Excitement on the beach after weeks of hard work!

Imagine building a boat.  Building one out of corrugated cardboard, in fact.  You design, cut, glue and tape.  You paint, balance, decorate and finish.

Now you are expected to actually climb into the darned thing and paddle it around a lake!  And not just you, but all of your team mates in the boat with you!

Well, that's what the cardboard boat class is all about.  We spent the first class going over boat design.  Those who listened (and/or had previous experience from last years class) were much more prepared than those who didn't.  My philosophy?  You learn from your mistakes.  Man, we had a lotta learning going on in this session!

After learning the basics, we showed up with piles of cardboard, adhesive (liquid nails), duct tape, pencils, rulers, knives and high spirits.  We built for 3 weeks, painted for 2 and then we sailed them.

I swear these were supposed to be boats, but we had a number of submarines too.  It's all a part of the learning process, not to mention a whole heck of a lot of fun!  I hope to see many of these kids back in September for the Merrimack Library Cardboard Boat races.

The photo album at the left is just a small sampling of the day.  If you get a chance, fly with a club, fly with kids, teach the kids.  Have fun and enjoy!