Titanic Remembrance Day
The Titanic was supposed to be an unsinkable ship, until an iceberg brought her down. However, nowadays, with our technology, this could not happen. And it also won’t happen when you make an unsinkable sponge boat with your little sailor! There are many different types including row boats, sailboats, tugboats, steamboats, airboats, motorboats, cruise ships, and barges, to name a few. To reinforce your child’s understanding of various types of boats, gather up magazines with pictures visit the library or bookstore. Then try this boat-building project, which will teach you child about the many different ways to powerboats and the physics of floating. You will need the following materials: sponges, tape, safety scissors, paper for sails drinking straws, crayons, markers or stickers.
Step By Step
1. Assist your child in cutting the sponges into shapes of boats.
2. Make the sail by cutting a small square out of construction paper.
3. Decorate the sail with crayons, markers or stickers. Try using red, white and blue markers and star-shaped stickers for a festive look.
4. Cut straw in half, lengthwise for the mast.
5. Tape sail to the straw.
6. Cut a small hole in middle of sponge and insert the mast.
7. Float the boats in a tub of water. Bon Voyage!
