Post by renjac on Jul 23, 2008 19:07:18 GMT -5
Shoe box
brown paper sack
either 2 12inch dowels of small diameter or 1 24 inch
stapler , glue, tape
pipe cleaners (you will need 4-8 of these depending on the size of your box)
tissue paper
extra cardboard for seat and wheels
pointy screwdriver for making holes
toothpicks
Cut your dowels an inch or two longer than the width of your box.
Wrap your shoebox in the brown paper sack gluing it down as you go.
Poke holes in the bottom corners for your dowels to fit through as these are the axles on which your wheels will go.
I didnt have yogurt lids for the wheels so we made them out of cardboard. Using a cup to trace out the wheels I traced 8 for one wagon. Glue 2 wheel sections together and end up with a total of 4 wheels. Poke holes in the center of the wheels big enough to let the dowel pass through.
We then glued toothpicks to act as spokes of the wagon wheels.
Allow the children to use a pencil and make lines around the box to simulate boards.
With our pipe cleaners our boxes were wide so we had to wrap two together at the ends to make them have a long enough arch from one side of the box to the other. We stapled the ends of the pipe cleaners to the inside of the box on both sides making an arch for the cover.
Folding two pieces (one right on top of the other) of tissue paper in half tuck the ends of the tissue paper over the pipe cleaners. Starting with the front wrap the tissue paper around the top of the pipe cleaner arch and staple to hold. Then do the back the same way. Drizzle a bit of glue between the box and your tissue paper (where you had to tuck it in. Using your tape, on the inside of the cover, tape the other two arches into place. adhering them to the tissue paper.
After your wheels have dried fairly well, poke your dowels through the holes you made for the axles. They should come out evenly on either side. Attatch your wheels by slipping them on the axle and putting a bead of glue all the way around the outside of the dowel/wheel connection.
brown paper sack
either 2 12inch dowels of small diameter or 1 24 inch
stapler , glue, tape
pipe cleaners (you will need 4-8 of these depending on the size of your box)
tissue paper
extra cardboard for seat and wheels
pointy screwdriver for making holes
toothpicks
Cut your dowels an inch or two longer than the width of your box.
Wrap your shoebox in the brown paper sack gluing it down as you go.
Poke holes in the bottom corners for your dowels to fit through as these are the axles on which your wheels will go.
I didnt have yogurt lids for the wheels so we made them out of cardboard. Using a cup to trace out the wheels I traced 8 for one wagon. Glue 2 wheel sections together and end up with a total of 4 wheels. Poke holes in the center of the wheels big enough to let the dowel pass through.
We then glued toothpicks to act as spokes of the wagon wheels.
Allow the children to use a pencil and make lines around the box to simulate boards.
With our pipe cleaners our boxes were wide so we had to wrap two together at the ends to make them have a long enough arch from one side of the box to the other. We stapled the ends of the pipe cleaners to the inside of the box on both sides making an arch for the cover.
Folding two pieces (one right on top of the other) of tissue paper in half tuck the ends of the tissue paper over the pipe cleaners. Starting with the front wrap the tissue paper around the top of the pipe cleaner arch and staple to hold. Then do the back the same way. Drizzle a bit of glue between the box and your tissue paper (where you had to tuck it in. Using your tape, on the inside of the cover, tape the other two arches into place. adhering them to the tissue paper.
After your wheels have dried fairly well, poke your dowels through the holes you made for the axles. They should come out evenly on either side. Attatch your wheels by slipping them on the axle and putting a bead of glue all the way around the outside of the dowel/wheel connection.