Paper Mache Boats

A cereal box is transformed into a boat complete with fabric sails and wooden dowels.  Ann wood handmade shares the details.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.annwoodhandmade.com/paper-mache-boat-pattern/

Valentine Boats

Paper origami boats make the base for these cute Valentine's Day boats.  Green jello then adds wooden skewers and heart sails to make them complete for Valentine's Day.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://greenjello.typepad.com/green_jello/2009/02/how-to-make-valentine-love-boats.html

Boxy Sail Boats

A small cardboard box makes the base for this sail boat toy from crafts unleashed.  She then adds a paper and straw sail and decorates with washi tape and crayons.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftsunleashed.com/kids-stuff/kids-boat-craft/

Rub a dub dub there's a soap boat in the tub

A bar of soap, and a tooth pick held paper sail make these fun boats for summertime fun.  I heart nap time then holds soap boat races filling a rain gutter with water.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.iheartnaptime.net/soap-boat/

Plastic Lid Sail Boats

Plastic container lids make the boat for this sailing craft.  Five little chefs then add a popsicle stick post and washi tape sails to make the boats complete.  She then creates a tin foil river for the boats to race down and sail.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.fivelittlechefs.com/2013/04/summer-fun-sailboat.html

The joys of boys uses smaller lids and paper sails connected with coffee story sicks.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thejoysofboys.com/foil-river/

Boat in a Box

Cardboard boxes transform into playtime boats with paper tubes and large sheets of white paper.  El hada de papel brings these boats to life.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.elhadadepapel.com/2012/06/caja-02-box-02-kiste-02.html

Yo Ho Ho and a Wine Cork Boat

Kids will have lots of fun in the tubby after making this upcycled toy boat courtesy of inner child fun.  She takes three wine corks, two rubber bands, a tooth pick, a triangle of foam and a pull string and voila a wonderful floating tub toy. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://innerchildfun.com/2013/07/quick-craft-for-kids-toy-boats.html

Handmade charlotte makes one too but skips the rubber bands using twine completely and adds an anchor.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/diy-cork-sailboat-in-a-jar/ 

Creative jewish mom makes a popsicle stick version too.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creativejewishmom.com/2011/07/summer-craft-wine-cork-boats-.html

Ice Skating Boats

One fun task for a hot summer day is to make ice boats.  Using a cupcake liner, ice cube, tooth pick and plastic paper.  Freeze water in ice cube trays to make the boat but place a tooth pick in the center so that you'll have a mast for the plastic sails, then place them in cupcake wrappers and slide across a sensory box of frozen ice.  Kids will have fun as the boats float upon the ice.  Take it outside and as it melts they can see if the boats start to sink or float.

Alpha mom uses a cup to free the water to make her boat and uses a bendy straw for the mast.  She adds a paper sail.  For her version she floats them in a big bowl of water.

Learning 4 kids colors her ice and uses huge containers to make super big boats.

Kids River Boat Craft

Minico shares a tutorial for how to make a boat using twigs, embroidery floss and origami paper. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.minieco.co.uk/handmade-boats/