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Below you will find many car making crafts activities for your kids. Learn how to make your own handmade cars, trucks, and other vehicles. Find out how to make a moving toy cars with the following childrens' craft projects with instructions.
1966
Batmobile : Paper Toy Car Activity - This paper toy car will give your child endless hours of fun and
enjoyment. All that is needed is a pair of scissors, some glue, thick
paper, and a printer to print out the downloadable instructions on
the site, Enjoy!
Alfa
Romeo Paper Car : Paper Toy Car Activity - This is the easiest craft you could ever make at home. All you need
is a pair of scissors, a thick piece of paper, glue and a printer!
Enjoy!
Altoids
Smalls Toy Car : How to Make a Toy Car - This craft project will show you how to make a simple Toy Car made
from an Altoids Smalls tin! If you have a pile of them in your drawer
like me then you can make a lot of these and have a family race!
Automobile
Truck Toy Car Craft for Children - This little toy will bring a lot of unalloyed joy to any tiny,
weentie fellow and it's easy to make, too.
Balloon-powered
Toy Car That Moves Craft - You get to blow up a balloon attached to a car, set it down, and
let it race across the floor! Is that fun or what?
Cardboard
Race Car - How to Make a Toy Car Craft - A cardboard race car doesn't have to just be for kids. A small
child may fit more easily into most cardboard boxes, but if you have
a big auto racing fan in the family, a cardboard race car can serve
as a unique touch to that auto racing fan's upcoming birthday party
or as a prop for an Indy 500 viewing party. With a sturdy cardboard
box, making a race car doesn't take much effort.
Cardboard
Motorized Toy Car Craft Project Directions for Children - This project will be teaching you how to make a small motor powered
car made of k'nex, cardboard and a few other materials.
Cartoon
Paper Car : Printable Paper Toy Car Craft - For this project, all you need is a pair of scissors, a thick piece
of paper, glue, a printer, and some coloring materials! Enjoy!
Classic
Truck (Parental Help a Must) - I know it seems a little late for toys but just because Christmas
is over doesn't mean that there aren't some little kids out there
with birthdays. This would make a great gift for that special child
that likes real toys. Nothing is nicer than a hand-made toy.
Fan
Car Thing (Parental Help a Must) - This project will show you how to make a self propelling vehicle
out of a toy car and a D.C. motor.
Formula
One Paper Car - Any Formula One fanatic will love this paper craft! For this
project, all you need is a pair of scissors, a thick piece of paper,
glue, a printer, and some coloring materials! Enjoy!
Knex
Battlecar : How to Make a Knex Car - This is primarily for defense and includes my virtually
indestructible axel for the front wheel (only if you use on wheel not
two). i have had pieces break before the axel becoming unusable. Have
fun and create something stronger than this.
Magnetic
Cars : Turn a Hot Wheels Toy Car into a Magnetic Moving Car - Transform a hot wheels car into a much cooler magnetic driven car.
A really simple project, it will entertain your kids for hours.
Mercedes-Benz
320SL Printable Paper Car Model Craft for Older Kids - You may not be able to afford this luxury car in real life so you
might as well make one out of paper. This project will show you the
secrets that Mercedes has kept hidden all these years!
Milk
Jug Car : How to Make a Toy Car Out of a Milk Jug - With a few materials and a little imagination, you can make box
cars like a race car, a sports car, or even a minivan.
Mini
Solar Car : Learn How to Make a Solar Powered Toy Car (Parental Help a Must) - Solar Power begins its journey 1,000,000 years ago at the heat of
the sun where matter is being to energy at a sub-atomic level. The
Sun's energy reaches the surface of the Earth with a power of one
kilowatt per square meter (1.1 horsepower per square yard).
Modified
Die-Cast Toy Car Instructions - Take an ordinary die-cast car and modify it using basic tools. This
project will cover how to properly repaint it, add a carbon-fiber
hood, add a carbon-fiber splitter, as well as create a carbon-fiber
spoiler.
Paper
Toy Van : Free Printable Paper Toy Craft - This is the easiest craft you could ever make at home. All you need
is a pair of scissors, a thick piece of paper, glue and a printer!
Enjoy!
Pocket
Sized Tin Racer Craft Activity to Make a Toy Car - Have you ever gotten bored at school or wanted to make your friends
jealous with something they didn't have? Well this is it! This is
what you have all been waiting for... The Pocket Sized Altoids Tin
Racer!
Public
Bus (Parental Help a Must) - Here is a scrap wood project that the children will enjoy. All of
the parts necessary for one complete unit are shown.
Rocket
Powered Toy Car Craft for Kids- This is a new version of Rocket Powered Matchbox cars. Now you see
what they really do on rocket power!
Rubber
Band Powered Toy Car Launcher Craft Project Idea - Ever wanted your toy cars to really go? Want a new way to race?
Want an excuse to build something really cool for your kid? Or do a
fun project WITH your kid? You don't have to go buy a new cheap
plastic toy, make your own fun from leftovers from prior projects!
Make this awesome "Hot Wheels" type car launcher that sends
cars flying across the floor! Boys would love this, but keep them far
from any low windows!
Rumble
Seat Rambler (Parental Help a Must) - Here is one project that not only boys will love but daddies and
grandpas too! Adult supervision and assistance is required in
assembling this project.
Station
Wagon (Parental Help a Must) - Here's a really nice station wagon that's easy to make and durable.
Soccer moms will love these too!
Stretch
and Wreck Cars Craft for Kids - The Stretch and Wreck Cars Craft encourages kids to create their
ideal automobile. Invent a car with a pool in the back seat, or
design a futuristic car. Let your imagination go full speed.
The
Big Red Truck (Parental Help a Must) - Here's an easy little toy you can whip up in an afternoon. This 10"
pickup has a cartoon look with it's over sized wheels and bright
paint job. The wheels were turned on my lathe but you can buy pre
made 2 1/4" wheels.
Trusty
Turtle Walnut Craft for Kids - This is a cute project that takes a little thought. Walnut was used
for the body and ash for the fenders.
Vintage
Wooden Sports Car (Parental Help a Must) - Here is an easy to build toy that is lots of fun to make and even
more fun for the child you give it to. It serves well as an everyday
toy when made of pine or as a special toy when select hardwoods are
used.
Wooden
Convertible (Parental Help a Must) - A band saw, lathe, and drill press are required to make this
amusing little toy. Adult supervision is required in making this
craft project. Safety first!
Wooden
Toy Cars (Parental Help a Must) - Kids like toys, kids like cars. Toys can be expensive, so making
some toys is a no-brainer. Making toy cars isn't really hard: a piece
of wood is cut into a car-like shape, and some wheels are put on to
make the toy functional. Not hard at all. What I'm going to do is
show how easy this can be and show some different interpretations of
the idea of moving toys.