Supplies:
Two 2-liter bottles, empty and clean
Silver spray paint
Cardboard
Webbing or Ribbon
Hot glue/gun
Felt in Red, Yellow and Orange
Scissors
Hobby Knife
Step One:
Begin by cutting a piece of cardboard that fit the width of the back. Cut a slit in the top edge and bottom edge of the cardboard. Slide ribbon or webbing in the slits and hot glue or staple them to themselves. Use some old backpack webbing and staple or hot glue in place to go around his arms. You could use hot glue instead of staples…we just went for quick!
I know we’ve all been there. This craft is the solution. It doesn’t take long and anyone can do it. And the instant joy in your persons eyes is worth every minute!
Step 2:
Clean and dry the soda bottles. 2-liter bottles are the best, but you could use any size of plastic soda bottles.
Lightly mist the tops of the soda bottles with silver spray paint. I didn’t bother to paint the backside of the bottles, because they will be glued to the backboard and won’t show. Don’t you love crafting with trash?
With my son’s imagination…I knew he needed some Jet Packs. He loves to run. He absolutely loves Boba Fett from Star Wars! He loves the thought of flight. And I like making things with little expense…especially if I know they are going to get flown around at top speed.
Step 3:
Then cut flames out of felt in red and orange and yellow (if you have it) for each rocket engine…turbine…soda bottle.
Hot glue them in the spout…this could get fancier, with streamers and tinsel…but it doesn’t have to. You could even use old grocery bags from the grocery store.
Last Step:
Then hot glue the bottles onto the cardboard. He (Mr. 3) took it out for a test drive only to find that the arm straps slipped down. I took some more webbing and a buckle and stapled them across the front for maximum stabilization. I also hot glued on a little rectangle of felt onto the front straps for the ignition switch.
