Backseat Slicer (driving Pastime for Kids)

When I was young sitting in in the car felt really boring, so I had a game I would play to pass the time. I would imagine a sword flying adjacent to the car as it was driving and I would have to swing it between every two buildings \ trees \ poles \ etc.

This simple game would entertain me on countless hours of long drives but today I would like to share a version of this game by taking the imaginary sword and creating a tangible replacement.

This could be a neat simple project to do with your young children.

popsicle stick, glue, paper, colors, scissors

Get your favored popsicle and enjoy!

(or get any stick)

Draw an awesome looking sword!

(or print a design if you are the less artistic type, Im not artsy but I still tried drawing one for a more personal touch)

cut the sword shape from the paper

glue the stick on the paper sword for better support

Your blade is finished! You can now take it with you next time you have a long drive and use it to slice between every two buildings trees and such! (of course you will still have to use a lot of imagination, but at least the sword is real!)