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Water Fun

Pool Crafts for Tots

By Kymberly Pratt

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  • Colored craft foam
  • A small toy or plate to draw a circle
  • Scissors
  • Drinking straw
  • Hot glue
  • Hole punch

Here's what you do:
Trace a circle on the foam and cut it out. If your child is old enough, allow him to help you! The circle should be at least 6-inches across.

Next, cut out a triangle for the sail. It needs to be about 5-inches high and 3-inches wide.

Punch a hole in the middle of the circle. Put a small dab of hot glue around the circle and place the straw through the hole (adults only should do this step). You will want about a 1-inch piece of straw sticking through the bottom. Be sure not to let the children touch the hot glue until it cools.

To finish, hot glue a small 2-inch strip on the top of the straw and attach your triangle. You are now ready to float your sailboat in the pool or bathtub!

Froggy Pool Candles
These look adorable floating in the pool and make great decorations for nighttime pool activities. And while the candles are not lit, or if you decide not to use real candles, kids can let plastic frogs or other animal toys float on top of them. Or just wade through the lily pads!

You'll need:

  • Green craft foam
  • Orange craft foam
  • Scissors
  • Markers
  • Hot glue
  • Tealight candles

Here's what you do:
Stack two pieces of green foam on top of each other, and draw a lily pad on the top piece. Cut it out. You will want the lily pad to be at least 6- to 7-inches long.

Next, lightly hot glue the two pieces together to make the lily pad thicker. Then, hot glue your tealight holder in the middle of the lily pad. (Note: If you do not want to use real tealights you can cut a flame out of the orange craft foam and attach it to the middle of the silver tealight holder.)

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