Art Car - In Progress

There is an art car parade at school tomorrow (Friday).  We have known about this for over two weeks (thank you teacher!!!).  The first weekend, Daddy and Collin made the body of the art car with some cardboard and other supplies at Daddy's work.  They did so well....it was a great start for the car.  Daddy said that Collin helped a lot.

Last weekend, we painted the body of the car.  Collin was very particular about the colors he wanted and were.  I did paint the base paint while he was at school to help us get started that afternoon when he got home. 

Earlier this week, we finished the painting including the wheels for the car.  It was a rainy day earlier in the week so it was perfect for art car time!  I found some stars that I had in the craft box and Collin placed these were we would later glue them on when the paint dried.

Last night, we put on the finishing touches which included the wheels, orange felt stirring wheel, front and back bumpers, and most importantly, the fin in the back.  I also surprised him with two felt number 6's to include on each side of the car.  He is so ready to be 6 that I thought he would love this.  We were going to do a dashboard but, hey, we had other things to do like bathe and get ready for bed after a long day already.

His favorite part was the fin because the colors were like Francesco from the movie Cars 3.  He then liked that each of the wheels spin thanks to the brads that he put through each hole by himself. 

Here he is after he was able to crawl into the car and stand up on his own.

I'll post more pictures tomorrow if I am able to attend the parade in the morning.