Race Track

Cereal Box Race Track 

Ages: All ages.

Supplies: 
Cereal box
Tape
Scissors
Toy Cars
Painter's tape

Benefits: ...It's fun?

Activity: 

1. Take an old cereal box. 
2. Open the box up on one side. 
3. Cut off flaps on the top and bottom (set aside flaps) 
4. Cut the box in half "hamburger" ways, which means across the middle. 
5. Tape the 2 sides together. 
6. Bend the edges slightly to give the cars a little bumper. 
7. Turn the track over. Reinforce any folds in the box by taping the flaps over the folds to prevent them from bending backwards. (You can also use popsicle sticks or heavier cardboard if the box tops aren't strong enough.) 
8. Tape the ramp to a chair and the floor using painter's tape (it won't ruin your furniture or floor when it comes up.) 
9. Send cars shooting down the hill. 

Modifications: 

• Make a longer track. 
• Make 2 tracks so you can race cars or tape straws down the middle to make 2 racetracks.
• Make obstacles for the car to go through after it comes down the ramp. 
• Time the cars to see which car is the fastest.