Chuck wagon's were on today's agenda!
To make a chuck wagon you need a box- we used the small cereal boxes (if you want a bigger chuck wagon you can use a kleenex box!)- make sure the box is not too flat. I covered the boxes with white paper. Got the paper ready for the top of the wagon- make sure it fits to make the dome! Then cut wheels, and got things ready for them to decorate with- markers, stickers etc. I also cut a piece of string, long enough for them to be able to pull the chuck wagon!
I first let the kids colour the wagon part...
Then I let them colour the top of the wagon and add the stickers to that...
Then we taped on the top of the wagon on. I put tape on either side of the paper, and we taped that onto the tops of both sides of the box...
After the top was taped on, it was time for wheels...
Once the wheels were on, we taped the string on, so they kids could pull them, and have chuck wagon races! I find that if you put a knot in the string, and then the tape, the string doesn't pull through the tape when it is pulled!
Then we have our chuck wagons, and are ready to race!!!
You can make these into any type of vehicle, and use anything to decorate them- just remember if you are doing some sort of top- make sure whatever you decorate with isn't too heavy!
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