rocking sailboat craft

Rocking Paper Plate Boat

Paper Plate crafts are the best for preschoolers and kindergarteners. There are SO many cute things you can make. We particularly love our series of paper plate rocking crafts. Today we have a rocking Paper Plate boat – a simple craft that is super fun to interact with. Boat Crafts are the best for summer!

Ahhhh I do love it, when YOU, the reader, tag me in Instagram or better still email me with photos. Where possible, I will add them to my blogposts or put them on my Pinterest Reader’s Gallery… or on occassion.. write a new Blog Post ALL about YOUR interpretation of my craft!

So yes, today, I have the lovely Nicola from Williamson Art Gallery & Museum , who was inspired by our Paper Plate Rocking Submarines and create their very own Rocking Paper  Plate Boat or Yacht! Not just that she kindly ask the parents for permission to share these photos today! A big thank you!! This really is a lovely paper plate boat craft for preschoolers!

I love how  to you can see that these little Preschoolers (or 2 and 3yrs olds) really got stuck in with their fine motor skills – from cutting out triangles to colouring in their Paper Plate Ships! A great craft for a group enviroment. And those little Star Hole Punches? Just too sweet.. take me away on a magical journey across the sea!!! Who doesn’t love a lovely Boat Craft for kids ?!

Other Rocking Paper Plate Crafts you may love:

I feel our paper plate boat craft is very much a SUMMER themed craft for preschoolers. Though we have a collection of designs for you, the two you may like most this time of o

Rocking Submarine Craft

Rocking Mermaid Craft (with free templates) – you can see these in the video tutorial on autoplay

Now.. onwards and let’s learn how to make a boat with paper plates, a sheet of paper for the sails and a mast from popsicle sticks.

Rocking Paper Plate Boat – Materials

• per rocking boat, you will need one paper plate
• paper for the sail (you may want to draw a triangle for the children ahead of time – use any paper – old art projects, construction paper or even origami paper)
• crafting sticks (you can use coffee stirrers or wooden skewers with the sharp bits cut off)
• star hole punch (optional)
• coloring pens

Get all your supplies ready on the crafting table and lets get making!

How to make Rocking Paper Plate Boat

The construction method really is super easy for these paper boats!

Decorate the folded paper plate

Fold your paper plates in half and decorate.. if the children wish, the “rim” of the paper plate can be the “sea” and the centre of the plate can be the “boat”… but it really doesn’t matter!

It is totally up to them. The kids can also draw little fish “In the sea” or use “fish stickers” to add details (if they wish). You can really make this activity as simple or complicated as you wish.

Cut a paper sail

Cut out your triangular Yacht Sail and again decorate – use pens, paint, tape and hole punches!!!! As much or as little as you like. You can also experiment with color paper, origami paper and construction paper. Just work with what you have!

Attach the paper sale to your boat

Now tape your yacht craft sail to the wooden sticks… you may want to use two – one down the centre of the sail and another along the bottom of the sail to give it a little structure. You can also add a little wimple to your sail if you wish! Totally your call.

Next, you can either tape the “stem” of the sail to the back of your boat.. or you can make a small hole in the paper playe crease, feed the stick through and tape it to the inside of your board.

SNAGGING: If your boat doesn’t stay upright fully, you can add a little glue/ or rolled up tape to the inside of the paper plate halves to keep them together and really turn this into a fabulous rocking paper plate craft for kids!!!

Your Rocking Paper Plate Boat Craft is finished!

I want to make a boat craft that floats?

Unfortunately these paper boats/ paper plate yachts will not float (but they do ROCK!!). If you are lookng for some boart crafts that float, you can have a go at our Origami Boats (fantastic!) as well as these Magarine Tub Boats (complete with rubber band propellers!). Enjoy! Or maybe older kids will also enjoy this simple origami boat !

More great Boat Crafts for Kids :

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Enjoy your paper plate boat craft for preschoolers!!!

Rocking Paper Plate Pirate Boat Craft

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Who knew that driving a boat could be so much fun?

We live in the 10,000 lake state but it wasn’t here that we felt the nudge to give boating a try.

Instead, it was miles away from home, on our vacation in Italy.

And what a great experience it was!

So great that our first craft after coming back home had to be about boats.

We started with a sail boat and ended up with this rocking paper plate pirate boat craft.

RELATED: Check out also our paper plate boat craft .

We love paper plate crafts and use paper plates for every season and holiday crafts. They are great for painting, cutting and turning into so many ideas.

