Gutter Boat Races Using Pool Noodles

A fun toy boat race using plastic gutter.

Gutter boat races using pool noodles.

The only dimensions that really matters is the width. Push the pencils into the grass try 1 4 of the pencil about a foot apart. Bend the sail in half and mark where you need to make the slit for the craft stick. Make pool noodle boats for a fun craft activity and hours of fun water play.

You might need to make a little slit with the craft knife. In the past i ve used cut up pool noodles foam pieces from computer packaging and foam sheets of insulation for the bases. May 25 2020 explore nicole lemon s board rain gutter regata followed by 168 people on pinterest. 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.

School carnival game idea rain gutter regatta. This warm weather water carnival game is sure to be a favorite at your school carnival. 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. Make the slit then stick the craft stick through the foam to make the sail.

Fill each gutter with about 3 gallons of water. Noodle boats made from a pool noodle shiskabob skewers and parchment paper. It takes planning and effort to host one. 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.

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. All the games activities and fun from the rain gutter regatta including decorating sailboats sailboat races and playing with semaphore flags. Start by cutting the foam pieces in a 3 x4 rectangle. The cub scouts then race their boats in water filled rain gutters at a pack meeting.

Nautical rain gutter regatta party part 2 the fun. Instead have a recycled raingutter regatta that takes very little preparation time or money. See more ideas about rain gutters rain gutter regatta cub scouts. 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.

Stick the craft stick in the pool noodle. But much like the pinewood derby the raingutter regatta is an event.