Free Preschool Activities: Making Foil Boats
This is an activity I tried with some preschoolers over the weekend, and it went over really well. We had a story about a boat in a storm. Then to bring the story to life, we made our own foil boats and turned our water table into a roaring ocean. I’ve also added some extensions to the end of this activity that you could try with your preschoolers.
What you need:
Basin of water
Foil
Objects/plastic people to put in boats
Towels!
What you do:
Give each preschooler a piece of foil. Show them how they can turn it into a boat. There’s no right or wrong way to do this, so let them be creative! We folded our foil in half then turned the edges up for sides.
Put the boats in the water and watch how they float. Invite your preschoolers to make a windy day by blowing on the water and making waves.
Extension activities:
Turn this into a counting activity! How many objects can you put into a boat before it sinks?
Put an island (a small saucer or other object) in your water table and read The Little Island to your preschoolers. Have them recreate the storm and other events of the story.
