I bought a Jeep! - Arts, Crafts and DIY

Takes a while to make but worth every minute of it, kids play with it for ages.

Material

1 large cardboard box
2 small apple pie foil cases
2 small wooden spoons
masking tape
1 A4 white paper
1 kitchen paper roll
4 toilet paper rolls
1 round pizza baking tray
permanent marker
paint (optional)

Method

Lay cardboard box on its side and cut a square hole right in the middle.
Use the masking tape to tape all the joints together. Draw lines on the A4 white paper (to look like a grill) and tape it to the front of the box.
Grab the kitchen paper roll and insert 2 toilet rolls either end of the kitchen paper roll to make a long paper pole and sticky tape with masking tape to the bottom of the front of the box.
Put curled up masking tape on the bottom of each apple pie case and stick them to the cardboard box. One on the top left and one on the top right at the front.
Put 2 holes on the left and right side of the cardboard box where the mirrors are supposed to be and insert the wooden spoons.
Get your child to sit or kneel in the cardboard car and hold onto the steering wheel (round pizza baking tray.
Cardboard car is ready to play with.

Notes

If you want you can paint your car to suit your needs, or just have it the way it comes. Kids enjoy it as much as adults. My husband had lots of fun with my daughter making this car for all 3 daughters to play with.

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This project was posted by:

- kjgarner
- 23 Mar 2014
  9:30 pm

96 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 04 Dec 2023
    1:37 pm
Amazing how much fun large boxes can be.

- - mom462792 said
  - 27 Oct 2020
    2:23 pm
She looks very happy and proud there, great memory making

- - mom19782016 said
  - 17 Oct 2020
    5:20 pm
Who wouldn’t want to play in that! Looks great

- - Forgetful Mumma said
  - 09 Oct 2020
    8:55 pm
That’s cool. A few years ago I turned a large box into a sled for Christmas. That’s another alternative to the Jeep

- - tessie said
  - 05 Oct 2020
    1:41 pm
What an innovative idea. So cheap to make and the kids can put their own designs on it as well. Just brilliant

- - Ellen said
  - 01 Oct 2020
    3:57 pm
Boxes are the best and are always turned into great craft ideas here, from cars to animals to kitchen
- Lovesthecuddles replied
  
  01 Oct 2020 , 7:00 pm
  I agree they can be anything you imagine
- - rovermum said
  - 01 Oct 2020
    1:11 pm
This is absolutely awesome and such a fantastic idea. Will keep everyone busy for a while and provide hours of fun afterwards.

- - Zmijka86 said
  - 01 Oct 2020
    3:34 am
Great idea. Thank you for sharing

- - mom101628 said
  - 30 Sep 2020
    11:41 pm
So clever – thanks so much for sharing your imaginative idea with us all.

- - ~Loui~ said
  - 30 Sep 2020
    10:13 pm
We just bought a lawn mower that came in a perfectly sized box !

- - shanika said
  - 30 Sep 2020
    8:59 pm
Great kids idea.

- - mom412922 said
  - 30 Sep 2020
    8:15 pm
Oh my goodness!! This is so perfect! My son would LOVE this!

- - mom81879 said
  - 24 Oct 2019
    9:54 am
Boxes of all shapes and sizes are so much fun to create things with. Big boxes included

- - kjgarner said
  - 20 Jun 2018
    2:38 pm
We just love recycling products to make something creative
- kjgarner replied
  
  22 Jun 2018 , 1:04 pm
  Proud little girl driving a car right there
- - mom74005 said
  - 01 Jun 2018
    6:19 pm
What a cool Jeep, a great craft idea

- - mom112217 said
  - 26 Jul 2017
    4:03 pm
The car look’s like alot of fun,thanks!

- - mom111059 said
  - 16 Sep 2016
    7:55 pm
What a fantastic idea. Your car looks incredible. Thank you for sharing.

- - mom109229 said
  - 30 Sep 2015
    10:00 am
Very imaginative! She looks really proud of her hard work!

- - dbhall82 said
  - 29 Sep 2015
    5:26 pm
Such a creative idea!! Just have to find a big box!!

- - dannsbuild said
  - 10 Sep 2015
    4:26 pm
Yes this is so cool! Thanks for this!