A child folds a paper steamboat beside a paper mitre, scissors and glue, with a cat watching at the table.

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Making a Paper Steamboat for Sinterklaas

A child folds a paper steamboat beside a paper mitre and craft supplies. A friendly cat watches their Sinterklaas preparations.

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A blue paper steamboat and red mitres

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Digital example: A boy in a blue sweater makes a blue paper boat beside red-and-gold mitres and seven gold flags.

1. Blue — sweater and paper boat
2. Red — mitre panels and cape
3. Gold — hat trim, staff and flags

Color the sweater and folded boat blue; leave collar, cuffs and chimney white.
Color both mitres’ panels and the small figure’s outer cape red.
Color both hats’ crosses and borders, the curled staff and all seven triangular flags gold.

Keep people’s skin and hair, beard, cat, room and tools white. Check four hanging flags and three on the table.

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