Junkyard Wars
February 17, 2008 by John
Filed under Kid Creations, Reviews
Years ago I became hooked on a show out of the UK called Junkyard Wars. Two teams would be challenged to build something in 10 hours using parts from the shows junkyard. I loved watching the teams struggle to find the right parts and hobble together some amazing machines in such a short amount of time.
The other day I was looking for new science shows to record for us to watch with the kids when I saw a repeat of Junkyard Wars on and decided to record it. As we watched it I realized why I liked the show so much. Ethan started running back and forth across the room grabbing different items…a pillow, a box, and Tigger rocker…and told us he was building his race car. That was when I realized that Junkyard Wars taps into that lego building part of our brains. I got out the bristle blocks for the boys and they went to work building all kids of planes and cars. I’m going to record a few more episodes and we will try building our own creations while the contestants on the show build theirs.
for the boys and they went to work building all kids of planes and cars. I’m going to record a few more episodes and we will try building our own creations while the contestants on the show build theirs.| Ethan’s 6 wheel race car. |
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| Ben’s rocket car. |
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[...] couple weeks ago I mentioned how I had rediscovered Junkyard Wars and started watching it with the boys. This weekend while I was doing something for work on my [...]