So Lilla A cried out for treasure ships and we had to comply… with a fleet!!!
If we could fit this post into a bottle we would and we would send it off to Lilla A…
We started with a map… because to find treasure you need a map… A boring old snoring old map…
We chopped it up…
And hauled out all the art materials we needed…
And got to work…
Creating our corners of the map…
And now we had a fair idea of where we were going…
With lots of details…
And we were ready to set sail…
I went to sea and I took with me:
Hood #1: My hat
Hood #2: My iphone (dreamer!!!)
Hood #3: Chocolate
Hood #4: My tuxedo
Hood #5: My Kitchen Aid Mixer
Hood #6: My Peg Leg
Hood #7: My Paper Dolls
Hood #8: Me dog.
All we needed were some ships… So we flattened some juice boxes…
And cut along the dotted line…
Then painted away…
Then we went looking for collage treasures to glue on…
And decorate our vessels…
And glued some fabric onto paper to make sails…
And poked a skewer through them and used plasticine to pop them into the boats.
And our fleet was ready to sail… in search of treasure…
I thought I would find me some treasure, but instead I found…
Hood #1: A rake
Hood #2: A parrot
Hood #3: Some old boots
Hood #4: A rotting oar
Hood #5: Cable ties
Hood #6: An ancient chocolate bar
Hood #7: An old boogie board
Hood #8: Me dog.
We sailed far and wide and eventually home to Cape Town…
Hood #1: The Blue Trireme is sailing home from Timbuktu carrying 3000 pounds of antique buttons for my collection.
Hood #2: The Blistering Barnacle sailed home from Rotostrophi the ship was laden with gold bullion for all the homeless kids.
Hood #3: The ship, The Camouflage, has sailed home from Venezuela packed with Indian spices for the king.
Hood #4: The Black King sailed from New Zealand, carrying pearls home for my mother.
Hood #5: My ship, the Buon Appetito, came home from Hawaii laden with pizzas for all our citizens.
Hood #6: The ship, The Slithery, sailed home from the Island of Tarn, laden with boxes of treasure for my friend.
Hood #7: The Mouse is sailing home from deepest Africa, carrying necklaces for all the girls on the boat!!!
Hood #8: Me ship is called: Me Dog… and it is carrying biscuits from faraway for Me Dog.
We thought we would be home for Christmas but…
Hood #1: My parrot got sick
Hood #2: My ship sank
Hood #3: I lost my choclate
Hood #4: I fell ill
Hood #5: I burnt the porridge
Hood #6: I broke my leg
Hood #7: I had a sleep
Hood #8: I lost me dog
Thanks Lilla A for a fabulous Project and can’t wait to see your Exhibition!!!
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend exploring far and wide!!!
Awesome: I love that you took the idea and created so much more. I’d never have thought of half that stuff. Its amazing the way that you can pick out each child’s likes from what they wrote about their boat.
Thanks Domestic Goddesque, Glad you liked it!!! I love how whatever project they do, their very own personality shines through!!! Definitely not a pack of eight clones!!! Hope you have a fabulous weekend – it is so hot over here we are almost dying!!!
Lovely!!!!!!!!!
Hay Aunty Muffin, Glad you liked it!!! Hope you are surviving the hot, hot summer!!!
Harrrr me mateys, what a rollicking time I had reading this post!! My favourite part is Hood # 8’s answers in every section, and next to that I love love love the tiny yellow umbrella on board Hood #6’s ship – I could kick back and relax on that little ship!! But really, it is impossible to pick a favourite – well done Hoodies!!
Glad you like them Joyful Mama, Hope you have a fabulous day!!!
This looks like a totally fabulous experience! I loved how imagination grew as the journeys progressed.
Thanks Karen, Glad you enjoyed our adventures!!! Hope you have a great week!!!
Wow – what inspiration (I love what #4 brings back!!!!)
Hope you survive another hot week
Hay Irene, So good to have you home again!!! And thrilled you liked the ships and shipping!!! Have a good week!!!
Oh your boats are GORGEOUS! I love love love them. And the treasure map is such a wonderful idea too!
Thank you for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!
Maggy
So glad you liked our boats Maggy, Sorry we are always so late to link-up!!! But we get there eventually – what can I say – this week we were out at sea!!! Hope you have a fabulous week!!!
love your treasure ships, wonderful as always! So great to see you again on Craft Schooling Sunday, looking forward to many more Sundays together! All the best!
Hi Sara, So glad to have your wonderful link party back up!!! I am so glad you commented I can’t see our link, but clearly you can!!! Can’t wait to see all the wonderful craftiness that folks post over your site this week!!! Hope you have a great week!!!
Can I ask what kind of paint you used? My daughter and I tried this today but the paint we have is just not covering the juice boxes very well.
Hi Chrystal, normal watercolor or powdered paints won’t work on a juice box… but acrylic paints will. We use acrylics for most craft projects, the bright colors and the versatility makes them totally worth having on board. You can get them here in large jugs and they last for ages, I decant a little at a time for the kids to use. Hope that helps.