Egg Carton Boats
This is a fantastic art project one can do with their kids for the summer. You can pair the activity with a book like Peppa Pig and the Muddy Puddles, which would make the activity more meaningful.
1) Materials: although I knew I wanted to make a boat at some point and thus bought a 12 egg egg carton, I did wing this a bit. So my photo doesn’t show all the materials needed. But to be honest, just be crafty and do what works for you! My basic materials: egg carton (12 egg & 6 egg), chopsticks or whichever kinds of sticks you like i.e. skewers(for mast), paper & paint (for sails) or colored construction paper, ribbon/ string (to secure mast &bunting), glue, scissors, blue tack, staples…
2) We began with the sails. To be honest you can do WHATEVER you like for these. Also, I we used the“water technique” of wetting the paper and letting the colors run a little, asI thought it fitting with “The Sea”. However, you can re-use an old drawing,draw a new one. Paint patterns or even use a scrap of fabric! Whatever takes your fancy.
3) Once the sails where done, I made the basic boat, whilst Red Ted ate a pare, looked at the book again and got excited! The 12 egg egg carton is ideal for a boat, as it has a raised bit right in the middle of it – perfect for a mast.Whilst he 6 egg egg carton, has a dip in the middle and the mast is a little wobblier. I just poked it through, put blue tack underneath and added some precautionary glue.
4) The ribbon/ string helps secure the mast – I tied round the top,threaded it through little holes on the side and tied them again underneath. Seems to do the trick! Also added some blobs of glue just in case!
5) Once dry, I cut out some sails and flags. Glued on the sails and stapled on the flags. Using clothes pins to help keep things in place.
6) If you like you could make little people out of empty nail polish bottles or the characters of the book. Fill the empty nail polish bottles with different colored paints. The paint a face on the top of the brush with different faces or the back of a head.
Courtesy of Life at the Zoo
