{"id":3872,"date":"2019-09-16T09:37:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T09:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/cardboard-tube-racers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T10:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:11:14","slug":"cardboard-tube-racers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/cardboard-tube-racers\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardboard Tube Racers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kids will have a blast making and racing these funky cars! Using recycled cardboard tubes, they can create their own mini racing vehicles complete with spinning wheels. This hands-on craft is perfect for encouraging creativity, learning about simple mechanics, and enjoying hours of imaginative play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kids will have a blast making and racing these funky cars! Using recycled cardboard tubes, they can create their own mini racing vehicles complete with spinning wheels. This hands-on craft is perfect for encouraging creativity, learning about simple mechanics, and enjoying hours of imaginative play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,233,351,594],"tags":[685,657,710],"class_list":["post-3872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids","category-activity","category-cardboard-tube","category-recycling","tag-cardboard-tube","tag-games-toys","tag-recycling"],"acf":{"age":["3-5","6-9","10+"],"skill-level":["Beginner"],"time-to-make":["30 mins"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K499","time":"30 minutes","skill_level":"Beginner","how_to_make":"

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  1. Wrap a cardboard tube in a sheet of red paper and stick it in place using double sided tape. Fold the edges of the paper into the ends of the tube.<\/li>\r\n
  2. In the centre at the top of the tube, cut a tab by cutting three sides of a square, then fold it upwards. <\/li>\r\n
  3. Stick a piece of black card onto the inside of the tab to create the chair. Then Cut a small circle from a sheet of white paper and use a black pen to make it look like a steering wheel. Use tape to stick the steering wheel inside the hole opposite the chair.<\/li>\r\n
  4. Cut four circles from a sheet of black card and attach them to the cardboard tube using split pins to create the wheels.<\/li>\r\n
  5. Draw around the end of the tube onto a sheet of red paper\/card and cut it out. Then use the glue gun to stick this circle to the front of the cardboard tube. Repeat this for the back of the tube.<\/li>\r\n
  6. Cut a thin strip of yellow paper that is the same length as the cardboard tube and stick it along the side of the car. Repeat this on the other side.<\/li>\r\n
  7. Use a deco pen to draw a number onto the top of the car at the front.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","shopping_list":"