After we learned how to build a paddle boat we had fun testing it out in an inflatable pool in our backyard.
Plastic bottle rubber band boat.
Because the bottle is filled with air it will float on top of water even with all the other parts attached to it.
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This is your paddle.
Slide your curved taped plastic carton pieces or your taped spoons or your joined foam pieces between the sides of the rubber band.
The kids had so much fun when we did the build a boat that floats challenge with our homeschool group that i knew they d love engineering these plastic bottle paddle boats.
Put the skewer through the hole in the back of the bottle.
This rubber band boat stem activity was a huge hit and we couldn t wait to share it with you.
You could easily experiment with your paddle boat in a bathtub or water table inside your house.
Stem activities for kids that involve water like this diy plastic paddle boat are always a hit.
You can sail your paddle boat in the bathtub in a pond or quiet stream or in a swimming or kiddie pool.
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Rubber band boat stem activity.
Secure them to the the bottle by screwing on the cap as seen in the photos.
Put the skewer in through the top of the bottle leaving the rubber bands sticking out just a little.
The plastic bottle makes a nice body of our boat because it s buoyant.