Treasure Island Education Pack (PDF) - New Theatre Royal

Milk Carton Pirate Ship
This is useful for maths as the pupils will have to measure the cartons in order to work out how
much paper to use.
You will need
2 milk/fruit juice cartons
2 straws
Playdough
Yellow, black and white paper
Glue, scissors and tape
Alternative
Use craft foam instead of paper and you will have a ship that actually floats.
Step 1 Tape a piece of black paper about ½ way up the
milk carton as shown in the photo on the right.
Tape black paper all the way up the back of the
carton, leaving about 2.5cm sticking up over the
carton.
Step 2 Tape white paper over the rest of the carton.
Stick two blobs of playdough in the centre of the
pirate ship.
Step 3 Cut a 5cm or 6cm piece off the bottom of the
second carton.
Tape it onto the ship (covering the playdough).
Poke two holes in it (with a pencil) right above the
playdough blobs.
Cover with white paper.
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