You can easily turn this pirate boat into a regular boat, just replace the pirate sail with a regular sail.

MORE PAPER PLATE CRAFT FOR KIDS:

• Paper plate boat craft
• Paper plate jellyfish craft
• Paper plate bee craft

Paper plate pirate boat craft

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• pirate boat template – find it at the end of the article
• paper plate
• brown paint
• cardstock paper  (black, yellow and white)
• craft stick

How to make a paper plate pirate boat

Step 1: Start by painting the outside of the paper plate brown.

Step 2: While the paper plate is drying, print out the pirate boat template and cut out 2 rectangle top parts out of yellow cardstock paper, 3 boat windows and one flag out of black cardstock paper. You can cut out the pirate skull yourself with the use of a craft knife or you can use a skull punch .

Step 3: Bend the paper plate in half with the painted side on the outside.

Step 4: Glue the three windows on one yellow rectangle.

Step 5: Glue one yellow rectangle at the top of the paper plate and glue the stick at the back of the yellow part. Glue the other yellow rectangle on the other side.

Step 6: The skull will go on the flag and then the flag on the craft stick.

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Rocking Boat Craft For Kids

Today in our Transport Craft series we proudly present to you the super Adorable Rocking Boat Craft for kids. This craft is so fun to play with! I absolutely loved making this simple Boat Craft . And while you are here you can also check out Free Printable Transportation Worksheets below.

And my daughter was totally crazy over the shall we say “Rocking” feature of the Boat. Plus this craft is so easy to make! it’s also perfect as a Preschool Boat Craft. Oh! while we are on the topic of “Rocking” feature of this easy boat craft do check out my super Adorable Rocking Frog Craft.

Adorable Rocking Frog Craft

Aren’t these frogs adorable. Do check them out while you are here! So today’s craft is all about transportation and is a good hands on activity for kids. To find more exciting transport craft do check our list below:

Related Transport Crafts

Car Craft For Preschoolers

Airplane Craft Using Popsicle Sticks

Rocking Boats

For this Rocking Boat Craft I decided to use two simple materials. I used Crafting Paper and Popsicle Sticks and that’s it. Yup you heard me right! this is all you need to create this fun craft. And trust me it will keep your kids busy for a good amount of time. So what you need to do is cut out two circles from blue crafting paper and hold them in half. Now take red and green crafting paper for each respective boat and cutout a trapezoid shape for the boat’s body and yay!!!!! finally geometry comes to use in real life. (I hated math as a kid, like absolutely detested it).

Anyways back to the boat. Now for the mast of the sail I decided to use a small piece of a Popsicle Stick. Don’t worry if you don’t have a Popsicle Stick at home, you can always use a plastic straw or even a tiny strip of cardboard would. Next you need to cut out tiny triangles from yellow crafting paper as the sail of the boats.

Now just stick your boat base to the crease side of the semi circle you created by folding your paper circle in half. Stick on the mast and the sail as shown in the step by step pictures below.

How To Make Rocking Boat Craft For Kids

This Adorable Rocking Boat Craft is made using crafting paper and Popsicle stick. It perfectly accompanies Transport Unit for kids.

• Crafting Paper (Blue, Red, Green and Yellow)
• Popsicle Stick (small size) 1
• School Glue

Instructions

• Trace a circle on blue crafting paper and cut it out.
• Fold your circle into a semi circle.
• Measure the diameter of the semi circle.
• Now cut out a thin trapezoid (red crafting paper) with its base a little less then the size of the diameter.
• Paste this trapezoid as the body of the boat on the diameter of the semi circle. See step by step pictures above.
• Next cut of a small piece of the Popsicle Stick and glue it on the body of the boat as the mast.
• Cut out a tiny yellow triangle and glue it on the Popsicle Stick mast as the sail.

Follow the same steps as for the Red Boat.

If you do not have Popsicle Sticks at home you can easily use a plastic straw or even a thin strip f cardboard in its place.

Free Printable Transportation Worksheets

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Paper Plate Boat Craft for Preschool

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Simple crafts for kids are the best way to enjoy the summer months — whether you’re looking for art projects to make at home or fun crafts for the preschool classroom! That’s why you’re going to love this cute paper plate boat craft ! Just grab a few simple supplies to put this easy project together with your kids right now.

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This simple paper plate boat craft is so quick and easy to put together! That means it’s a great summer art project for kids of any age to make!

The best part about this DIY project is that you only need a few simple craft supplies to put it together. In fact, you probably have everything you need at home right now! What better way to keep your kids entertained when you’re tired of hearing them say I’m bored?

