I called Home Depo and asked the manager to save me a refrigerator box. After getting questioned about it, I told him that it was going to be a craft for my son's birthday party. He admired my creativity and determination. And, for $20 he not only put aside two big boxes, he even delivered them right to my door. Every nite for 3 weeks I worked on transforming these two boxes into one massive pirate ship (for 10 kids). I cut the tops off both, and stuck one end into the other box. I used silver duct tape to connect both boxes together. This gave the boxes strength and kept them from falling apart. One box became the bow and the other became the aft. The bow was difficult because I had to cut the box into a point to make it look like a real boat. Once the boxes were together, I noticed a big sag right in the middle. So, I added bulk heads (the cardboard tops of the boxes taped together, inserted inside the two boxes where the sag was). I cut an opening into the bulk head so the kids could get through. This was a great idea! This not only added strength to the boat and got rid of the sag, but the kids loved crawling from one end of the box into the other. Then I added a plastic PVC pole in the middle to act as the main mast. I fabricated some white packaging material, that came with the box, into a sail. I painted the box brown, with blue waves at the bottom, added a silver cardboard anchor, and named the boat the "S.S. NATHAN". I put wheels on the bottom to help to move it around. The kids loved when I pushed them in it!  When the kids arrived, they headed straight for the cardboard boat. I painted mustashes and beards on the kid's faces. We handed out eye patches, pirate hats, and also put tattoos on the kid's hands and arms