What young boy doesnt have zillions of cars? Big cars, little ones, cars with drivers, cars without. These assorted, often forgotten cars, can soon be part of a huge parade unlike any youve ever seen. Dig all those little cars out of the toy box, run and get the craft supply box, and soon your boy will be creating a new look for his cars - and his room. As a matter of fact, get the girls in on the fun, too. This project can be for either gender.
Have you ever been to a car parade? Every year theres one held in Houston and the owners of the cars fix them up in really unique ways. Unusual objects are attached to the cars, the cars are decorated in elaborate ways, and then the creations are paraded down the streets for everyone to enjoy. Your child can make a miniature version of the event and create a new theme for his room in the meanwhile.
Some ideas for things to use as kooky decorations include feathers, tiny buttons, pieces of fringe, beads, silly craft eyes, glitter, stickers, fake jewels, pom-poms, pipe cleaners, pieces of paper, scraps of fabric and even straws or coffee stirrers. There are many things around the house you can use to create wacky cars. Create a particular theme for your car. Make the car into a silly creature by gluing wiggly eyes over the headlights. The person can have feathers for hair and a tail made from craft foam or pom-poms. Make a different car by using flower stickers with a feather flag. Glue the feathers to a coffee stirrer and glue it to the back of the car. Add sequin or fake jewels to the design and its a glitzy car that will stand out in the crowd. Does your son have a plastic or rubber bug collection? Use them to make crazy cars! Glue a frog on top of one car or make another thats covered completely in bugs. Small bugs that fit inside the car can become the actual drivers! Other drivers can be tiny dolls, beanie babies, little army men or even farm animals. Glue them in the seats and watch the smiles when people see them. Create a skirt for a car by wrapping it with a length of fringe. Glue the fringe in place so that the ends of the fringe barely touch the ground. Now glue a small toy cowboy hat on top. Or, create a grass skirt for the car and decorate the rest of the vehicle with tiny silk flowers. There are so many different themes you can make that no two cars need to look exactly the same. Tiny trucks can be fixed much differently than cars. Fill the back of the truck up with "junk" using things around the house. Load it up with old dollhouse furniture, tiny rocks, broken crayons, pieces of wood or broken items from the bottom of the toy box. Create a different look for the truck by making feather or foam wings and attaching them to the sides of the truck. Make an exterminator truck by adding a bug to the top. Make a firefighter assistant truck by gluing on a small fire helmet. Get silly with the creations or take the time to make detailed creations that will enhance the final parade of cars. Glue a cow to the front of a truck or fencing - complete with grass and birds - to the sides of the truck. Glue a birds nest to the seat of a car and set a bird on top. Or, position a pig driver and fill the rest of the car up with other small farm animals. Doll accessories can be used to make unusual looks for many different cars. Glue Barbie doll skis into the backseat of a car then fill the car up with cotton balls to represent snow. Or, glue a tiny woman figure behind the wheel and fill the rest of the car up with Barbie shoes. After youve spent the day creating all sorts of crazy cars they can then be displayed in a parade style across a shelf. Or, you can just set the cars, here and there, all over the room. The look can be for a boys or a girls room. Get the whole family in on making the cars. Its a day of creativity and excitement for all!
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