Milk Carton Sailboat- MSSS Crafts

Milk Carton Sailboat

This is a fun craft that actually floats - Mikhyla and Scarlett both had a lot of fun playing outside in tubs of water with their boats over the summer!

Materials

1 small milk carton
stiff card
coloured contact
pipe cleaners
polystyrene

Method

Cut milk carton in half - one milk carton can be used for two children.
Glue a small piece of polystyrene in the base - this will hold the pipe cleaner sail.
Cut out a 8 cm square piece of cardboard. Decorate (we did this by cutting out shapes from the coloured contact). Cover with two pieces of coloured contact 10cm square.
Punch a whole in the top and bottom middle of the sail. Thread pipe cleaner through and stick into the polystyrene.
(optional) Use craft sticks or pipe cleaners to create people to place in the boat.
If you are game(!) allow the children to float their arks in a tub of water as you tell the story. Alternatively, use a large piece of blue fabric or a tarpaulin instead. See Little Boat: Interactive Storytelling for more ideas.

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