Making children's handmade dragon boats is an interesting and practical manual activity, which allows children to learn and understand the traditional culture of China by making them themselves, and improve their creativity and practical ability. Next, I will show you how to make a beautiful children's handmade dragon boat with simple materials.

Material preparation: carton or cardboard; Scissors; Glue; Pigment or colored paper; Stick or toothpick

Step 1: Prepare the template. First, we need to prepare a template for the dragon boat. You can download a pattern from the internet or draw it yourself, then stick it on a cardboard and cut it along with scissors.

Step 2: Make the faucet and the dragon tail, cut the cardboard into strips, and make the faucet and the dragon tail respectively. When making a faucet, pay attention to the appearance of the faucet. We can color the faucet and its tail, or decorate it with colored paper to make it more vivid.

Step 3: Make the body of the dragon boat, and cut the paper box or cardboard into a flat rectangle as the body of the dragon boat. Then, cut out a long strip with scissors on both sides of the body, which is where the faucet and the dragon tail are installed.

Step 4: Install the dragon head and the dragon tail, insert the made dragon head and the dragon tail into the dragon boat along the incision and fix them with glue.

Step 5: Make paddles and wrap sticks or toothpicks with colored paper, which is more beautiful. Then, insert the paddles into the paddle racks on both sides of the dragon boat.

Step 6: Decoration. Finally, you can decorate the dragon boat body with paint or colored paper to make it more vivid and interesting. For example, you can draw a dragon pattern on it.

Through the above steps, we can make a beautiful children's handmade dragon boat. In the production process, not only can children's practical ability and imagination be enhanced, but also they can better understand the traditional culture of China.

It is worth mentioning that in the process of making dragon boats, children can better feel the atmosphere and cultural background of the Dragon Boat Festival with the help of picture books, music and other media.