Foiled Play

Miles saved up enough money to buy a toy monster truck that he'd been wanting and so we took his piggy bank with us when we went to the farm store (Yes... the farm store.  I once heard a co-worker quote her grandmother, "If Rural King ain't got it, you don't need it." It's true for all intents and purposes.) for some other items that we were picking up.  This one came with a little plastic fold-able car that could be smooched when the monster truck goes over it.  Miles was very excited by this, but of course the set only came with one such car.  Chris told Miles that, "Back in my day... we smoothed foil over matchbox cars to make cars to smooch with monster trucks."  I suggested that Chris show him all the ins and outs of creating your own smash-able cars for monster truck play.

He're how it's done.

Cut a piece of Aluminum foil large enough to cover a matchbox car (or truck). Smooth it over the top and sides of your vehicle.

Once you've smoothed the foil into all the little crevices, you can add details with permanent markers.

Play Monster Truck Jam!! until your heart's content.

Chris and Miles kept giving the foil cars shape and smashing them over and over.  By the end, the foil "cars" had a very realistic look of a car at the end of a monster truck rally.  

Some times the simplest ideas are the most fun.  Hours of fun for just pennies.