2007 Printable Manual - Texas State Library and Archives ...

Sail Away With Books!
Puzzle Sticks
(Adapted from Fun-to-Make Crafts for Every Day.)
Materials
Craft sticks
Markers
Masking tape
Pencil
Directions
Take twelve craft sticks and lay them side-by-side. Even up the edges and tape the sticks
together with masking tape. Label each craft stick with numbers one through twelve. Flip over
the craft sticks and use a pencil to draw a sailboat scene on them. Color the picture with markers
and then take the tape off. Mix up the craft sticks and put the puzzle back together.
The Nina, Pinta, or Santa Maria
(Adapted from Fun-to-Make Crafts for Every Day.)
Materials
Paper
Cereal box
Drinking straw
Pencil
Crayons or markers
Hole punch
Directions
In advance, collect enough cereal boxes to have one per child. Be sure to check for cereal boxes
that do not have writing on the inside of them. Draw a sailing ship on a piece of paper sized to fit
the side of the cereal box. Cut out the sailing ship pattern and trace it onto the side of the cereal
box. Make sure the bottom of the ship is on the long edge of the box so the side of the box can be
the bottom of the ship. After tracing, cut out the ship and turn it inside out. On the blank side,
paint the ship any way you want. Use a white piece of paper as a sail and decorate the sail with
markers or crayons. Use a hole punch to make a small hole in the top and bottom center of the
“sail.” Place a drinking straw through it so that the straw becomes the mast. Bow the paper out a
bit to make it look like there is wind in the sail and tape it in place where the straw and sail meet
to keep it in place. Staple the top edge of the ship, inserting the straw in the middle. Write the
name of the ship on the bow.
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