This surfboard craft for kids is a great way to bring favorite toys into water play. You will have so much fun pretending the toys will be really surfing! Plus there’s a lot of hands-on science going on, as kids try to get the toys to stand up on their surfboards. It would also be fun to make these for a surfing-themed birthday party, and we suspect a wide range of ages would enjoy it as much as we did.
MATERIALS:
White foam core board.
Printable template: Right click and “save as” to download our free printable surfboard craft template!
Pencil: For tracing the template onto the foam core board, and for lightly sketching designs before coloring them in.
Something to cut the foam core board: a large pair of craft scissors, which works okay for everything but the extra large surfboards.
Permanent markers: If you’re going to use the surfboards in the water, you’ll want to use permanent markers if possible so that the colors don’t run. We highly recommend a pack of Sharpies for this project. The bright colors glow even in the shade — perfect for pretending you’re really at the beach!
Ruler (optional): Handy to have if you want to draw stripes (or rails for a train surfboard like Thomas’ below).
Small toys who would like to learn how to surf.
Enjoy!
(Thank you: play-trains.com and the Fulham Afterschool for the picture gallery))
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