We happened upon a hobby store this past weekend and between the isles of train sets, bottle rockets and remote control cars, I saw a small bin of Balsa Wood Airplanes. You know, those flimsy little planes that come in 3 parts and only cost $1. I bought a couple and then realized I have never shown my son how to make a paper airplane. So yesterday was all about airplanes!
First we put together the Eagle Balsa Glider and then folded and colored our own paper airplanes. If you need to brush up on your airplane folding skills go to 10PaperAirplanes.com. There are 10 easy designs with pictures and animated video for you to follow. We made “The Stealth” and “The Arrow.”
Now it was time to see how our planes would fly. I made a target on our wood floor with blue painters tape. If the plane landed in the center you get 3 points, the middle ring was 2 points and the outer ring was 1 point. The launch pad was at the top of the stairs.
Unfortunately most of our planes took a nose dive. If only I knew more about wingspan and aerodynamics :o) But we did talk a little about how the planes looked different and it was fun to see which one flew the best (The Stealth!) They were very excited when a plane would land on the target. Big brother got a total of 6 points for the win!
Shiloh says
Oh my goodness! How much fun! I am definitely pinning this.:)
Repeat Crafter Me says
Thank You for pinning :o) This is so simple to do and my boys had so much fun!
Kisan says
I used to played with paper plane in my childhood they are fun.
Tettelestai says
Our entry would be PERFECT for this!! Thanks for the idea! We fold tons of paper airplanes here 😉
Repeat Crafter Me says
Glad I could be an inspiration! You will have lots of fun with this simple game :o)
Cerys @ Rainy Day Mum says
This would be so much fun will have to try it with J I used to love making paper aeroplanes
Thank you for linking to Tuesday Tots
Repeat Crafter Me says
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to link up!
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Repeat Crafter Me says
Thanks so much Kelli! I am headed over to link up again!
MiaB says
Super fun game!!! LOVE it!! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Sharing Saturday.. Hope to see you again this week 🙂
~MiaB
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Repeat Crafter Me says
Thanks for giving me the chance to share! It's amazing how much fun you can have with just paper and tape :o)
Mama Jodi says
This is such a great idea. My husband would actually love doing this with my kids.
Repeat Crafter Me says
Thanks Jodi!
Sarah says
Thank you! Going to do this under our rug so the kids don't know about it then use it on a wet day!
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very beautiful
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