Model Car Factory
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Liven up a rainy afternoon by test-driving a fleet of homemade cars.
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| Empty juice boxes or tea tins
Egg carton Milk jug Aluminum foil Disposable plastic cup Plastic straws Plastic spoons Markers Tape and glue | |
| Seasons: Rainy day, Year round | |
| Materials: bottle caps, cans, cardboard, clay , egg cartons, foil, markers, milk cartons, paints, pipe cleaners, plastic jugs, plastic tubs, plastic wrap, straws | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Empty juice boxes or tea tins work well as basic car bodies. Or, you can cut a more unusual model out of an egg carton or a milk jug. Cover the car body with colored duct tape, if desired. Then glue on chrome headlights made from aluminum foil. |
| 2. | WINDSHIELDS: For a see-through screen, cut a small rectangle from a disposable plastic cup or container and attach it to the car with tape or glue. |
| 3. | AXELS AND TREADS: To fit your vehicle with wheels, first tape two plastic straws to the bottom of the body for axles. Or, you can use a nail to poke holes in the sides of the body and fit pipe cleaners through the holes. Then cut eight cups from an egg carton. Trim the sides so they are 1/2 inch tall. Use two cups for each wheel, matching up the cut edges and taping them together. Poke a hole through the center of each hub. Now, fit the wheels onto the ends of the axles. Another option for wheel |
| 4. | THE AUTO CLUB: For passengers, use markers to draw faces on plastic spoons. Make slits in the car and insert the handles. |
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