- 1). Pull out a piece of aluminum foil and lay your box on top. You need enough foil to cover the sides. Measure and tear the aluminum foil.
- 2). Fold the aluminum foil up over the sides of the box and into the inside. This keeps the boat from being damaged by the water.
- 3). Cut a 3-inch-by-4-inch piece of paper and decorate it anyway you like. You can turn it into a flag or leave it white. This will be your sail. If you use paint, allow it to dry for one hour.
- 4). Turn the flag so that the long sides are vertical, and punch one hole in the top center of the sail and one in the bottom center.
- 5). Bend the flag slightly and stick the straw through the bottom hole and then through the top hole.
- 6). Roll up a small ball of playdough about the size of quarter and stick it in the center of the sailboat.
- 7). Stick the bottom of the straw into the playdough to secure the sail in place.
- 8). Test the sailboat out by floating it down a river or in the bathtub.
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