YOU NEED …
HERE’S HOW!
1
Remove the Pepper Mint flag from the
cardboard sheet and lay it down with the
back side facing up. Fold the 20-cm piece of
string in half, so that each end is of equal
length, then place the string down the center
line of the flag, with the loop at the top.
2
Fold the flag along the center line and glue
the two identical sides together. Make sure
that the loop is still sticking out at the top.
Insert the mast through the loop and slide the
flag to the middle of the mast.
3
A knot directly below the flag will prevent it
from slipping: tie both ends of the string in a
pretzel-shape around the mast and tighten
the knot.
4
Take the mast with the flag attached and
insert it through the precut hole in the upper
deck at the front end of the ship, then hoist
the Pepper Mint flag!
Mast
20-cm string
Flag from
cardboard
sheet
You will also need: Ruler, scissors, and craft glue
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Flag
and the
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING
Thanks to the adjustable knot, you can
move the flag up and down the mast. At
sea, flags have a special meaning. Sailors
use patterns and colors of different flags to
send each other messages across long
distances. If someone goes overboard —
that is, accidentally ends up in the water
— sailors hoist an emergency flag that
signals to everybody that there is a “man
overboard!”
