hull of your boat. Add stripes, polka dots, fish or anchors! Let your paint dry.
Boat Craft Step Three (Katie Wells)
Step Three: Make your sails.
Use scissors (get an adult to help) and cut your paper into different sized triangles. These will be sails and flags for the masts of your boat.
Fold your triangles in half. When you wrap them around the mast your flag will show on both sides.
Boat Craft Step Four (Katie Wells)
Step Four: Make your masts.
Cut your straws or skewer sticks to the height you want. These are your masts. I made one a little smaller than the other.
Fold the paper around the masts so that the two points of the triangle meet.
Use glue or tape on the inside of the triangles to hold them together.
Use as few or as many triangles as you want!
Boat Craft Step Five (Katie Wells)
Step Five: Attach your masts to the boat.
Use your masts to poke a hole into the middle of the cones on the carton.
Put a dab of glue at the ends of your masts and stick them in the holes.
Hold until the glue is dry, and your masts can stand up straight on their own
Boat Craft Step Six (Katie Wells)
Step Six: Your boat is finished and ready to float!
Boat Craft Step Seven (Katie Wells)
Step Seven: Don’t forget your passengers!
