I was extremely excited to work on this one. It was custom-made for little Ash for his first birthday. The tricky part was that he had to share it with his 3-y-o brother Luca. So, I came up with a tandem.
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The theme was a no-brainer. Of course, CARS is what little boys are all about. So, I dug into the idea and had a lot of fun. The project took me about 2 weeks. You, however, can squeeze it in 2 days if you have tools (jigsaw & powerdriver) and details stocked up. See below the few pictures of making-of.
Step 1. Cut your board size, sand it, come up with the design.
Step 2. Paint. I got the inspiration for colors from a random wooden rattle in a toyshop nearby. You know that feeling when right combination kinda just jumps into your eye? Paint-tape your design on the board:
Step 4. Assemble. Curse. Reassemble. Curse. Reassemble. Get stuck. Get unstuck. Assemble. Step back. Enjoy.
- Two steering wheels for the tandem driving. (They're actually extra wheels for kid bicycle.)
- The thermometer/hygrometer (Just for decor. It looks just like speedometer, which I liked. Besides, it’s actually good to check the temperature and humidity in the playroom every now and then.)
- Two big loud metal rollers;
- A honk! A real claxon making that loud trumpet sound. I found it at a local flea market, though it's brand new. So, someone is still making those this very minute. That's surprising.
- A mile-counter;
- Two spring door stoppers - toddlers favorites;
- A red button;
- Two switches with "ON" and "OFF" in Japanese;
- A cooler fan; Found on a flea market. When pushed, it rotates very smoothly and quite for a while. So I reckoned it will represent the car's engine nicely.
- A small door with a car picture behind it;
- Wheels;
- Porter's Bell. Make some noise!
- A hook for whatever boys would like to take along. Say, their favorite guitar? Baseball hat? Christmas stocking?
- A honk! A real claxon making that loud trumpet sound. I found it at a local flea market, though it's brand new. So, someone is still making those this very minute. That's surprising.
- A mile-counter;
- Two spring door stoppers - toddlers favorites;
- A red button;
- Two switches with "ON" and "OFF" in Japanese;
- A cooler fan; Found on a flea market. When pushed, it rotates very smoothly and quite for a while. So I reckoned it will represent the car's engine nicely.
- A small door with a car picture behind it;
- Wheels;
- Porter's Bell. Make some noise!
- A hook for whatever boys would like to take along. Say, their favorite guitar? Baseball hat? Christmas stocking?
I grouped the elements to coordinate with boys age: the right side is all about simplicity and fun for a 1-year-old Ash, while more complicated elements went to the left, for his elder brother Luca.
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