Don’t you just love how children see the world differently to us adults. This summer activity was inspired by my children’s love of water and by a walk on the beach watching the surfers with them. This is a great activity where you can make a mini surfboard with your child and their sprinkle of imagination will provide them with hours of fun. Even better they are made with something you would normally throw out. Read on to find out how to make a toy surfboard or windsurf board that floats!
We are back sharing another way to make simple everyday objects into something extraordinary, using nothing but our imagination with the Fab Lollies Sprinkles of Imagination campaign. Simple crafts for kids that will build their imagination and creativity.
Our local beach is a mecca for surf and it is what inspired this surfboard craft as we watched them all on a beach day out. It is a fab craft to do with preschoolers and if you are a little more involved with toddlers too (as they will love watching them float).
This activity would be a brilliant addition to a surfing-themed birthday party.
Make a toy Surfboard or windsurfboard
Materials and Craft Supplies needed:
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Polystyrene (we used pizza bases)
Cardboard or card stock (we used a Fab Lolly box)
Marker pens
Scissors
Our surfboard template
Duct tape (optional)
Cocktail stick (optional)
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Instructions
First off print out our surfboard template and choose the size surfboard you wish to make. Then trace them on the card and cut them out.
Using your templates draw your surfboard shape onto your polystyrene using a permanent marker.
Go wild and decorate your surfboard in lots of different colors. Make sure you use permanent markers so that the ink doesn’t smudge.
The decoration will be waterproof and your surfboards will float too.
We used ours for LEGO Minifigures in the bath!
They are perfect for fun water play and also a fab hands-on science exploration of water and waves, buoyancy and balance. We discussed that items could be heavy and still float. Placing the minifigures on the surfboards was a great fine motor activity for Mini. We tried making waves in the bath as you can see from the top image.
But they are also a great addition to any small world play. We got some sand and a tray and a selection for toys and Mini played for a good hour or so making up stories. You could even add water to your small play with a bowl of water.
We also created some windsurf boards too, by simply adding a sail made from duct tape and a cocktail stick pushed into the polystyrene board. This is a really good test of fine motor skills.
You can also use duct tape to decorate the surfboards if you choose too.
Download your toy surfboard template – we have 3 size options, so you can fit them onto the polystyrene sheet with less waste (a clean takeaway box is perfect for this).
NB: Please ensure parental supervision before using any sharp objects
I am delighted to be working with the iconic fab® Ice Cream team to bring you this surf craft as part of the Sprinkles of Imagination campaign, so make sure you keep your eyes peeled for more fun and creative ‘imagination-led’ ideas.
You could print off lots of surfboards onto paper and hand them out and just get the kids to draw designs on them with crayons and then perhaps hand out a prize for the best surfboard design.
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