Finishing Up

Step 7: Finishing Up

The hard part is over! Feel free to add embellishments as you see fit. In the case of the Little Tikes car, I added "chrome" to the front grille using aluminum duct tape. I used the same tape to simulate the windshield. Your child may want to plaster the toy with stickers at this point, and I totally encourage it. ;)

You could even go wild and add LED lights or other electronics, but remember - we're trying to save money here! Only use what you've got lying around.

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cnash962 says: Oct 16, 2011. 5:06 AM

I just found your tutorials and WOW you have some wonderful ideas. I love what you did with your free finds especially the car, it looks better after than before. Your little assistant is awfully cute as well. Thanks for sharing your great ideas.

jeff-o (author) says: Oct 17, 2011. 2:10 PM

Thanks! Yeah, the car turned out really well. The kids are still using it!

savtamama says: Mar 25, 2010. 2:28 PM

very nice...and inspiring me to find a few irems for my grandchildren! Thank you.

jeff-o (author) says: Mar 25, 2010. 4:07 PM

Glad you like it!

Just today I found a used Power Wheels Harley motorcycle at the curb that I'm going to get running for my daughter this summer. She'll have the hottest ride on the block!

greybunny says: Jan 24, 2010. 1:13 PM

Dude, five stars, really. That's something instructables should have.. a star rating system. Hmm. That's amazing though, the kind of detail you'd see in those uber expensive wooden or metal toys. With details like that, you should totally make all her halloween costumes, birthday party themes.. Gonna be a hit every time, just saying.

jeff-o (author) says: Jan 24, 2010. 9:16 PM

There is a star rating system! Look over on the right side of the screen. There's a box that give information like the number of views, author's name, tags, publication date... and a place to rate from 0.5 to 5 stars.

Also, thanks for the kind comments!

Dudeyowuzup says: Dec 15, 2008. 12:31 PM

Yeah, I agree. Your re-vamped car looks even better than it did when the previous owner bought it new! You're very creative with the details. Great job!