Water play is a key part of summer fun, and water toys can only add to the excitement. You can buy some plastic stuff at Target, or you could make your own toys, like this clever duct tape raft. Is there anything you can't do with duct tape?
Merrilee Liddiard of MerMag put together this cute tutorial for Handmade Charlotte. While you build the raft itself, Merrilee recommends decorating it with your kids using all the wild duct tape versions out there. Build a few, and you can even race them.
See the full tutorial at Handmade Charlotte.
(Image: Merrillee Liddiard for Handmade Charlotte)
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... And the good news is that duct-tape rafts scale up (as shown by Mythbusters). And yes, you can do pretty much anything with duct tape.
My son and I made one a duct-tape raft last night and he loved playing with it during his bath. He liked experimenting by filling the bottles with water.
Love this idea -- but alas, we never use bottled water... Perhaps I can rummage through my neighbors recycling bin?? :)