Clothes Horse Car Wash
It's car wash time! Let's build a super cool car wash lane on a metal clothes horse for your toy cars to zoom through!
Do the Stick Test
Try one tile on a rail first. Some clothes horses are secretly magnetic. Some are just pretending.
Safety: Build low, avoid folding joints, and make sure the clothes horse is stable.
Pieces you'll use
Visual key
Small square
Triangle
Parent note: Build low, avoid folding joints, and make sure the clothes horse is stable.
How to build it
Step 1 is always free. Visual cards for the rest are part of the build pack.
- 1Step 1 of 5
Choose a strong lower rail on your clothes horse – this will be your car wash lane.
- 2Step 2 of 5
Stick square tiles along both sides of the rail to make the car wash walls. They'll hold right on!
- 3Step 3 of 5
Use triangles as brushes, splashy water, or even cool warning signs for your cars.
- 4Step 4 of 5
Add one square tile as a payment machine at the entrance or exit of your car wash.
- 5Step 5 of 5
Drive your toy cars through the gap underneath the tiles for a super clean ride!
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If it falls off
Make sure the tiles are pressed firmly onto the metal rail, or try building a smaller car wash.
Make it easier
Just use a few squares to make a mini car wash lane and quickly drive cars through.
Make it bigger
Add more lanes, a waiting area, or even a fancy drying station for VIP cars!
Chaos upgrade
Add a secret 'turbo wash' button that makes the cars go super fast (just be careful!).
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