Paper Plate Boat Craft

Since this adorable paper plate craft is so easy to make, it can be put together with just a few minutes of crafting time. Which means it’s perfect for a lazy summer afternoon! And since it’s so simple, all your kids can get in on the fun, no matter their ages!

You’re going to love the short list of supplies needed to put this easy art project together! And since it’s so easy to make, this beach craft is also easy to customize. Keep scrolling to the bottom of the post to get more ideas for making this project with your kids.

• Paper plates . We used small 6-inch plates because that’s what we had on hand, but full-sized plates would also work to make your own rocking sailboats!
• Paint . Have fun picking the colors for your boats! I suggest using acrylic craft paint to paint the paper plates because it has the best color and coverage.
• Popsicle sticks . You can use plain wooden sticks or colored sticks to create the sails for your boats.
• Cardstock or construction paper . To make the sails for your rocking boats, you can use any type of paper you want. I used polka dot scrapbook paper to add a fun pattern to our sales. But plain construction paper would also work.

How to Make a Paper Plate Boat

Now that you have all your supplies gathered up, it’s time to get crafty! Have some fun with your kids making your own sailboat craft at home this summer.

Before you can start putting your paper plate boats together, your kids will need to have some fun painting their paper plates. Make sure to cover your work area well, then let your kids paint their plates whatever color they want their boats to be. You may need to add a second coat to fully cover the plate with paint.

Once the paint on the plates is fully dry, fold each paper plate in half.

After giving the paint on your paper plate plenty of time to dry, set them aside for a minute while you make the sails. First, cut one triangle out of your cardstock or construction paper for each boat you plan to make.

Then, glue the triangle sail to one one end of a popsicle stick. Make sure to leave plenty of room at the bottom of the stick to attach it to your boat!

After that, flip the sale over and glue it to the paper plate. Make sure the round part of the plate is on the bottom of your boat so your sailboats will rock properly.

Once the glue is dry, stand the sailboats up on the round part of the plate and lightly tap one side. The boat will start rocking like it’s floating on the water!

Paper Plate Boat Craft Ideas

See how simple it is to make your own sailboats out of a paper plate? And while these boats might not float in the water, they are pretty fun to play with!

But my favorite part about making this cute summer art project is giving your kids a chance to customize their craft! Try these ideas as your kids are putting their own boats together to create some adorable art projects while they’re on summer break.

Decorate the boat . While you can make this a super simple craft by letting your kids paint the paper plates one solid color, there’s no reason they can’t get creative! Let them have some fun adding their own decorations by painting designs in the boat, or adding creative elements after the paint is dry. Try decorating your boats with:

• Markers or crayons

Add decorations to the sails . Another fun way to customize your boats is by adding decorations to your sails. Let your kids draw their own designs or add different craft decorations to the paper to make it their own.

Turn a plain paper plate into a cute rocking sailboat with this fun preschool-friendly craft idea.

• Paper plates
• Popsicle sticks
• Cardstock or construction paper
• Paint brush

Instructions

• Paint the paper plate and allow to dry completely.
• Fold the plate in half.
• Cut a triangle out of the cardstock and glue it to the top of the popsicle stick. Attach the other end of the stick to the back of the paper plate.

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More Easy Craft Ideas:

Popsicle Stick Fish Craft

Fish Bowl Craft

Coffee Filter Rainbow Craft

Rainbow Jellyfish Craft

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Fun Paper Plate Boat

Learn how to make a paper boat with paper plate. 

Are you looking for a paper plate boat activity for kids? I have a fun paper plate boat craft for toddlers you will absolutely love trying with your kids. 

This easy paper plate boat crafts for preschoolers is not only fun to make it’s also very cute and also a great project for your students. 

If you are a teacher of kindergarten and you want to do a paper plate boat arts and crafts activity with your students you can download our free templates to make the boat. With modern technology, kids don’t get to spend a lot of time outside playing and having outdoor activities. Whether you’re a homeschooling mom or a teacher you can find a lot of inspiring arts and crafts activities you can try with your children. We have educational and fun crafts. Learn numbers, shapes, coloring, paper cutting and even drawing. 

Supplies 

• Paper plate 
• Pencil 
• Scissors 
• Ruler 
• Colourful paint 

Download The Paper Plate Boat Craft Template

Get Free Templates.

Step by Step Instructions 

Select a paper plate you want to use for your paper plate boat craft. 

Cut the paper plate in half. You can make two boats out of one paper plate.

