Kids will love being the captain of this balloon-powered jet boat -- perfect for racing in pools, ponds and bathtubs.

Materials

• Plastic pipe elbow, 1/2 inch in diameter, and its accompanying plastic nut (ask at your local hardware store)
• Two 5 1/2 x 8-inch Styrofoam food trays

• Balloon
• Rubber band

Instructions

1. Thread the nut on the plastic pipe elbow. Then cut a hole in the bottom of one of the trays and push through the elbow's non-threaded end.

2. Stretch the balloon over the threaded end. Next, secure the elbow underneath the tray with the rubber band, wrapping it around several times.

3. Cut a rudder from the other tray, and insert it through a slit cut in the stern of the boat.
   

Tips:

To operate the vessel, inflate the balloon by blowing into the elbow. Block the end of the pipe with your finger as you set the boat in the water, then release it and watch the boat zip away.

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