Make a Boat from Nature

ArtNature Play
Written By Kim Manunui
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We challenge you to use natural resources to make a toy boat or raft and then to float it down a stream, or in a pond.

You could use things like harakeke, tī kōuka leaves, sticks, bark, or bamboo. Harakeke is a great resource, as the leaves are strong and easy to weave. The seed heads are on long sticks that are light and easy to carve or make holes in. The leaves even provide fibres that can be used to tie things together. The boat in this photo was made by a seven year old who used nothing but bamboo skewers and harakeke.

We would love to see what creative designs you can come up with using the natural resources around you!

Here’s a great nature connector about floating sticks down a river that you might find fun to combine with this activity.

Here’s a nature connector about how to make a tī kōuka basket. This could easily be a boat too!

See the video and photos below for inspiration.

Kim Manunui

Hi, I’m Kim and I work with a great team to help individuals, as well as small and not so small businesses get their message, product and services to the world using digital media and creating wonderful websites that don’t cost the earth.

I was born in Canada, and grew up around Vancouver and the mountains of British Columbia. My love of pristine environments led me to New Zealand and eventually to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the central North Island which is home. My family’s heritage is here, and it’s from here that Korio traverses the planet.

The digital world is never static and neither are we.

And I say ‘we’ because I work with an awesome group of talented people who I gather together as required to complete a project.  Whatever your business, not-for-profit or individual needs are we gather the best team to get the job done.

Collaboratively we are creative, share sustainable values and work hard for great outcomes because that’s the buzz of satisfaction that drives us.

If you have an audience and market to reach, we can make that happen. Creative design, words that work and smart behind the scenes stuff that cuts through the online noise. We’ll design your website and then build it. We’ll manage the content as well as all your hosting needs. We can handle your online advertising so you get noticed,
and we’ll manage your social media presence so you get the clicks, likes and engagement to grow your business. All within the budget you set, because none of this needs to cost the earth.  And the job doesn’t stop when your website goes live. We are your virtual business partner.

https://www.korio.co.nz
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