An empty drink container makes two of these hardy vessels. Use one to hold crayons at the kids' table for mealtime doodling and others to re-create the Mayflower crossing. Each child uses a drinking straw to blow into the sail and make her ship travel across the table. Hold a contest to see who can make her ship sail the farthest.
Materials
- pint carton
- glue stick
- black or brown tissue paper scraps
- gel pen
- 6-inch drinking straw
- tape
- hole punch
Instructions
- Make the hull: Cut a pint carton in half. Coat it with a glue stick, then attach black or brown tissue paper scraps. Write the ship's name with a gel pen.
- Make the mast: Cut a slit in one end of a 6-inch length of a drinking straw. Slide it over the hull's pointed end, tape it in place, and glue on tissue paper to cover the tape.
- Make the sail: With a hole punch, make a pair of holes in a 5- by 4-inch piece of paper. Slip the sail onto the straw.
