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Airplane #1 You will need construction paper and markers. Fold a sheet of construction paper in half lengthwise. Open it back up and fold the bottom corners up to the center crease. Fold each diagonal end in to the center crease. Refold the paper in half again at the center crease. Fold the top right end back to the folded edge. Flip the paper airplane over, and fold the top left end back to the folded edge. Decorate your plane using markers. Airplane #2 You will need a clean foam meat tray, craft knife, permanent markers, craft glue, masking tape, and pencil. Draw the shape of a planes body, wings, and tail on the foam meat tray. With an adult’s help, cut out the pieces with a craft knife and decorate the pieces with permanent marker. Cut 2 slots in the body of the plane for the wings and the tail. Insert the wings, and tail. Add a small amount of glue to hold them in place. Now you are ready to fly your plane. If you need to add weight to the nose or tail, use some masking type to add the weight or paper clips. Have the child add objects to the place such as a paper clip. Will it fly? Will it fly a longer distance? For more directions on how to make your own paper airplanes visit best paper airplanes.A great activity to do either inside or outside is to have a child extend his arms outward and walk around pretending to be a plane flying in the clouds or over a mountain. Young children love to watch planes in the sky. Pack a picnic lunch, a book, and head outside in the yard or at a park to watch airplanes fly overhead.
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Fairfield County: Igor Sikorsky Memorial Airport, 1000 Great Meadows Road, Stratford, CT 06615 Tel (203) 576-8163 National Helicopter Museum, Stratford, CT. The Museum is located at the Stratford, Connecticut Eastbound Railroad Station, at 2480 Main Street.
Hartford County: New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Rte. 75, Windsor Locks (860) 623-3305 The largest aviation museum in the Northeast. Featuring two large buildings which house aircrafts and engines, exhibits on the History of Sikorsky Aircraft, Air Mail and more. On fair weather days you can tour the outside storage unit. There is also a research library. A small dining area with vending machines.
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