Cardboard Rubber Band Race Car

Tape one end of a rubber band to the cardboard at the end opposite the axle.

Cardboard rubber band race car.

To increase distance use a longer rubberband and also make the car longer to fit the rubberband properly. To make a rubber band car start by inserting 2 dowels through a cardboard tube 1 at each end for the axles on your car. Also make the body stronger by attaching another layer or cardboard. You ve given the rubber band potential stored energy.

It s a thicker cardboard and will definitely hold up better. This is probably one of our favorite rubber band toys we have made. Then get 4 cds and glue a wooden spool to one side of each cd and a button to the other side. Rubber band powered cardboard car.

To increase power use stronger rubberband or use more than one rubberbands. Here are the items needed for your diy race car and the step by step directions for making a diy rubber band racer. Turn the axle several times. So make some cars race them and have fun.

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. This rubber band car tutorial comes right out of the pages of one of my new books rubber band mania. You can modify this car to increase its performance. You need rubber bands cardboard tape glue scissors and two pencils.

It might be our favorite diy kid s toy we have made we ve made plenty of diy wooden cars too.