Once the body is secure and you’ve cut your door, attach the last and final piece of the body. We placed our cardboard on our cement driveway to support as the knife went through. It is easiest to cut if it is not already attached. On the fourth wall, draw whatever size door and use a scissor or an X-Acto knife to cut open. Hold off on taping one cardboard side, so that you can cut a door to get in and out. Step 2Ĭut a door: Once the paint is dry, grab duct tape and tape three sides of the ship together.
#Rocket ship box windows#
If you want any windows or portholes, now is the time to cut those as well. We painted ours all white and then added small details after. It’s much easier to do this pre-assembly. Before you tape the 3 sides together paint any colors or patterns that will be time consuming.
If you don’t happen to have a built-in body, then you need to get your hands on four cardboard sides that are approximately 2.5 to 3 feet wide and at least 4 feet tall. The biggest component is to make sure you have four walls around your kiddos. stickers, glitter, tin foil (or whatever your heart desires to decorate your spacecraft)īuild the body of the ship: If you happen to have a refrigerator size box lying around, you are steps ahead of putting together the body of the ship.2 cardboard panels, equal in width, for the roof or 4 if you want the roof fully enclosed.1 large box (preferably a refrigerator box) or 4 equal-size panels of cardboard.And tell me in the comments about the best thing your family has crafted while in quarantine!
Keep reading for a step-by-step guide to make your own DIY rocket ship for the kids, as well as a delicious and easy Cosmopolitan recipe. While on a bike ride with the kids, I stumbled upon a refrigerator box in my newly moved-in neighbors’ recycling pile, and it sparked an idea: a DIY rocket ship for the kids (plus, while the kids are going to the Cosmos, I figured I could follow the theme and pair it with my own “cosmos”). And I don’t know about you, but I’m not super enthusiastic about going totally back to “normal” yet. We’ve baked bread, planted vegetables, and made chalk obstacle courses-that I still am unable to get out of my kids’ clothes and our new sofa cushions, FYI. We’ve all been cooped up with nowhere to go and running out of ideas to keep everyone entertained. At this point, Elon Musk’s mission to Mars couldn’t come any faster.
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