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SUPPLIES YOU NEED


* Milk or juice cartons. Make sure they don't leak, or your boat will sink.

* Thread or string.

* Shoe box or any similar cardboard box.

* Paper towel or toilet paper roll.

* Tape. Packing tape works the best because it has a stronger glue.



With these supplies and the help of an adult, you can have fun building the boat below.
     
  1) Tape four milk cartons together as shown. Wrap the tape all the way around them. It is important that the tape goes around more than once, so when you launch your freighter it won't come apart. (The Harbor Master really frowns on freighters that come apart in the water!)

(2) Customize your boat by adding small boxes, tubes, and straws to the deck. You could even build smaller boats to place on the deck of your freighter. The sky's the limit.
 


I hope you have a lot of fun making and playing with your new river barge. Try customizing it by adding different things on the deck. I hope you have a good time with your boat. Please e-mail the Professor and let me know how it went.


Your friend,
Professor Alexander