This Canoe Craft would make a great Thanksgiving or Camping Craft for Kids. Easily transform a Band-Aid into a cute and simple Canoe Craft and make oars from Q-tips.
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Canoe Craft for Kids
This canoe craft is so versatile. Make it a summer, Thanksgiving, or camping craft for the kids. Canoes can easily be represented in any of those categories. Throughout the years, I’ve shared some fun crafts and activities that can fall into some of those categories. This pinecone birdfeeder is perfect for camping and summer crafts. These Pilgrim Hat for Kids and Easy DIY Turkey Coloring Cups are a great addition to Thanksgiving crafts. However, none can go as far back as a Native American-themed craft and still represent a modern activity like the canoe.
Here’s What You’ll Love about this Canoe Craft
Easy – It’s a great craft for little kids.
Prep work is Easy – You’ll need a few supplies you probably already have at home.
Versatile Craft—Canoes are a fun recreational camping sport representing Native American history, so they’re also a great Thanksgiving craft.
Supplies You’ll Need:
- Brown Band-Aids – I used 1 & 3/4 x 4 inch bandaids
- Markers – two different colors. Something bright that will show up on the bandaid
- Rick-Rack – I like to use blue because I think it looks like water
- Craft glue – like Fabri-Tack
- Paper – construction paper or card stock (8×10)
Instructions:
- Leaving the paper backing on the Band-Aid, fold it in half to make a crease
- Decorate one side of the Band-Aid – I kept it simple with a wavy line and dots. You can use Native American symbols and get as creative as you like
- Take the paper strip off of the Band-Aid and carefully match the edges as you fold it in half down the length of the Band-Aid.
- Fold your piece of paper in half.
- Glue a strip of rick-rack onto the bottom of the paper.
- Glue the canoe onto your folded sheet of paper, and glue 2 Q-tips in an X pattern for Oars.
- If using this as a name or place card, write the child’s name on the card with a marker.
Yields
This craft makes one canoe craft
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Canoe Craft for Kids
Materials
- 1 Brown Band-Aid I used 1 & 3/4 x 4 inch Bandaids
- 2 Markers two different colors. Something bright that will show up on the bandaid
- 1 Rick-Rack (cut into the length of the folded paper) I like to use blue because I think it looks like water
- Craft glue like Fabri-Tack
- 1 Paper (8X10) construction paper or card stock
Instructions
- Leaving the paper backing on the Band-Aid, fold it in half to make a crease
- Decorate one side of the Band-Aid – I kept it simple with a wavy line and dots. You can use Native American symbols and get as creative as you like
- Take the paper strip off of the Band-Aid and carefully match the edges as you fold it in half down the length of the Band-Aid.
- Fold the piece of paper in half
- Glue Rick Rack across the bottom of the folded paper.
- Glue the canoe onto your folded sheet of paper, and glue 2 Q-tips in an X pattern for Oars.
- If using this as a name or place card, write the child's name on the card with a marker.
~Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.com
