This section is from the book "Busy Hands: Construction Work For Children", by Isabelle F. Bowker. Also available from Amazon: Busy Hands: Construction Work for Children.
Material: Cardboard 5 in. x 8 in.; pattern of the Mayflower, Fig. 1; white, light blue and dark blue tissue paper; ruler, scissors and paste.
Mark around the pattern of the ship on the cardboard. Cut out all of the cardboard except the shaded portion, Fig. 2.
Paste white paper across the open space in the sails (s, Fig. 2).
Paste a strip of dark blue paper from x to the lower edge of the frame, W.
Paste light blue paper from x to the upper edge of the frame, cutting it away from behind the sails. All of the paper should be pasted to the frame on the under side.
This piece of work can be done with heavy paper for the skeleton instead of cardboard. When paper is used, a cardboard frame half an inch wide should be pasted to the under side of the paper margin, to give strength. When the work is finished, place in the window where the light can fall through the paper.

Fig 1

Fig . 2.
 
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