Description
A fun and engaging science activity that allows kids to create their own school bus and explores concepts of motion and collaboration.
Ingredients
- Yellow construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Black markers
- Small plastic wheels or bottle caps
- Googly eyes (optional)
- Craft foam or felt (optional)
- Ruler and pencil
Instructions
- Cut out a rectangular shape for the body of the bus from the yellow construction paper (12 inches long by 5 inches wide).
- Cut out smaller rectangles for windows and the front windshield.
- Use small plastic wheels or bottle caps and glue them to the bottom of the bus body, ensuring they are evenly spaced.
- Draw window outlines with black markers and glue googly eyes above the windshield.
- Let kids personalize their buses with craft foam or felt.
- Discuss the physics of motion while playing with their creations.
Notes
Encourage kids to use different colored papers for customization and to explore how to make the wheels spin securely.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Craft
- Method: Crafting
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bus per child
- Calories: N/A
- Sugar: N/A
- Sodium: N/A
- Fat: N/A
- Saturated Fat: N/A
- Unsaturated Fat: N/A
- Trans Fat: N/A
- Carbohydrates: N/A
- Fiber: N/A
- Protein: N/A
- Cholesterol: N/A