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School Bus Craft
Make this school bus out of a milk carton.

Materials Needed:

  • Milk Carton (small pint size works best)
  • Construction Paper
  • Markers and/or Paint
  • 4 Bottle Caps or Lids from a Milk Jugs
  • Glue and/or Tape
Instructions:
Paint the 4 bottle or milk caps black to make the wheels for the bus. You can also cut small circles from black construction paper and glue the to the outside of the caps. If you con't have bottle or milk caps, try to find some big buttons, or anything else that is small and round; even small circles cut out of construction paper will work.

Cut a piece of yellow construction paper to cover the entire outside of the milk carton. Glue or tape it around the milk carton. Now, using the markers or paint, draw the details on the bus (windows and even kids in the windows, etc)... Once you get it decorated the way tou want it, you are ready to attach the wheels.

Here is the tricky part... Glue the wheels into place! If you are using the bottle or milk caps they will be heavy and you will have to work to find a good position to lay your bus until the wheels dry. You will want most of the wheel attached to the bus body with very little hanging over the bottom edge. If you want, glue on the wheels for one side at a time and let it dry laying on the side.

- See a larger photo of this craft completed by Jean and Jonathan.

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