Sailboat Crafts For Kids

Sail through summer with these free, easy sailboat crafts for kids.

Sailboat crafts for kids #1:
Milk Carton Sailboat
Arts and Craft Supplies Needed:

Milk carton
scissors
smaller box to place inside milk carton(matchstick box or soap bar box)
paint and paintbrush or markerspaper
sting
glue
straw or stick
hole punch or sharp pencil

This project requires adult assistance to cut the milk carton. Cut a milk carton in half lengthwise.Shape the ends of the milk carton with your fingers to make both ends of the boat pointy.Paint the smaller box that will go inside the milk carton to hold the sail. Punch a hole in the middle of the box with a sharp pencil. Glue the box into the center of the milk carton. Cut out a square piece of paper about 1/2 to 3/4 of the length of the straw or stick. This will be the sail. Decorate the sail as you like with paint or markers. Punch a hole at the top and bottom of the sail and weave the straw or stick through the holes. Wrap a string around the top of the straw and tape each end of the string to each end of the boat.

Sailboat crafts for kids #2:
Matchbox or Soap Bar Box Sailboat

Supplies Needed:

Match box or soap bar box (or any other small box will work)
aluminum foil
straw or stick
paper
paint and paintbrush or markers
playdough
hole punch or sharp pencil

Lay the open, empty match box or soap bar box on top of a piece of aluminum foil. Wrap the box with the aluminum foil. This will keep it waterproof. Cut a square from paper and decorate it with paint or markers. Let dry. This will be the sail. Punch two holes in the middle of the square paper, one at the top and one at the bottom. Weave the straw or stick through these holes. Put a small lump of playdough in the center of the boat. Stand the sail upright by pushing one end of the straw into the playdough to hold the sail in place.

Sailboat crafts for kids #3:
Egg Carton Sailboat

Arts and Craft Supplies Needed:

The lid of an egg carton
construction paper
scissors
hole punch or sharp pencil
straw or stick
paints and paintbrush or markers
tape

Cut a triangle from the construction paper. Punch two or three holes along one length of it. Weave the straw or stick through the holes in the paper triangle. Paint the inside of the egg carton lid. Tape your sail to one end of the boat.

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Sailboat crafts for kids #4:
Styrofoam Sailboat

Supplies Needed:

Styrofoam lid(from a hamburger container or restaurant take out food container)
paint and paintbrush or markers or stickers
construction paper
hole punch or sharp pencil
tape or playdough
scissors
straw or stick

Cut a triangle from the construction paper. Punch two or three holes along one length of it with either a hole punch or the tip of a sharp pencil. Weave the straw through the holes in the paper triangle. Decorate your sail as you like. Decorate the inside of the boat either by painting it or using stickers or markers. Tape your sail to one end of the boat or stick the straw into a lump of playdough to hold the sail upright.

Sailboat crafts for kids #5:
Aluminum Wrapped Boat

Supplies Needed:

Any small box(such as a match box or soap bar box,etc.)
Aluminum foil

Lay the box on top of a piece of aluminum foil. Wrap the box in the aluminum foil to make it waterproof. Mold structures/decorations to the ends of your boat with other pieces of aluminum foil. Tape in place if needed.

Sailboat crafts for kids #6:
Papercup Sailboat

Supplies Needed:

styrofoam or paper cup
paints and paintbrush or markers
paper
toothpick or small stick
tape or playdough

This project requires adult assistance to cut off the top half of the cup with a knife of scissors.

Cut a styrofoam or paper cup in half width wise. Decorate the inside with paints or markers. Cut out a small triangle from the paper. Punch two holes along one side of the triangle and weave the toothpick or stick through the holes. Tape the sail to the inside of the styrofoam cup at the bottom of the toothpick or stick the toothpick into a small lump of playdough in the cup.