Take a paint brush and red paint. First start off by colouring the top border using red paint. 

Then use yellow colored paint and paint a stripe on the middle part of the half-cut paper plate, and finally color the bottom with red paint to finish coloring the paper plate.

Step 2: 

Use the PDF templates to cut out the patterns for windows and sails.

Take the cardboard strip and the large sail, glue the large sail on one side of the cardboard strip, 

Then glue the smaller sail on the other side of the cardboard strip,

Glue the windows on the half-cut paper plate. 

Finish it by gluing the sails on the top middle part of the paper plate boat to finish your paper plate boat craft.

How To Use This Paper Plate Boat Craft

This paper plate boat craft is not just a typical craft project you can also play with this paper plate boat. 

If you are having an ocean themed party or beach-themed party you can make these paper plate boats for party decorations. If you’re throwing a fun birthday party and want to set up a crafting table you can add this paper plate boat craft activity to your list. This is a fun way to turn your boring paper plates into something fun. 

Paper Plate Craft Tips:

• To make the plant appear vibrant on your paper plate first use a layer of white acrylic paint on the base of the paper plate before applying any other other colors. Allow the white paint to be down before you add other colors. 
• Make sure when you color your paper plate the paint isn’t too watery or runny. It may run and ruin the base. 
• If a layer of paint needs double layering make sure you wait till the first layer is dry before adding the second layer.

Learn to make a fun Rocking Paper Plate Boat Craft.

If you enjoyed making this paper plate boat with us please share it with us in the comments. If you give this craft a try at home please share your project with us on our Facebook page and Pinterest .  We have plenty more paper plate crafts you can try with your kids.  Please suggest to us what craft activities you’d like to see from us next, also stay tuned with us to discover more crafts every weekend.  

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Easy Paper Plate Boat Craft for Kids

Categories Arts and Crafts , Summer

Do you have a boat lover at home? This Paper Plate Boat is a great craft for kids of all ages. Use it as part of a Summer or Transportation themed lesson plan in your toddler or preschool classroom.

Disclosure: Adult supervision is required for all activities at all times.

The Summer break can be tough on parents who aren’t used to having their kids home every day. If you’re trying to get ready for this Summer, then start with these  Summer activities for kids . Or invest in the  Summer Activity Pack , which is filled with educational ideas for young kids.

Table of Contents

• What you’ll need

Instructions

• More Summer arts and crafts to try

Materials Needed

• Small paper plate
• Blue construction paper, both light and dark blue
• Jumbo popsicle sticks

How to Make a Paper Plate Boat Craft

1. draw a line down the center of the paper plate..

Half of your paper plate will be the hull of the boat and the other half will be turned into the boats sail.

2. On one side of the plate draw a triangle

I made two sides of the triangle curved. I did this so that it looks like the wind is making the sail billow out. However, if you’re doing this simple craft with young children, like preschoolers or kindergarteners, then just let them make a simple triangle in whichever way works best for them.

3. Cut along the lines.

Use a pair of scissors to cut out the sail and the hull. Cutting is a great way to help young kids develop their fine motor skills (the small muscles in their hands and fingers).

4. Paint the boat.

I kept this step simple. But this is a great way to let your kids create without constraint. Let them pick their favorite colors and make patterns across the hull of their ships.

5. Tear your dark blue and white paper into strips.

I like to tear the paper strips because I like the way they mimic the waves. However you can also cut out the waves instead, if you want to work on fine motor skills with some scissor practice.

6. Glue down the paper strips in alternate colors, but set aside the last piece of blue paper.

Although I used white and blue strips for the waves. I did this because those were the colors I already had. Try using different shades of blue, or even a little bit of green for a different effect.

Alternatively, you can also experiment with different materials. For example, try using strips of newspaper, paper towels or strips from a tissue paper square instead. Scrunched up blue tissue paper would also add a nice textural element to your ocean.

7. Glue down the semi-circle with the flat side facing upwards.

8. Glue down the last strip of blue paper, overlapping with the bottom of the boat.

If you don’t want to do steps 6 and 7 in this order, you don’t have to. You can always glue the paper plate hull down last and then paint waves over the bottom with blue paint instead.

9. Glue the jumbo craft stick down the center of the page.

Make sure that one end of the wooden sticks is underneath the inside of the paper plate halves. This will act as the mast for your paper plate ships.

10. Glue the sail to the top of the popsicle stick.

I only made one sail for our boats. However, you can also use the same process make two or three smaller sails instead. Just like a schooner which has both back and front sails.

