Ocean Crafts for Kids: Sailboat in a Bottle Craft

Do your kids love the ocean and boats? Today, we have a fun and easy ocean craft for kids. They will make their own sailboat in a bottle craft. It is a cute and creative activity where kids can color, cut, and glue to create a beautiful boat sailing in a bottle.

This craft is perfect for preschool and kindergarten kids. It helps them learn about the ocean, boats, and creativity in a fun way.

What materials do you need?

You only need simple materials:

• Printable sailboat in a bottle templates (download below)
• Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
• Child-safe scissors
• Glue stick or glue

Optional: glitter, stickers, or blue tissue paper to decorate the ocean

📝 Step 1: Print the templates

Download and print the sailboat and bottle templates. Print on thick paper or cardstock if you want a strong craft.

🎨 Step 2: Color the parts

Let kids color the bottle and boat with their favorite colors.

✅ The bottle can be colored light blue or left plain.
✅ The boat can be colored brown, red, or any bright color.
✅ Kids can color the sail with stripes or dots to make it fun.

✂ Step 3: Cut out the pieces

Carefully cut along the black outlines of the bottle and boat parts. Younger kids can get help from an adult for cutting neatly.

🌊 Step 4: Paste the boat inside the bottle

Glue the boat onto the bottle template where it looks like it is sailing inside. Kids can place it at the bottom or middle of the bottle to make it look real.

✨ Step 5: Decorate (optional)

If kids want, they can:

• Add blue tissue paper for water
• Use glitter glue for shiny waves
• Stick small shell stickers on the bottle