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| | Hi, I was wanting a large, non-working robot to be propped in the corner of our stage area, but didn't know how I would go about making one. Then, AHA! It hit me. I just made up a contest flyer for the men of our church. I challenge them to build a robot out of anything they have in their house, barns, or garages. The more creative the better. It has to be between 2-6 foot tall. Doesn't need electronics or motors, just be a display. The first and second prizes will be a homemade pie or cake baked by one of our ladies. Hopefully, they will sign up tomorrow and the following weeks to do this. It will get some of the men helping that don't usually do VBS, (hope so anyway) Carol |
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| | That's a GREAT idea! LOL (But always remember that robots should never be more than 2/3 lifesize with a 6' extension cord.... In case they turn on you.  - I will now cease channelling Dwight Shrute.)
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| What an awesome idea! And a great way to get the congregation in the Power Lab frame of mind!!
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| We are doing a couple like this one I found on DIY.  They made shelving units out of them, but we are skipping that step. The trash cans are at Lowe's for $19.95. I also like the one in the background on the tv show iCarly. It's made with 2-liters. |
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| | I asked my husband (not normally a handy guy) to make a robot for me last year for a similar VBS theme. He surprised even himself with what he came up with. He used cardboard boxes spray painted silver, dryer-vent hose arms with work gloves taped on at the ends, odds and ends including a round tv antenna on the head, and a fake nose with mustache screwed on as a face. For the eyes he used some old bike battery-operated flashing lights. He cut a hole for a mouth and covered the opening with a scrap of screening material. The best part was that he included a walkie-talkie inside the head. Each morning I opened the head and turned on the walkie before the kids arrived. I would hide outside the door and talk to the kids (4 and 5 yr. olds) through the robot. It was a great way to get their attention at the beginning and end of the day to tell a joke, review the theme and/or verse of the day. The only "problem" we had was that kids from other cl wanted to come in our room to see the robot! |
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| We had a "live" robot. Just used a cardboard box and covered it with silver foil duct tape (available at Home Depot type stores). Dryer vents for arms. We found an old mother board from an old mixing board and attached it to the front with cable ties. A smaller box on top with a silly hat found at webhats.com. Old oven mitts covered in the same foil duct tape and old pair of pants and shoes covered in the same tape. We also had an inexpensive voice changer and this was a huge hit. Especially the first day when the robot stood frozen near the front door and then would move and talk specifically to kids. I've attached a picture. It was truly very inexpensive and quite a hit. |
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| Very cute! I guess its too late in the game for me to ask for one of those
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| Great idea, a contest for the guys! And I really appreciate the photos for inspiration...
Looking Forward to a Powerful Week June 9 - 13th |
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| | http://picasaweb.google.com/VBSLady/PowerLabRobots Our Power Lab Robots were "due" today! Here are some pictures of them. They all turned out great! We had Dr. Willhelm Crazy Vunderbarr, world renowned robotologist, personally inspect all of the robots. The good Dr. has made robotology a lifetime study and is well versed in the mechanics of still robotics as well as the punctuation of robots that have no ability to perform even the simplest of non-functioning movements. We had a lot of fun with this. And now we have 9 robots to decorate with. Thanks for the idea!!! 
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