Carboard Box Robot

Do you fancy making a lovely little Robot?  Here's what you need:

• Cardboard boxes for body and head
• Plastic packaging for control panel
• Cardboard tubes for arms and legs
• Milk bottle top for neck
• Tin foil
• 2 x Polystyrene balls 
• Gesso or white acrylic paint (optional)
• Poster paint
• Glitter
• Sequins
• Cardboard 
• PVA Glue or double sided tape
• Scissors
• Paint brush

First of all stick the boxes and tubes together to get your Robot shape.

Then undercoat the robot with white acrylic or gesso (this is just to cover up any writing on the boxes.  You could just give it a couple of coats of poster paint instead). 

To make the doolie boppers twist some tin foil into two 'stalks', poke a hole into each polystyrene ball, coat the tip of the 'stalk' in PVA glue, stick into the hole and wait to dry.

Make two small holes with the end of your scissors in the top of the 'head' box and push the doollie boppers in.  If possible bend the ends at right angles inside the 'head' box and fasten with cello-tape.   

Cover the whole robot in silver paint and wait to dry.

And then decorate to your heart's delight!  Go wild with sequins, glitter, tin foil, buttons, springs, nuts and bolts - anything you fancy to bring your Robot to life.