Diy Rubber Band Car

I am super excited to present to and teach an engineering project at the eane s elementary stem day this month to 120 second graders.

Diy rubber band car.

Finally run a chain of rubber bands from one end of the cardboard tube to the other and secure it with a paper clip. This is an easy to make rubberband car using a paper towel tube for the body. Published on february 19 2018 in how to steam. It s a thicker cardboard and will definitely hold up better.

2 straws this will be the frame of the car. I came up with the idea that i wanted to make rubber band powered cars with the kids. You ll need a paper towel tube two old cds a couple of pencils o. In real cars gasoline s chemical energy or the electrical energy in a.

I ve made these cars with groups of kids at library programs several times and it s always lots of fun. Rubber band car diy. It might be our favorite diy kid s toy we have made we ve made plenty of diy wooden cars too. I ll include affiliate links to find what you need on amazon as well.

Kids love building things that move. While you can certainly use a paper towel tube for your car i chose a sturdier tube that came from a box of aluminum foil. Written by amber s. There are lots of creative rubber band car ideas but you definitely need a rubber band and a way to wind it up.

This rubber band car tutorial comes right out of the pages of one of my new books rubber band mania. Here are the items needed for your diy race car and the step by step directions for making a diy rubber band racer. Plus it s even more fun if you can make a car go without just pushing it or by adding an expensive motor.