How to Make a Cardboard Box Car Project for School
You can adjust a cardboard box car to fit any sized cardboard box. Kids can do this project by themselves or in groups. Teachers can fit this project to fit most lessons such as discussing the first cars in a history class or an English teacher may incorporate the project with a novel or short story involving a particular car. Making a cardboard box car is a fun project for students of all ages.
Things You'll Need
- Styrofoam meat tray
- Paper plate
- 4 aluminum pie trays
- 7 paper fasteners
- Glue
- Markers
Instructions
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Cut three of the four flaps off of the top of the box. Remove the two side flaps (longer flaps) and the front flap. Cut two doors into both sides of the box (the longer sides of the box). You can do this by cutting an "L" shape into the box so that the flaps open and close.
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Color the paper plate black to serve as a steering wheel. Poke one fastener into the center of the plate. Then attach the plate to the inside front of the box (the side of the box that still has the flap) by poking the paper fastener into the cardboard and fastening the plate to the cardboard.
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Use the markers to paint headlights onto the outside front of the box. Use the red marker to make taillights onto the back of the box.
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Attach each of the pie trays to the bottom of the box for the wheels. Attach them to the box the same way you attached the steering wheel. Use the paper fasteners and poke them into the pie tray and then into the box.
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Decorate the styrofoam plate like a license plate. The kids can personalize the plate however they want. Glue the plate to the front of the car.
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Cut a window out of the front flap of the car. Simply cut out the middle of the flap.
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Tips & Warnings
Use paint to turn the cardboard car into any color car you want. Color a silver bumper onto the front and back of the car. Use the markers to draw interior details such as a radio or air vents onto the box. Be creative and have fun decorating your car.