11. As an extra step, use a sharpie to draw on your boat.

Let your kids decorate their sailboat craft however they like. My little girl decided to draw her family inside, while my son had a great time when he turned his picture into a pirate ship.

You can also add a school of rainbow fish in the deep sea or seagulls flying through the sky. If you have fish stickers on hand, this would be a wonderful way to add some extra detail to your paper boat.

Summer Activity Pack

Educational printables for preschoolers and kindergarteners for this Summer.

Are you going to make this Paper Plate Boat Craft with your kids? Don’t forget to pin the idea for later.

More Summer Crafts for Kids

Do you love easy crafts? There are so many great ideas to try this Summer. Here are some of my most popular crafts to make with both younger and older kids during the school break.

• Paper Plate Turtle Craft
• Paper Plate Starfish Craft
• Paper Plate Fish Craft
• Rocking Paper Plate Crabs
• Summer Paper Plate Masks

For more easy craft ideas, visit 40 Paper Plate Crafts for Summer

Summer Crafts for Kids

Paper Plate Summer Crafts for Kids

Paper Plate Boat Craft

Learn how to make a boat craft out of paper plates. This is an easy craft for kids to try this Summer.

Make the Boat

• Draw a line down the center of the paper plate.
• One one side of the plate, draw a triangle.
• Cut along the lines.
• Paint the semi-circle in any color you like.

Make the Background

• Tear dark blue and white paper into strips.
• Glue the strips along the bottom third of the light-blue background paper. (Save the last strip till step 4)

Put them together

• Glue the semi-circle to the background
• Now glue the last strip so that it overlaps with the bottom of the boats hull.
• Glue the jumbo craft stick to the middle of the page.
• Glue the sail to the top of the popsicle stick.
• As an extra step, use a permanent marker to draw people of your ship or birds in the sky.

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Boat Rocking in the Waves Craft

How to Make a Boat Rocking in the Waves Craft

• Start by cutting out a circle from colored paper, using the bowl or plate as a template. This will be the main body of the boat. Fold it into half to watch it rock!
• Cut small circles of the same size, a rectangle and a long thin strip. You the picture for reference. Cut out funnels from the corrugated paper.
• Assemble the boat with the colored shapes. Add extra elements like an anchor, or maybe a pirate flag!
• Use a colored marker to add more details to the boat.
• Grab a pice of blue cardstock and blue constriction paper in different shades (light and dark blue. Cut them into strips along the long edge of the paper.
• Start to glue the strips down to create waves on the blue cardstock.
• Continue glueing the strips down until the entire cardboard stock in covered.

Age Suitability

This activity is good for pre-k, kindergarten aged children 3 years old and up. My kids are 4.5, 4.5 and 8 years old.

Mess Level 

The mess level for this activity is low

Difficulty to Create 

Skills developed.

Gross motor skills, language development, color recognition, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, imaginative play, creativity.

Supplies 

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• Construction paper

Books, TV Show & Play Kits!

Book:  exciting sensory bins for curious kids.

Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information  Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids . Or grab your copy at  Amazon . 

Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.

Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.

Book:  Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids

Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more. 

Find out more and grab your copy  here .

Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.

Book:  Big Book of Riddles for Kids

Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast?  The Big Riddle Book for Kids , of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles that show them how to think outside the box.

• 350 riddles for kids —Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
• Level up their skills —Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
• Double-check their work —Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.

Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!

Designed for kids ages 6 years   old and up.

TV Show:  Curious Crafting

I’m so excited to finally share my new crafting TV show  Curious Crafting  which launched July 1 at on  TVOkids  and  TVOkids YouTube !

Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.

In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create. 

Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.

This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up. 

The Best  Sensory Play Kits  for Kids

Play is at the core of learning during the early years and it can take many forms. One of the most important of these is  sensory play  because it engages all of a child’s senses (taste, touch, smell, sight and hearing) and has a enoumous positive impact on brain development.

Our Sensory Play Kits are some fun and easy ways to keep your child engaged while at the same time using sensory play to nurture their mind!

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Rocking Boat

An arts and crafts video.

• Different colored paper
• Fold your paper and cut a half circle out. This is the base.
• Cut out the rest of the shapes of the boat that you want in the colors you want.
• Glue your boat together.
• When you put the base down on the table, it will rock.

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Monday, September 3, 2018

Tackling moscow by train and boat.

Our first full day in Moscow started fairly late since we were still catching up on sleep.  Around 1, we finally were able to get our act together and get out the door. 

