DIY Car Track

I started with a piece of chipboard measuring ¾” x 24” x 48” and a number of paints I keep in stock on a regular basis as well as the various toy cars we have throughout the house. Now I didn’t want to build up because we use the board to build puzzles on too, so it was all going to be two-dimensional.

 

 

I then used a small ruler and measured the biggest cars/trucks and used those as my guide for road size. In my case, it worked out as an even 10cm, so I drew a line 10cm from the outside of the board and started with that:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Following this, I found various shapes around the house to use as either outlines for buildings or the curvy roads.

Then it was just a matter of a steady hand and painting it the various colours I needed.

And finally; the finished product! It still needs more according to my kids but oh well, that's a project for another rainy day.