Kids Wagon Ideas
If your child is still at the stage in which he requires towing in a wagon, you are probably used to taking that wagon nearly everywhere you go as a family. A traditional red wagon is a useful towing tool, but it can also be decorated to suit any occasion. As much as your child may enjoy riding in the wagon when it's undecorated, he'll get an even bigger thrill from riding in it when it looks like something else.
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Boat
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Your child might be too young to take onto the water, but decorating his wagon like a boat, coupled with his imagination, will give him hours of fun pretending he's at sea. Take one long, folded piece of corrugated cardboard (or two separate pieces) and tape them along the sides of the wagon, bending them together at the front to form a bow. Paint the cardboard with acrylic paint in any style you wish; your child can help with the painting. For example, you could paint the cardboard to resemble a plain motorboat, canoe or even a pirate ship. Further decorate the boat by taping an old broom or mop handle to its rear to simulate a mast, and make a flag out of fabric.
Fourth of July
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If you're the patriotic sort, you can fashion your child's wagon into a red, white and blue spectacle for Fourth of July parties and other events. Visit your local party store for accessories such as flags, streamers and other shiny materials; affix these objects around the wagon to give it a truly patriotic appeal.
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Car
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Electric-powered cars for kids are popular transportation toys, but with a little creativity, you can transform a wagon into a car. Using corrugated cardboard, just as you did with the boat design, tape a piece of cardboard to each side of the wagon. The side pieces should have triangles at their fronts so you can give the wagon a sleek, pointed look on its nose. You can add cardboard tires to its sides, as well as paint in doors, windows and a windshield. Paint the "car" a vivid color and add numbers on the doors to give it the illusion of a race car.
Parades
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If your community has frequent parades, decorate the child's wagon for entry into the next parade, if possible. Many communities have parades for the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Easter and other important days on the calendar. With a bit of creativity, you can decorate the wagon to reflect each of these holidays. Visit party stores to pick up inexpensive decorations, then work with your child to tape them into place around the wagon. On the day of the parage, put a portable radio playing an appropriate song in the wagon with your child.
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