Sawa dee ka! This week we made Krathong Floating boats for our Geography Curriculum week on Thailand!

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This craft went much better than our Columbus Day Boat craft so I thought I’d share our building strategies!

Supplies:

  • Cardboard
  • Masking Tape
  • Tin Foil
  • Popsicle sticks and any other decorating items you’d like
  • Play-doh (optional: we used it to secure the popsicle sticks that were holding up the sails)

Directions:

STEP 1: Cut a rectangle out of cardboard and fold in each side so it makes a “U” shape as below. I used masking tape to hold it in place.

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STEP 2: Cover the boat with tin foil, making sure to pinch ends together in a pointy shape to keep water from getting into boat.

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STEP 3: Using popsicle sticks and whatever else you like, decorate your boat. We used the sticks for oars and also to hold up our sails. We placed a small ball of play-doh inside the boats and stuck the sail popsicle sticks into it.

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Step 4: Present your finished boat to Mom for blog pics:

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Step 5: Test out the boats to see if they float! If you want to be more authentic in your Thailand Krathong Boat Festival, you can add a small candle to the boats and float them at night!

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I’m happy to say all boats floated except my preschoolers which tipped after awhile. We later discovered she had used play-doh to secure the popsicle sticks on one side and tape on the other so it was just a balance issue. We fixed it and all went on sailing!

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