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• 1 empty 6.75 oz. NESTLÉ JUICY JUICE box
• 4 caps from NESTLÉ'S JUICY JUICE 64 oz. plastic bottles
• 2 3-inch wooden dowels
• 4 racing flag stickers (optional
• Spray paint
• 1-hole punch
• 3 craft foam numbers
• White masking tape
• Safety scissors
• Craft knife
• Craft glue gun
• Weights (quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies)
• Race track (2 metal tracks: 3 5/8 inch x 10 feet with 1 1/4 inch sides. (Available at hardware or home improvement stores.)

• Cut the back panel off of 1 empty NESTLÉ JUICY JUICE box. Rinse and dry.
• (PARENTS) Spray the outside of the box with several coats of glossy spray paint. Be sure to spray in an area that is well ventilated. Allow it to dry.
• Cut 2 strips of white tape to measure 1/4 inch wide x 7 1/2 inches long. Run the strips of tape approximately 1/4 inch apart, from the front to the back of the car.
• Use a 1-hole punch to make two holes on each side of the car. The holes should be 1 inch in from the front and back of the car and 1/4 inch up from the bottom edges.
• Insert one 3-inch dowel rod through the two front holes and one 3-inch dowel rod through the two back holes.
• (PARENTS) Place a small mound of hot glue in the middle of 4 NESTLÉ JUICY JUICE caps. Attach one cap to each end of the wooden dowels. This forms the wheels of the car.
• Glue craft foam numbers to the top and sides of the racecar.
• Glue fun stickers to the outside of each wheel.

• Choose an area for your race track. You should look for a flat, straight spot at least 12 feet in length. For example: garage, patio or hallway.
• Set up two tracks for your competition.
• To do this, you will need two chairs set side by side.
• Prop one metal track on the back of each chair to create a slanted race track.
• The "starting line" is the end of the track supported by the back of the chair. (You may want to tape the track edges if they seem sharp.)
• Print out the "finish line" template.
• Tape the finish line several feet from the end of the track.
• Have one child stand behind each starting line with their car placed on the track.
• Call out, "On your marks. Get set. Go!"
• Each child should let go of his car at this point.
• The car that crosses the finish line first is the winner.

• Have the children add weight to their cars by taping different coins to the underside of the cars. They can chart the coin's effect on the speed of the car.

• Take the family to a local car museum or to the auto show when it comes to a city near you. They will get a chance to see all of the new cars, as well as some examples of the very first cars.
• Have them collect brochures from the auto show or museum to make a "My Favorite Car" book when they get home.

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