{"id":11753,"date":"2015-05-07T10:50:56","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T14:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miniaturemasterminds.com\/?p=2346"},"modified":"2018-06-25T11:24:53","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T15:24:53","slug":"recycled-boxes-into-cars-kid-craft-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miniaturemasterminds.com\/2015\/05\/07\/recycled-boxes-into-cars-kid-craft-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycled Boxes into Cars \u2013 Kid Craft"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Recycled Boxes into Cars \u2013 Kid Craft<\/h2>\n<p>This is a fun little craft we did last year. I am working on moving and updating some posts from my craft blog and thought this one would be better here. It&#8217;s a lesson in recycling as well as a great fine motor activity. You can use any materials you have around to create with. We made cars that really rolled with things we would normally just toss in the trash. Recycling materials is a great idea for kids to help show what they can create with a little imagination or to help them understand waste and how we should reuse what we can to help the Earth.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.miniaturemasterminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/carsintobox.png?resize=595%2C893&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"893\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.miniaturemasterminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/carsintobox.png?resize=595%2C893&amp;ssl=1 595w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.miniaturemasterminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/carsintobox.png?resize=256%2C384&amp;ssl=1 256w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.miniaturemasterminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/carsintobox.png?resize=280%2C420&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.miniaturemasterminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/carsintobox.png?resize=560%2C840&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.miniaturemasterminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/carsintobox.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Materials used:<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Boxes (ice-ream tubs, pop tart boxes, or other small product boxes)<br \/>\nStraws<br \/>\nDrink Lids<br \/>\nHot Glue and Glue gun<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2349\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/miniaturemasterminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0196.jpg?resize=700%2C619\" alt=\"IMG_0196\" width=\"700\" height=\"619\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Using scissors or something sharp line up and poke holes near the bottom evenly across your box. There should be 4 holes in all, 2 on each side. Try to get as near the bottom without breaking the box as possible. An ice cream carton works great because of the lip on the bottom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2350\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/miniaturemasterminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0199.jpg?resize=700%2C700\" alt=\"IMG_0199\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Have the child stick the straws through the holes. This is\u00a0what will hold your tires on and allow them to roll.\u00a0It might be a little harder to stick the straws through a solid box but it is a great hand eye coordination activity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2353\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/miniaturemasterminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0215.jpg?resize=523%2C700\" alt=\"IMG_0215\" width=\"523\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cut your straws off to just around an inch from each side of the box.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Add a little hot glue inside a drink lid and place on straw end. Hold for just a moment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2354\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/miniaturemasterminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0219.jpg?resize=700%2C522\" alt=\"IMG_0219\" width=\"700\" height=\"522\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let them sit and harden on each side before moving to next side.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2355\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/miniaturemasterminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_0228.jpg?resize=700%2C522\" alt=\"IMG_0228\" width=\"700\" height=\"522\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then your car in finished. The kids can start painting!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2348\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/miniaturemasterminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/20141025_183913.jpg?resize=700%2C700\" alt=\"20141025_183913\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We glued drink lids on to to create a fire truck lights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recycled Boxes into Cars \u2013 Kid Craft This is a fun little craft we did last year. 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