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Use plastic bottle waste to DIY children’s submarine toys

Use plastic bottle waste to DIY children’s submarine toys

Do you want a cute submarine? Not only does it have a cool shape, but it can actually float. I believe boys will want to have it! Most of the materials are recycled. If you are jealous, you can follow it. Let’s do the tutorial together (^o^)/~

Use plastic bottle waste to DIY children’s submarine toys

Materials and tools: large plastic bottles with lids, soda bottles, paint, paint brushes, hot melt glue guns, plastic sheets, round hollow sponge strips, scissors, knives, Mickey trinkets, etc.

Use plastic bottle waste to DIY children’s submarine toys

First cut out a fin-like structure from the plastic cover. We fold the template in half and cut out our design so that both halves are identical.

Use plastic bottle waste to DIY children’s submarine toys

Cut the top off the soda bottle and paint it yellow.

Use plastic bottle waste to DIY children’s submarine toys

Paint the inside of a large plastic bottle yellow.

Use plastic bottle waste to DIY children’s submarine toys

Cut out the top fins of the submarine from the plastic sheet, paint them with yellow and red spacers, and paint the bottom fins made earlier in red.

Use plastic bottle waste to DIY children’s submarine toys

Use hot glue to attach the large plastic bottle to the bottom fin.

Use plastic bottle waste to DIY children’s submarine toys

Cut 4 circles from the sponge strip.

Use plastic bottle waste to DIY children’s submarine toys

Use hot glue to attach to the front and back sides of the large plastic bottle.

Use plastic bottle waste to DIY children’s submarine toys

Use a wooden stick to connect the funnel shape cut from the soda bottle, and then stick it to the top of the large plastic bottle together with the top fin.

Use plastic bottle waste to DIY children’s submarine toys

The beautiful environmentally friendly submarine is completed.

Use plastic bottle waste to DIY children’s submarine toys

Put it in the water and have fun~ If you still have energy, you can make a power system for it. Rubber bands or small electric motors are good choices!