The exterior of your vessel is now complete…minus one important detail…a logo!.If you are using plastic bowls for your windows, gently slide them into place from the interior of the rocket ship.Next, use a couple strips of duct tape to attach the wings to the lower section, on the sides of the rocket ship.Attach the bottom of each triangle to one side of the box, before taping the adjoining sides of the triangles together to form a point. Keep that duct tape handy…it’s now time to attach the top triangles and wings.Once your entire cardboard box is covered in aluminum foil, you can hide the places where the different sheets of foil come together, with some duct tape.To keep our box open and stable during the aluminum foil application, I placed an inflated exercise ball inside. Note: Your box will likely be a bit flimsy (until you attach the triangles at the top). I recommend that this step be completed by an adult, as hot glue guns can cause serious burns…and because you will need to work rather quickly, to get the aluminum foil to stick before the glue hardens. To do so, you will need to work in batches with your hot glue gun. We decided that the main part of our rocket ship should be silver and shiny, so we covered it with heavy duty aluminum foil. You could also go ahead and paint your entire space vessel, if you really wanted to. ![]() ![]() □ Once one side of each component has been painted, set it aside to dry completely, before flipping over to paint the opposite side. I highly recommend laying down a plastic tablecloth for this task. Let your kiddos paint the triangles and wings. Our little nugget wanted her rocket ship to be pink and blue, but you can use whatever color(s) your heart desires. Grab some acrylic paint and a mini roller brush and tray.Now that you have all of your rocket ship components, it’s time to add some color! Before you set down the cardboard cutter, go ahead and cut out two wings.Feel free to cut some window holes or fun designs in the triangles (these holes will help light filter into the rocket ship, once constructed).Next, measure and cut out four cardboard triangles – these will become the top of your rocket ship.Cut an arched doorway in the back of your cardboard box (make sure that it is big enough for your child to get through).I cut a circular hole on each side of our box…for two clear, recycled plastic bowls to fit through. ![]()
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