Stick Raft

DIY Stick Raft Boats. We collected the sticks for this project on our way home from school. I made the boats and the kids spent hours and hours playing with them, at home and at the beach. It was beyond wonderful. It all started with my husband, and his love of watching the sailing. The Volvo Ocean Race is on at the moment, and they finished a

Once you have the main body of your raft constructed, you will need two more twigs measuring slightly over the width of your raft. These will attach underneath your raft, placed in the opposite direction, along your original knot lines. Turn your raft so the underneath is facing you, then lay your first twig in the opposite direction and tie

Craft Stick Raft DIY SUPPLIES. 12 craft sticks White Glue. INSTRUCTIONS. Simply allow your child to apply a line of white glue to two of the craft sticks. Lay the sticks parallel about two inches apart, and then apply craft sticks perpendicular to the two gluey ones until you have a little raft. Allow the raft to dry completely.

Now that we know our stick raft can float we cannot wait to take it to the beach or a little creek over the summer. Tonya Staab is a mother to 3 children, twins and a teenager, and the creative mind behind Create-Celebrate-Explore which aims to inspire parents to craft, cook and explore the world with their children.

To make the raft, lay down 7 jumbo craft sticks vertically. Glue 2 jumbo craft sticks horizontally across the 7 others to secure the shape. This will create the bottom layer of the raft.

When completing the Stick Raft Building STEM Project children will obviously have a go at actually building a real raft. They may be lucky and get a fully working result first time or their design might need tweaking. Either way an immense amount can be gained from not just making, but testing their design, evaluating it and possibly making

2. Lay 8 regular paddle pop stick on the top of the 2 base layers and glue in place. 3. Seperate the paddle pop sticks in the middle and glue a stick in place. Tip glue around the entire stick on the top, and once touch dry, do the same at the base glue around the entire circumference of the stick. 4. Allow to dry well before the next step. 5.

This 'Build a Raft' STEM Activity is a great way of exploring key science and engineering concepts in a practical way.It helps explain concepts such as floating and sinking by encouraging children to make a raft using natural materials. The STEM Raft Challenge Worksheet lists the required materials, as well as a step-by-step guide to building the raft. It also asks children to describe what

The little yogurt cup and popsicle stick raft were cute and definitely moved through the water but wasn't super sturdy when put up against the lake water waves. This was a really fun STEM challenge on the water and the testing was even better. I think one of the best parts was watching the creativity flow and the cooperation that I got to see

Here's how to make a popsicle stick raft to float in the pool or lake. One more fun kids craft before the summer ends. Here's how to make a popsicle stick raft to float in the pool or lake. For this craft you will need a few popsicle sticks and a construction paper triangle. We used hot glue to stick ours together and it held up well, when