Looking for a fun, easy craft to do with the kids this weekend? Check out our awesome balloon car. Get the neighborhood kids in on the fun and who knows...maybe balloon car drag races down the block will become a summer tradition!

Materials

Ruler

Marker

¾-inch-thick sheet of Styrofoam 

Scissors

Drawing 

Compass

Party balloon

Bendy straw

Tape

4 pins

The Steps

1. Mark off and cut a 3” x 7.5” piece of Styrofoam.  

2. Use your compass to draw 4 circles of 3” diameters.

3. Stretch out your balloon by blowing it up and letting out the air a few times.

4. Insert the end of flexible straw near the bending section into the balloon.

5. Wrap the balloons nozzle with tape so you can blow the balloon up with the straw.

6. Lay the straw lengthwise down the middle of the Styrofoam rectangle with 1 or 2 inches of the open end of the straw hanging off the Styrofoam.

7. Place the straw upwards so you can place the tape onto the straw.

8. Push a pin through the center of each Styrofoam circle and place them onto the car to make wheels.

9. Blow up the balloon through the straw and ‘Let ‘er rip!’… don’t forget to let go!