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MAY FLOWER SHIPS
Give each
child a walnut shell half, a small piece of play dough, a toothpick and a
small square of white paper for a sail. Let the kids decorate their sails
with crayons. Help each child punch holes in his or her sail. Show the
child how to stick his or her toothpick in one hole and out the other
hole. Have the kids roll the play dough into a ball and place in the
bottom of the walnut shell.. Then stick the toothpick in the play dough.
COLUMBUS DAY BOATS
18 small
marshmallows, 9 maraschino cherries, can of sliced peaches, vanilla ice
cream, butterscotch syrup, ice cream scoop, 12 toothpicks, 3 dessert
plates, (banana split bowls), spoon, can opener,
On each dessert plate, place 3 scoops of ice cream. Arrange peach slices
around the ice cream. Spoon the syrup over the ice cream and peaches. On
each of 9 toothpicks, sit one marshmallow, a cherry, and another
marshmallow in that order. Stick a toothpick on top of each scoop of ice
cream. On the middle marshmallow poke a flag of your own design--the Nina,
Pinta, and Santa Maria.
SAILBOATS
Supplies
Needed
A wide plastic lid (like the lid from a
margarine tub)
A drinking straw
Construction paper
Kids' scissors
A hole punch
Crayons, markers, and/or stickers
A small wad of play dough
Instructions
Cut a triangle from a piece of construction paper - this will be your
sail.
Decorate the sail with crayons, markers, and/or stickers. Punch three
holes along one side of the triangle. Weave a drinking straw (the
boat's mast) through the holes. Put
a small wad of molding clay on the inside of the lid. Push the end of the
drinking straw into the clay.
You now have a cute little toy sailboat that can float in water!
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