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Racing Cars with a Gutter

by Angela Thayer 3 Comments

Do your kids ever complain that they have nothing to do?!! I’m sure they do, because all kids do! Well, here’s a sweet activity that you can surprise your kids with that will keep them busy!

Racing Cars- pin Racing Cars with a Gutter is a super simple activity that all 3 of my boys LOVE! It’s almost too simple to share, but since a few of my friends have told me how much they love this idea and how they think you guys would want to read about it, I decided to post this idea.

Here’s what you need for the activity:

  • clean gutter
  • toy cars

I bought my gutter at Lowe’s and I am sure I looked ridiculous buying it. First of all, it’s a very large gutter so it was very tall in my cart. Second of all, I was driving a smaller car that day, so I had to put it in diagonally in my car. So one side stuck out a little in the driver’s window and the other side stuck out the back passenger’s window. I looked hilarious driving it home, I’m sure! Thankfully, I live just a few blocks away from the store so it was a quick ride home.

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To set up the activity, just place the gutter at an angle and then race cars down it! Here are a few ways that we’ve done it:

  • down the driveway
  • between two heights of boxes
  • down the stairs

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Racing down the stairs is a great rainy day activity, too!

Ramp for Cars

You can even use the gutter to race soap boats!

Racing

There are lots of fun ways to race with a gutter. I know your husband may think you’re crazy for buying a gutter (like mine did!), but I’m sure your kids will love it!!

racing with cars

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Filed Under: Fun Kid Activities, Preschool, Toddlers Tagged With: fun kid activities, play activities

Comments

  1. Vicki Sturgill says
    August 31, 2016 at 12:11 pm

    great Idea – my great grandsons will love this – plan to add it to my activites when I do the letter C

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  2. George Andrew says
    March 9, 2017 at 12:11 pm

    Such a great idea. Even now, when my husband and I are thinking about having kids, I am sad that I didn’t have this growing up.

    Reply

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