We stopped by a cafe to get some breakfast and headed over to the Red Square.  Since the festival is going on, we had to go through metal detectors.  Once we cleared security, we reached the State Historical Museum which provided an entrance to the Red Square.

We walked the length of the Red Square, passing by the Kazan cathedral.

Under normal conditions, the Red Square is a large walking area with the State Historical Museum on one end and St. Basil's on the other end.  On the sides is the Kremlin wall on one side and then the GUM shopping mall and the Kazan cathedral on the other side.  Presently, the walking area has been considerably narrowed and the fesitval grounds occupying a large space between the Kremlin and the mall.

We even asked a stranger to take our picture!

After walking around the Red Square, we had to leave to meet up with our Metro Tour.  

Moscow has famously pretty metro stations so metro tours are quite popular.  We booked a relatively inexpensive tour through a tour group which met outside of the Red Square.

On our way, we passed by the Kremlin gardens and the tomb to the unknown soldier and the eternal flame.

We soon met up with our group which, fortunately, was only 5 people.  Our guide told us that we were going to visit 8 stations during the 1.5 hour tour.  

Honestly, a lot of the stations blended in to me so I won't be able to give you a detailed description of all of them.  However, I did learn that there are 222 metro stations and the trains come every 2-3 minutes reliably.  For that reason, Moscow > DC. 

One of the first metro stations we visited had bronze statues all over of various depictions.  Many of the statues had superstitions tied to them.  For example, for a statue of the dog, it's held that if you rub the nose of the dog, you'll have good luck.  Consequently, most of the statue is tarnished - except for the nose.  I joked to Tomas that they probably rotate the "good luck" portion of the statue to ensure the entire statue gets polished.

However, I do remember some of the stations.

Novoslobodskaya is a station adorned with stained glass on the walls.

There was also Belarusskaya, which paid tribute to Belarus.

Another station which name I cannot remember but had pretty mosaics in the ceilings.

My favorite station was Komsomolskaya.  It's the busiest station and a hub for other connecting trains.  It was built during Statlin times and he wanted the station to embody beauty to set a good first impression to Russia.

I'd seen pictures of it beforehand since it's the most famous but it's so much more impressive in person.

Look at these ceilings!

Overall it was a very interesting tour.  Not sure of any other city which could offer a metro tour.  DC certainly can't...

After the tour, we headed back of the hotel to rest for a bit.  We had purchased tickets to a tour hour boat down the Moscow river.  The tickets were good for any time on any day and the boats left every 20min.  We decided to knock the tour out that day and headed over to the pier.  

We arrived at the pier and saw a boat by the company we had purchased from boarding.  We approached and they shook their head and said it wasn't the right boat. 

So we waited for another boat.

Another boat came along by the same company we had purchased from so weapproached them.  Again - we were told it wasn't the right boat and the boat we were looking for was coming.  

A third boat came along which was NOT by the company we had purchased from.  By this point, it had been longer than 20min waiting and I was starting to suspect that the correct boat was actually one of the ones which turned us away.   We approached the 3rd boat to ask if they knew which boat we should be on.  However, when we approached,  they waved us aboard without scanning our tickets.

So, we boarded the 3rd boat....which was definitely not ours.

We settled into an upper deck, open air table to take in the views.

We passed by pretty buildings.

The somewhat impressive cathedral of Christ the Savior.

This random statue.

After about hour on the cruise, Tomas remarked that it had been about an hour so we should be turning around soon.  I reminded him that we actually had no idea how long this cruise was or where we would be dropped off.  Since we were on the wrong boat.

Fortunately, it did turn around and took us back to the pier.  

For dinner, we decided to go to this burger place, Black Star Burger, which our guide told us about.  Tomas really liked his - I thought mine was OK.  It was a decent size patty with a mountain of Cole slaw on top.  We've realized that apparently Russians dislike getting their hands dirty while eating so some restaurants will give out gloves to use.  This particular restaurant gave out black gloves.

Tomas modeling our dinner.

Since little mum has been asking about pictures which show my feet, I assume she wanted to see my new shoes.  I recently bought Allbirds which are suppose to be super comfortable walking shoes which you wear without socks and can be washed.  I didn't wear them too extensively beforehand, so that was probably my first error.  I also didn't bring another pair of good walking shoes,  which was likely my second error.  The Allbirds were great the first two days without socks.  Midway through the third day, my right foot was quite unhappy. Left foot was a trooper. So, now I have a bandaid on the heel of my right foot and wear socks.  

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