How to Make Cars Out of Erasers

If your stockpile of erasers is taking a back seat to other school supplies now that your little one would rather type on her laptop, transform a few of them into an imaginative auto. Although you shouldn't give up on your child's writing skills, you can take a few of these school supplies and show your little learner how she can use everyday objects to create cute cars while boosting her fine motor development, increasing her problem-solving skills and pushing her creativity to a new level.

Things You'll Need

  • Long rectangle-shaped erasers
  • Pencil top erasers
  • Toothpicks
  • Clear drying school glue
  • Scissors
  • Permanent markers
  • Thin paintbrush

Instructions

    • 1

      Build the body of the car. Cut two long rectangle-shaped erasers in half.

    • 2

      Coat the top of one eraser half with glue. Firmly press the bottom of the other eraser half on top of the glue. Set the stack aside to dry.

    • 3

      Break or cut two toothpicks in half. Take the four pieces and poke them into the sides of a whole long rectangle eraser, one at each corner. Press the toothpick halves into the eraser until they stick firmly.

    • 4

      Press cylinder-shaped pencil top erasers into the toothpick halves to create car wheels. Push each eraser onto each toothpick half firmly enough so that it stays put. Avoid allowing the ends of the toothpicks to poke out of the erasers.

    • 5

      Glue the eraser half stack -- that has been drying -- to the center of the whole, wheeled eraser. Dot glue onto the center of the bottom -- whole -- eraser, and press the stack of two halves on top.

    • 6

      Cut another whole rectangle eraser in half.

    • 7

      Line the remaining parts of the top of the car eraser -- on both sides of the glued-on half stack -- with glue. Press one of the newly cut eraser halves onto each of the two glue-covered areas.

    • 8

      Draw on windows, door lines and door handles with a permanent marker.

    • 9

      Squeeze a dab of glue on top of the car, then paint the glue over the car using a fine brush to seal in the marker color and add shine.

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