| Build the unsinkable SS Milktastic with just a few items | | | | Now it's time to the main body. I started the first row |
| you can find around the house. This is a fun kids craft | | | | of tape at the bottom. Add tape all the way around, |
| and science project for kids, parents, teachers and | | | | leaving about an inch of excess tape off of both ends. |
| educators to learn to build, and you can make it with | | | | Add 2 or 3 first row layers, until you no longer see |
| very simple supplies. Just follow the instructions, and | | | | through to the carton. Continue adding layers of tape |
| view the video and photo step-by-step instructions for | | | | about 1/4 inch up from the bottom of the layer below. I |
| more information. | | | | like to add 2 layers of tape for each taped row, |
| SS Milktastic | | | | ensuring that you will not see through it, and also |
| Always use your imagination and be creative when | | | | making it much stronger. All this work gives the ship a |
| building this project or any others. It's your creation, so | | | | wooden hull look! |
| be inventive when looking for building supplies - you | | | | 4. Trim the tape! |
| just may be surprised! When building your project, | | | | After I covered the main body hull I cut tape off of the |
| experiment with new and different ways of putting it | | | | front and back. Because I left the tape running long, I |
| together. The most important thing is to have fun! | | | | was able to cut the front at an angle that I thought |
| Find these or similar supplies! | | | | looked cool. However after I put every thing together I |
| * 1 paper towel tube, 2 toilet paper tubes | | | | ended up cutting it again, this time straight. You could |
| * Tape (colored tape for decorations) | | | | cut yours at an upward angle like most ships are. |
| * 2 smaller boxes (soap box, etc.) | | | | 5. Make doors and windows! |
| * 2 Milk Cartons | | | | For the doors and windows I tried a few things like |
| * String (for rigging) | | | | drawing them directly on the ship. I ended up cutting |
| 1. Lay out your materials! | | | | them out of some thick paper and colored each one, |
| Begin by laying out your materials to get the basic | | | | and then glued them onto my ship the S.S. Milktastic. |
| shape. This is where you can try different boxes and | | | | Yes...this took me forever. |
| supplies that you find to see what looks the best. I | | | | 6. Color your windows! |
| ended up liking the way two milk containers looked | | | | After I glued all of my doors and windows on, I noticed |
| back to back. Then I tried two soap boxes for the | | | | that they needed to look more like glass, so I carefully |
| cabins and changed one out for a slightly bigger box | | | | colored each window with a light blue marker. |
| up front. Next I placed a toilet paper tube and a paper | | | | 7. Tape the pieces together! |
| towel tube on top... these look like smoke stacks. | | | | Now you can start to tape or glue all of the pieces |
| Customize your own ship however you want, the sky | | | | together. I glued my front and back cabins in place. I |
| is the limit! | | | | made a few more adjustments to my smoke stacks, |
| 2. Get ready to assemble the base! | | | | and then glued them on. Now its really starting to look |
| At this point your ship is ready for assembly, and you | | | | like a real ship! |
| can tape all your pieces together and call it a day. I | | | | 8. Add finishing touches! |
| decided to take all my parts and carefully cover them | | | | The finishing touches, this is were you could keep |
| with tape. Most of it took at least two or three layers | | | | adding stuff forever. I used some cotton balls for |
| to completely cover the print on the containers. Try | | | | smoke. I added some string for rigging and rails. made |
| using different colors of tape to dress it up. I used blue | | | | a flag and named my ship the S.S. Milktastic. On real |
| masking tape for the beck and to accent around the | | | | ships the S.S. stands for steam ship... just thought i'd |
| smoke stacks, bow and stern. I decided later to cover | | | | share. Also, at the suggestion of my son, I added |
| the roofs of my cabins so that it was all | | | | some little life boats and VOILA... a very cool ship built |
| color-coordinated. | | | | mostly from trash! |
| 3. Cover the main body in tape! | | | | |