Everything needed for this project you should have in your home already.

What? You don’t have a ton of useless CDs in your house? My younger children are brutal with them.

But you can also buy a pack of cheap CDs to do this project. It would be great for a large group, or a rainy day playdate. We did it with our homeschool group.

Older kids could do it completely on their own, the younger ages needed varying degrees of help, but what is great about a project like this is that children of all ages can play with it when it is completed.

Materials Needed:

CDs
toilet paper, paper towel, or similar tube (tin foil is nice and sturdy) –you will want to cut it to about 2/3 toilet paper roll length
thick elastic band longer than the tube
duct tape
paper clip
washer
pencil

Step 1:

Securely tape the tube to your CDs. Make sure the tape doesn’t hang over the edge of the CDs.

Step 2:

And that the tube is centered on both CDs.

Step 3:

Thread the rubberband through the paperclip.

Step 4:

Pull rubberband through the CD and tube and out the other side.

Step 5:

Tape the paperclip securely in place.

Step 6:

Thread the rubberband through the washer.

Step 7:

So that you have a little loop.

Step 8:

Put the pencil inside the loop. Turn the pencil to tighten the rubberband.

Step 9:

Place CD car on the floor and watch it go.

Now you are ready for CD car races