| Get ready for racing fun with this Home Made Kid | | | | Use a contrasting color to the color of the race car |
| Race Car!MATERIALSRectangular Boxes - apple | | | | box itself. Fasten the plates with brads so the wheels |
| boxes, xerox paper boxes or similar | | | | will turn. Add another plate on top of the box to make |
| Colorful plastic or paper plates | | | | a functioning steering wheel.Add Headlights and Tail |
| Spray paint | | | | Lights - Cut two circles of yellow construction paper |
| Construction paper in assorted colors | | | | and glue to the front of the car for headlights. Cut two |
| Heavy ribbon | | | | smaller circles of red construction paper and glue to |
| Staple gun | | | | the rear end of the car for tail lights.Make an Exhaust |
| Brad fasteners | | | | Pipe - Make an exhaust pipe from a toilet paper tube |
| Craft knife | | | | with crepe paper streamers. Attach the tube to the |
| Glue and Masking tape | | | | car by making a series of cuts around one end of the |
| Markers | | | | tube, flaring it out against the back of the car, and |
| Foam letters and numbers to | | | | securing with masking tape.Personalize Your Race |
| decorateINSTRUCTIONS:Prepare the Box - Start with | | | | Car - using colored construction paper shapes, |
| one rectangular box for each party guest. If the box | | | | markers, foam numbers and letters.Now make a race |
| has flaps, cut them off with the craft knife. Turn the | | | | track in your yard using caution tape, old tires, hay |
| box upside down and cut out a square area on one | | | | bales, or whatever. For great ideas on incorporating |
| side of the bottom (now the top of your race car) big | | | | this craft into a party, visit our Race Car Birthday Party |
| enough to accommodate a child.Paint Your Race Car | | | | page.Patricia B. Jensen is a mother of three and kids |
| - Spray paint your box a bright color - red, blue, green, | | | | party enthusiast. She is the webmaster and owner of |
| yellow, or orange.Attach "Suspenders" - Using the | | | | - a complete resource for kids party ideas including |
| staple gun, staple heavy ribbon from end to end on | | | | invitations, cakes, decorations, games, costumes, |
| either side of the box as "suspenders" to allow kids to | | | | favors, and food.Subscribe to the Kids Party Paradise |
| wear their cars.Add Wheels - Choose four plastic | | | | Newsletter and get timely updates on popular new |
| plates to make two wheels on either side of the box. | | | | party ideas and themes, and so much more... |