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Toilet Paper Roll Race Cars

April 6, 2013

I found this idea on Pinterest a couple days ago and thought it would be a great indoor activity for us since our nice weather suddenly turned back to the typical rainy gray weather the pacific northwest is known for. I saved a couple of our toilet paper rolls and a bunch of bottled water caps (ok, I may have dug through the recycling bin to find the right amount of supplies) and we made race cars! There is great tutorial for this over at TPcraft.com which tells you exactly how to attach the wheels so they spin.

First we painted each toilet paper roll a different color and the bottle caps black using a little acrylic paint. You could use any kind of paint you want or you could color them with markers.

When everything dried, I took a hole punch and punched for holes in the toilet paper roll where the wheels needed to go. To be honest I didn’t do a good job of this 🙁 I made my hole punches too high and some of the wheels didn’t touch the ground…I know better for next time.

I took a straw and stuck it through two of the holes (and trimmed the straw). Then took a tooth pick and poked it through one of the bottle caps (it easily poked through my Nestle PureLife bottled water caps – they are pretty flimsy). I stuck the toothpick through the straw and poked another bottle cap on the other end of the toothpick. You can trim the sharp end of the toothpick.

I used my sharp sewing scissors to cut a hole for the driver to sit.

At this point you can decorate your cars with more paint, glitter, or stickers. I had some number stickers that we labeled the cars with.

Lego Duplo people make perfect drivers! Now it’s time to race!!

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  1. Linda Owens says

    April 6, 2013 at 3:21 pm

    such a cute idea. Will have to hunt up the supplies to make this with my grandson on one of the weekends he comes to my house. Thank you for sharing

    Reply
  2. Yankee Burrow Creations says

    April 6, 2013 at 6:49 pm

    it looks like the little ones had fun!
    Debbi
    –yankeeburrowcreations

    Reply
  3. Khadija says

    April 6, 2013 at 9:21 pm

    This is so cute! Thanks for sharing the idea. 🙂

    Reply
  4. Fani Arana says

    April 6, 2013 at 10:10 pm

    So lovely the idea, and children would love it for sure, so easy to do!!

    Reply
  5. Beverooni says

    April 7, 2013 at 4:03 pm

    We did something similar when our boys were little only we used buttons and elastics on the wheels and then they went along on their own. It's a fun project and sure brought back some memories.

    Reply
  6. dane says

    April 7, 2013 at 8:44 pm

    c' est vraiment une idée fabuleuse je prend note c' est trop cool biz

    Reply
  7. Jennifer Hughes says

    April 15, 2013 at 9:00 pm

    Visiting from Tuesday Tots. My Family-Focused Monday hop is live now and I would love to see one of your awesome posts linked up @ http://www.mondaykidcorner.blogspot.com.

    Have a wonderful week.

    Reply
  8. Jennifer Hughes says

    April 22, 2013 at 4:06 pm

    So glad you joined me for the Monday Kid Corner party. If you haven’t linked up today, we’re live at http://www.mondaykidcorner.blogspot.com.

    Jennifer
    http://www.thejennyevolution.com

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    November 18, 2016 at 6:59 am

    I have been examinating out many of your stories and i must say pretty nice stuff.
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    Reply
  11. Big-Ben says

    March 16, 2021 at 3:28 am

    Great ideas! But this can be done with some kind of plastic bottles, probably. I’ll have to try this on the weekend, the children should definitely like it.

    Reply
  12. Elisa Rin says

    February 7, 2022 at 7:40 am

    Looks amazing. I am going to try this next weekend.

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Hi and thanks for stopping by! I'm Sarah, the crafter, crocheter and occasional crockpotter behind this blog. As a wife and mom of 3 my days are busy but I always find time to pick up my crochet hook or indulge in something crafty. I have a passion for crafting and crocheting and offer my patterns and tutorials for free! I hope you enjoy everything you find here and please feel free to repeat after me!

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