Mission 22
River Explorer: Craft a Boat and Find Something New
Badge: River Explorer
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Craft a boat, paddle down a river and make one real discovery.
- New skill Crafting, placing and steering a boat
- Level 1 · The Village
- Difficulty Beginner
- Mode Creative
- Time 25–40 min
- Ages 13+
What you’ll build
Head out on a river adventure. You'll find a river (or dig a canal), craft a boat from planks and paddle off downstream. Keep your eyes open, stop when you spot something interesting and mark it on your map, then paddle home.
Finish line: You crafted a boat, travelled down a river and can show one real discovery.
Bonus challenge: Craft a boat with a chest (a boat plus a chest) and bring home a souvenir from your trip.
You’ll need
- Crafting table
- Planks
- A river or canal
You choose
- Boat wood type
- Where the trip goes
- What counts as a discovery
Stuck?
- Flat worlds have no rivers. Dig a long canal and fill it with water buckets.
- To get out of the boat, press the sneak button.
- Boat won't place? Hold it and tap the surface of the water, not the riverbed.
For grown-ups
Get this mission
This mission is in Mission Pack 3. Each printable has the full steps, a Plan & Log page and a parent page.
Print one mission at a time. You never need to print everything.
Played on Minecraft Bedrock on iPad. Buttons can differ on other devices and versions.