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Steps to make a balancing car by hand from a cardboard box Childrens DIY tutorial illustrations

Steps to make a balancing car by hand from a cardboard box Childrens DIY tutorial illustrations

Prepare materials and tools: a rectangular paper box, two bottle caps, and two thumbtacks , two bendable straws, paper tape, glue, scissors .

Steps to make a balancing car by hand from a cardboard box Childrens DIY tutorial illustrations

1. Poke two thumbtacks into the centers of the two bottle caps.

Steps to make a balancing car by hand from a cardboard box Childrens DIY tutorial illustrations

2. Fix the bottle caps with thumbtacks on both sides of the carton.

Steps to make a balancing car by hand from a cardboard box Childrens DIY tutorial illustrations

3. Bend a straw into the shape in the picture.

Steps to make a balancing car by hand from a cardboard box Childrens DIY tutorial illustrations

4. Cut a section from another straw and connect it to the shorter end of the straw.

Steps to make a balancing car by hand from a cardboard box Childrens DIY tutorial illustrations

5. Use paper tape to secure the straw.

Steps to make a balancing car by hand from a cardboard box Childrens DIY tutorial illustrations

6. Glue the straw to the front of the carton.