Saturday, April 18, 2026

Summer Projects: Design a Boat!

 I’ve been looking for family projects.  Many of us wind up instruction for the year in May.  I like to have projects to do along with summer reading, in between summer camps, such as VBS.  Buoyancy and Boat Design has a series of activities about sinking and floating.  Finally the kiddos make penny boats with aluminum foil.  Perfect for tykes. Float a paper boat.

What about older children?  Build a Cardboard Boat; plan on using a lot of duct tape.  Here, here, and here are more tips and inspiration.  Have you heard of the Concrete Canoe Challenge? (I met a teacher who participated or I would never have heard of it either.). Have you ever considered making a Dugout Canoe?   These types of projects work well as a family or group.  See what inspires your family.

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