Sail away with this DIY cork boat!
This is a DIY craft that will transport an ordinary day into an afternoon of fun and adventure! And there are plenty of ways to help develop your child’s finger and hand strength with cutting, stretching, drawing and more. Then set sail on an adventure of the imagination that your child will surely want to share with a friend.
Materials:
- 3 wine corks
- 2 thick rubber bands
- Toothpicks
- Craft foam sheet
- Scissors
- Hot glue (optional)
Directions:
- Rubber band together 3 corks turned sideways. (use hot glue to reinforce)
- Cut craft foam sheet into a triangle for the sail. Decorate as you desire.
- Use tooth pick and poke a hole at the top and through the bottom of the sail.
- Stick tooth pick into the middle cork.
- See how well your cork-boat floats.
Literacy Connection: Continue the theme of nice manners by highlighting the beauty of sharing with Llama Llama Time to Share by Anna Dewdney. The lesson of struggling to share a beloved item is simple when the theme rhymes with share, and that is… learning to care! Sometimes learning that sharing when you are ready can be the most fun.
