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Boat Building

A reminder that we will be building boats tomorrow! Check out some of our plans. Ask your child about theirs! If you have supplies at home please bring them tomorrow:
- cardboard
- tinfoil
- saran wrap
- straws
- popsicle sticks
- packing tape
- duct tape

Any other building supplies your child tells you then need for their boat!





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