Summer Fun

The kids wanted to build toy boats, so we went wild with the idea. Each of us designed one on paper, then I transferred the designs to wood. It was a kick to watch their puzzled faces when I drew shapes on the wood that looked nothing like their sketches. They were amazed when all of those funny pieces came together, bringing their boats to life. They helped glue and tack, and then we painted them and jazzed them up with sails, flags, and anchors made of river rocks. I finished mine for my littlest, who loves to pull it around by the anchor. Check out our maiden voyage...

Here's mine, Nacho Libre: The Luchador
(named by my toddler captain)

The Black Pearl pirate ship
created by my 6 year old

The Bove, a luxury party pontoon boat
created by my 8 year old