Row, Row, Row, your boat

Boat Play on Dry Land

Why Play This Way?

Who says you need water to set sail? Not us? These actives invite your little ones to learn more about boats by researching, creating and of curse by using their imaginations to bring their boat play to life. We love the way this play encourages children to dive deeper into both play and learning! 

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Fine Motor

Music

Put your play to music!

Listen to these real live boat sounds as you bring this book to life through each of the fun play activities below. Enjoy!

SET THE STAGE FOR PLAY: No Prep!

Adult Participation: Optional 

Become a boat

  • Let’s have some fun pretending to be boats! Imagine you’re a boat and get ready to move your body. 

    • Choose what kind of boat you want to be and sail away on your imaginative adventure! 
    • Here are some open-ended questions to help support this play:
    • How will you move as a boat?
    • Where are you? On the ocean, a lake, or a river?
    • Are there other boats around you?
    • What’s the weather like? Is it calm or stormy? 
    • Are you a boat doing an important job? (e.g. a rescue boat, a ferry, or a tugboat)?

Build a pretend boat for the whole family

  • Grab some sofa cushions, cardboard boxes, pillows and/or blankets and construct your family-sized boat. 
  • Climb in and let your imagination carry you away. 
  • Guided play prompts to extend your voyage:
    • Where should we travel to? 
    • Who/what will we see?
    • Should we drop anchor?
    • Do you want to catch some fish?

Create a boat collage

Get crafty and create a boat scene using your favorite art supplies.

  • Design your own water background, or print one of these.
  • Add boats to your water!
    • Draw or paint
    • Glue in boat pictures from magazines or newspapers. 
    • Collage your own boats using bits of paper.
    • Print and cut out some of these boat images.

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