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On Columbus Day, kids learn about Columbus's ships the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria in school. Help your kids remember the names of these famous ships by building replicas of them using playdoh, plastic bowls, and construction paper. At the end, test which one is fastest by sailing them across the ocean (also known as your bathtub or swimming pool) in a race to the New World.
What You Need:
- Pictures of the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria (find them online and print them out)
- 3 plastic food storage containers
- Construction paper
- Contact paper
- Straws or skewers
- Tape
- Playdoh or clay
- Bathtub or child swimming pool
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