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First, I dyed the wooden clothespins, which is optional. To dye the clothespins, I took the clothespins apart and put them in a bag with some watered down acrylic paint (alternatively, you could use black liquid watercolor). Then I shook the bag until the clothespins were evenly coated. Then set the freshly dyed clothespins out to dry.
If you have a color printer, then you could simply print out the road signs that you want to use. I, however, do not have a color printer, so I chose to make my own from scratch using cardstock and permanent markers. I decided to make speed signs, stop signs, yield signs, road signs, and traffic lights. You can make any sign you want really. The traffic lights were made a little bit differently. I used cardstock and colored dot stickers to make them.
To make the signs more durable, I ran them through the laminator. Then I reassembled the clothespins and let the kids add the signs that they wanted! The signs look great on our homemade road tabletop, especially next to our homemade wooden trees, even if the scale isn’t entirely realistic.
Looking for more fun ways to play with cars? Try out these other fun DIY car ideas!
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