Book Character Parade!

There is nothing I love better than Book Character Day! The only trouble I have is choosing WHO I want to be! This year I chose Laura Ingalls Wilder and made a little "wagon" for myself. 

DIY: I used...1 cardboard Box, 4 wire hangers, 1 brown poster board, I sheet of white fabric (I used felt because that is what I had), a printed cover of "Little House on the Prairie." 

1. To start, with a brown marker, I drew horizontal lines on the books, grain lines, and nail dots on the box...

2. Fold cardboard into 4ths. Then use a bowl (I used the school trash can bottom :D) to draw a large circle. Then I used a cup to draw a small circle. *Tip: Make sure you staple the four circles together makes cutting easier. You can then cut out spokes or draw them onto the circle. Then glue, tape, or use brads to place the wheels on the box. 

3, To make the canopy, I jut hot glued three straightened hangers onto the white fabric. then I poked the ends of the hangers into either side of the box flaps and glued the fabric down :D

At the end of the day I got tired of "carrying" the box so I also added straps to hold it on my shoulders and added the little house book cover on the front of the wagon.

Have fun! READ ON!