Ship Model Kits For Kids and Teens

Ship Model Kits For Kids and Teens

All children like stories and they love to glue and paint. Introducing your children to the exciting art of ship model building is a fun and rewarding experience. Cast Your Anchor has carefully designed options suitable for different age groups. Please note that age ranges are flexible. You know your child's interests and abilities best (go up or down dependant on their skill level).

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Ages 4 to 8:

At this age, children are fascinated by being able to float what they built, so start with rowboats, sailboats or canoes using the bread and butter technique. This building technique allows for a water-resistant finished boat in about 2 hours for a cost of $4.95.
• Snap - glue - paint - float •

A second great option for this age group is the snap-together ship models. They can be built and rebuilt! They can also be glued for permanent display. We carry submarines, dragon boats, and cruise liners using this technique. Just remember that this type of model will not float.
• Snap - display - Re-snap •
Ages 6 to 12:

This is where the story of a ship really catches your child's interest. They can imagine themselves on the finished boat, sailing for far-off adventures. Start with a Titanic, a Pirate Ship, or a Mayflower in a Bottle. Introduced at this level is measurement and cutting of wood, as well simple rigging. In about 5 hours, your child can be exploring the new world with the Pilgrims or sailing the Caribbean with Captain Jack Sparrow
• Solid Hulls - Famous Ships - Excellent stories •

Another option at this level is the solid hull kit with deck superstructure. You can build them together or skilled children can build them alone with the occasional piece of advice from you. At this point, the model builder begins to fashion pieces of wood into recognizable parts of a ship. Our kits come complete with glue, sandpaper & paint. Build a Constitution, Viking Boat, Endeavour, Bounty or the Santa Maria.
• Tall Ships - Solid Hulls - Deck Superstructure •

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