LBG’s Show and Tell this week was ‘Travel by Sea’. This was a challenge briefly until we took a better look at this month’s Discovery Table, all of which was made from recycled materials, in honour of Earth Day. On the table was a rocking yacht we made from a paper plate earlier this year.
To make it you need a paper plate, some old magazines, a brad and felt pens.
First, you need to cut the wave shape from your paper plate, and put to one side. This just needs to be covered in ripped up pieces of magazines in a collage style.
The remainder of the plate can be used to make the actual yacht. I cut out the standard boat shape, making sure that the base of the boat- which goes behind the waves- is long enough that you will be able to fix the two together with the brad. I then cut out the mast and a rough sail shape.
I used felt pen for detail on the hull of the yacht whilst we did more collage work on the sail using more magazine pieces.
Then we glued the sail to the mast and the mast to the yacht.
Once the glue is dried, fix the boat behind the waves. Then rock to your heart’s content.
Go on! You know you want to tell me what you think!