Gutter Boat Races Using Pool Noodles

Make the slit then stick the craft stick through the foam to make the sail.

Gutter boat races using pool noodles.

School carnival game idea rain gutter regatta. The kids can stack the foam pieces glue them together and generally do whatever it takes to make their boat float the way they want. Stick the craft stick in the pool noodle. You might need to make a little slit with the craft knife.

A fun toy boat race using plastic gutter. See more ideas about rain gutters rain gutter regatta cub scouts. Cut one noodle in half easy to do with a bread knife and tape the other together in a ring shape using the duct tape both of these techniques were used in my pool noodle wreath project too. Push the pencils into the grass try 1 4 of the pencil about a foot apart.

Use a small amount of blue food coloring optional to add a slight blue color to the water if you wish. Bend the sail in half and mark where you need to make the slit for the craft stick. All the games activities and fun from the rain gutter regatta including decorating sailboats sailboat races and playing with semaphore flags. We decorated using flag pennant decorations and 2 balloon at the finish line taped to the end of each gutter on a balloon stick now off to the races.

Make pool noodle boats for a fun craft activity and hours of fun water play. Fill each gutter with about 3 gallons of water. In the past i ve used cut up pool noodles foam pieces from computer packaging and foam sheets of insulation for the bases. This video show where the homeowner has scratched their gutters while cleaning their gutters and how we use a pool noodle to protect the gutters from aluminu.

Then place the noodle hole over each pencil. This warm weather water carnival game is sure to be a favorite at your school carnival. Nautical rain gutter regatta party part 2 the fun. The cub scouts then race their boats in water filled rain gutters at a pack meeting.

Those long bright and foamy noodles that spend their summer days floating around your pool can be used for so much more than you give them credit for. The only dimensions that really matters is the width. Noodle boats made from a pool noodle shiskabob skewers and parchment paper. May 25 2020 explore nicole lemon s board rain gutter regata followed by 168 people on pinterest.

It takes planning and effort to host one. But much like the pinewood derby the raingutter regatta is an event.