Come Sail Away

This past week we talked about transportation. We did a few fun activities to talk about what moves, force, what force is, and what do these things that move do for us and our community. We talked about wind and sailboats and how the sails use the force of wind to move. After playing with a ball and learning about pushing and pulling, we moved to making our sailboats.

The next day we moved to airplanes and how they use the force of pushing air to fly. These were a big hit because not only was it a plane that they could paint but it became a toy once it dried. 

To make these fun little guys you will need:

• Popsicle Sticks
• Hot Glue Gun
• Clothes Pins
• Paint 
• Scissors

The first thing you need to do is take popsicle sticks and cut them in half. This will be part of your tails. You will also need to cut the ends off of the sticks to make the rest of the tail. Each plane needs 2 regular popsicle sticks, 1 half stick, 1 clothes pin, and 1 end.

You will take the hot glue gun and glue a regular stick on the top and bottom of the clothes pin. Hot glue the half stick on the back of the clothes pin to make the tail. 

To finish the tail you will want to hot glue the end of the stick that you cut so that it is pointing up. 

Once the glue is cool, the planes are ready to be painted. 

I used acrylic paints on this project because they are thicker and dry more vibrant. We usually use Bio Paints but those needed more than one coat to really be seen. 

Once they are dry the kids can take them home! I suggested putting magnets on the bottoms and using it on the fridge or just have fun playing with them!