Last week, we were all really, really bored while Aidan was sick (for 5 days solid!!!). We decided to try making some raft style boats out of craft sticks!
We taped 6 crafts sticks together with two strips of duct tape and then glued two support sticks across the top with Tacky Glue. Then, we glued on a mast and sail.
Here’s a better view of the duct tape on the bottom.
We let the rafts dry for about 3 hours, and then we were ready to set sail! We filled up the bathtub, and put in the boats. Apparently, Tacky Glue is not waterproof… the rafts immediately starting coming apart. The craft sticks were still connected because of the duct tape, but they curled away from the sticks on top and the rafts sank. Gresham went off to his afternoon nap pouting because we couldn’t sail the rafts. What a success!
Anyone have an idea for a boat to make that actually floats? We’d love to hear it!
well, we made ice boats and boats from recyclables and one from an empty chip bag with a lid to prop it open to create a ‘hull’!
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