Midsommerfest at the Port of Poulsbo and the Kitsap Peninsula Water Trails Festival at the Silverdale waterfront (and Keyport, Brownsville, and Poulsbo) are this weekend, so we thought this would be the perfect time to share a fun nautical craft.
If your kids like to stay in the tub longer than usual or tend to linger at the sink when washing hands, then they'll love these clever cork sailboats that are the perfect size to float around the sink and tub - or take them down to the nearest beach.
This craft is easy and fast to make, and it provides hours of water fun.
What you need:
- Three corks (all the same size works best)
- Three rubber bands
- Toothpick
- Foam triangle
- Optional: Small ball of modeling clay or other topper for the toothpick point
- Wrap the first rubber band around the center of the corks.
- Wrap the second and third rubber bands around the outer edges of the corks, spacing them evenly.
- Poke the toothpick into the center of the middle cork to make a hole, then remove the toothpick.
- Poke the toothpick through the bottom center of the foam sail, then through the top near the point.
- Put the toothpick back in the hole in the cork. If using a protective cover for the point of the toothpick, add it before giving it to the child to play.
