A paper plate can become a balloon boat. Make two and see which one goes farther.

Want to have a balloon boat race? You can make balloon and paper plate boats! Make two or three and have a race with your friends!

Here's what McAveler used

Plastic flexible straws

Styrofoam or plasticized paper plates

Tape

Scissors

Pencil



Instruction

Use the scissors to cut off the lip of the balloon.

Insert the plastic straw part way into the balloon and tape the balloon securely to the straw.

Poke a hole in the center of the plate with a pencil.

Insert the straw through the hole in the plate and bend the straw at the joint.

Inflate the balloon by blowing through the straw.

Remember to put your finger over the end of the straw to trap in the air.

Chico Chihuahua's Boat Race

Kids, on my bark by letting go of the straw and allowing the air to escape. Make sure the straw is under water when the boat is launched.

The boat that travels the greatest distance from the starting point before running out of air is the winner!