Plastic Bottle Submarine Bath Toy

Can you make a cool bath toy with paper? Yes — with a little help from a plastic bottle! A clear plastic bottle is a great toy in itself for young children, and with this printable template it instantly becomes a submarine. A good bottle size is a 20oz or 0.5l clear plastic bottle — the flatter the surface, the better.

Choose a coloured template or print the blank version to colour yourself. Draw faces or glue photos of your family into the portholes — who's the captain? Who's the crew?

How to make the submarine

1. Print the template and trim it to size.

2. Draw or glue faces into the porthole windows — family members, pets, whoever you'd like on board.

3. Roll the paper just enough to fit through the bottle neck — don't roll too tight or it won't unroll properly inside. Push it through and let it unroll naturally.

4. Close the bottle cap tightly and you're ready to dive!