Let’s Make Robots that Look like Robo-Pete the Cat! When you think of word robot, I bet you think of it moving across the floor. This robot features an internal gear system that makes Robo-Cat’s body spin. Your children will have fun creating a Pete the Cat themed robot that can spin around.
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Before your children start the Let’s Make Robots activity, you will want to read them the bookPete the Cat: Robo-Pete. In the book Pete the Cat: Robo Pete builds a robot so he will have someone to play with when all of his friends are busy. Your children will have fun creating a cat robot they can play with.
Let’s Make Robots
Gathering the Supplies for the Let’s Make Robot Activity
You will need the following:
- Two Wood Craft Dowel Rods per child
- One plastic or container per child
- Two small foam circles
- Hole Punch
- Glue
- Tape
- Drinking Straw
- Blue posterboard or construction paper
- Items to decorate the robot with (construction paper, buttons, markers, etc…)
- Scissors
Building the Robot
You will start cutting out a Robo-Pete out of construction paper or posterboard. Then your children will need to decorate their robot.
Once that is done, they will place a hole in the top of the cup or container.
Then you will place two holes in the side of the cup. Both need to be across from each other. They also need to be about an inch from the bottom of the cup.
You will then take a small section of a straw and tape it to the top of plastic cup or container.
Next, you need to put one of the wooden dowels through the top hole. You will need to push a foam circle unto the dowel inside the cup. The circle should be horizontal. You can push it all the way to the top of the cup for now.
Then you will place the second wooden dowel into one of the side holes. You will reach up into the cup and slip on a foam circle. The circle should be standing upright.
Next, you will move both foam circles into the center of the container so they are touching.
It is now time to glue your Robo-Pete to the dowel sticking out of the top of the container.
Making Let’s Make Robots Move
You will need to hold the plastic container in one hand. Then you can turn the horizontal dowel with your other hand. When you turn the dowel the robot.
If you like this let’s make robots STEM activity, here are some more we have done.
Building a Garden Fence for Peter Rabbit
Growing Carrot Tops in Bottle Greenhouses
Growing Pumpkin Seeds in a Pumpkin
Harry the Dirty Dog Thaumatrope
This post is part of the Storybook Science Series hosted by Inspiration Laboratories.
