Sometimes an activity just doesn’t work (for us). We put it on here though so you can maybe fix our mistakes, or, maybe, it is just a better fit for your community!
Scott picked this activity because he thought making things that go would appeal to some of the tinkerers in our community. Plus, mousetraps are sweet and DANGEROUS! What teen wouldn’t want to play with a mousetrap? It turns out many teens want to play with the mousetraps, they just don’t want to make cars with them. 😦 We had about 7 teens and most were unhappy with the final product. They didn’t even have fun making them. Hmmmm ….
We spent quite a bit of time trying to find easy directions that worked and for the most part they were all a failure (as you can see below). However, we found a really helpful video series. Watch that series. It is so easy and it is better than anything I could teach you. Read after the video for what we learned.
Young Adult Activities 