| Build a PT Racer with just a few items you can find | | | | my holes a little so that the straws turned freely. |
| around the house. This is a fun kids craft for kids, | | | | 3. Add the wheels! |
| parents, teachers and educators to learn to build, and | | | | Now slide your cool wheels onto your straw axles. |
| you can make it with very simple supplies. Just follow | | | | Trim the straws down, making sure to leave some |
| the instructions, and view the video and photo | | | | excess so you can adjust the wheels and be able to |
| step-by-step instructions for more information. | | | | tape the ends to secure the wheels. |
| PT Racer | | | | 4. Add a nose cone! |
| Getting Started | | | | I decided to make the front of my PT Racer look |
| Find these or similar supplies! | | | | speedy by adding a nose cone. I made a paper cone, |
| * 1 paper towel tube | | | | trimmed it, and stuck it in the front. You can make |
| * Old box or some cardboard (for wheels) | | | | your front end look any way you want! Its your |
| * 2 straws | | | | project, so experiment and have fun! |
| * Tape (colored tape for decorations) | | | | 5. Make a tail! |
| 1. Make your wheels! | | | | How about a tail? I cut out some different designs, |
| Start out by making your PT Racer wheels. Take an | | | | held them up, and decided on this look. This is where |
| old box or piece of cardboard and draw four circles | | | | you can get really creative. Voila! Your PT Racer is |
| (two big ones for the rear wheels and two small | | | | ready to zip past at daring speeds! |
| ones for the front). Then carefully cut out all four | | | | 6. Dress up your PT Racer! |
| wheels. Find the center of each wheel and make a | | | | Now for my favorite part of every project... dressing |
| small hole for your straw axle to slide through. Try | | | | it up! For my PT Racer I used three colors of |
| not to make the hole too big, or the wheels might | | | | masking tape. I disassembled all the pieces and |
| wobble. | | | | carefully covered everything with varying colors of |
| 2. Make your axle holes! | | | | tape. You can experiment with markers or stickers or |
| Next I made 4 holes on my PT tube using a hole | | | | anything you can imagine! The sky is the limit! |
| punch. Try to make all of your holes as level as | | | | 7. Add racing stripes! |
| possible. Now insert your axle straws. I had to adjust | | | | |