Magnetic boats

Swish swosh, slowly our magnetic boats moved along the water. We made mini boats today with the aid of Dakota's paper clip collection (thanks Dakota!). To make a magnetic boat you will need:

• an iceblock stick
• a paper clip
• a tooth pick with a paper sail pushed through
• blue-tak to stick things together

Once you assemble your boat. Place it carefully in the water with the sail sticking right up. Place a magnet near the boat - your boat will follow the magnet. Voila... no hands!

While we waited our turn we drew:
1) the design of the simple boat
2) a modified design of our dream boat with every extra gadget you can imagine - have a look at our topic books!