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If you love to skate but aren't as good as you'd like to be and often come home weary and bruised, this is the Fun Finger Tip for you - the Finger Board Skate Park!
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It's the perfect place for trying out your favourite skate, BMX or scooter moves.
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The Finger Board Skate Park is made from an assortment of empty boxes.
You can use any that you like. It's up to you, because you're the designer!
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You can build on any flat surface, or a large piece of card.
If you're going to use card, paint it grey to look like concrete.
Make a small wall around the edge of the card by folding up three of the sides and sticking them in place.
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Then create a small barrier along the front edge by using drinking straws connected together and stuck down onto the card.
The barrier will prevent your skateboard from flying off unexpectedly.
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Now you can add your obstacles.
Vert wall...
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...manual block...
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...fun box...
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...and remember you can glue boxes together or put them on their sides to give them extra height.
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When you're happy with the positions, stick them down with plenty of glue.
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When the glue has dried and the boxes are secure, add ramp transitions with pieces of card like this.
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Now you can add detail.
Either paint, or cover the ramps with coloured paper or card.
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You can add metal coping like this, if you like.
It's made from old pencils painted silver, mounted on empty party popper containers.
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For extra safety, make fencing from lolly sticks stuck together and painted brown, with wooden detail drawn on using a black pen or marker.
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Stick the fencing to the backs of the ramps.
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Make extra coping from more pencils painted silver and stuck onto the tops of the ramps.
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Give the park an outdoor feel with some model railway shrubs.
If you can't get those, pieces of old sponge painted in different shades of green work just as well!
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Any other detail is entirely up to you. How about...
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...extra fencing...
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...and the coolest stickers you can find.
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Draw on bolts and rivets with black pen to give the ramps a realistic effect!
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Have fun!
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