Things You'll Need
Instructions
Put the newspaper down on a work surface. Put the playing card down on the newspaper so it is facing you horizontally.
Poke a hole in the upper left corner and the lower left corner of the playing card with the the Phillips jeweler̵7;s screwdriver. Make the hole about a 1/4 inch in from the card̵7;s edge. Repeat this procedure with the upper right corner and the lower right corner of the playing card.
Fold the left side of the playing card in towards the middle of the playing card with your fingers. Smooth down the edge of the card where it has been folded.
Fold the right side of the playing card in towards the middle of the playing card with your fingers. Smooth down the edge of the card where it has been folded.
Turn the playing card over and stand it up on the two folded sides. Turn the playing card so it is facing you horizontally.
Put a coffee stirrer stick through the hole in the upper left corner of the playing card and out the lower left corner of the playing card. Put the other coffee stirrer stick through the hole in the upper right corner of the playing card and out the lower right corner of the playing card.
Apply bonding glue to the ends of the coffee stirrer sticks. Place each of the ends of the coffee stirrer sticks against the center of the inside of a water bottle cap. Let the bonding glue set for at least a day.
Insert one end of the drinking straw into the skinny end of the balloon. Wrap duct tape around the end of the drinking straw and the skinny end of the balloon to secure them together.
Cut a hole in the center of the playing card with the scissors. Stick the free end of the drinking straw into the hole. Pull the drinking straw through the hole and out of one end of the playing card. Duct tape the drinking straw to the end of the playing card.
Put your mouth over the end of the drinking straw and blow up the balloon. Put your finger over the end of the drinking straw to keep the air from escaping.
Place your balloon racing car on the floor. Take your finger off of the end of the drinking straw and watch as it zooms across the floor.