Wednesday, July 22, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Hilltop children are licensed to build cars
Parade displays vehicles created by imaginations
By Graham K. Johnson Kansan staff writer
When 8-year-old Anna Kuczera gets her first driver's license , she will probably drive a car that is dull compared to the one she
owns now.
Kuczera, a member of Hilltop Child Development Center's Gold Room class, showed off her "Fiddlin' Flower Fun" car in front of Watson Library last Friday. The homemade toy car is purple with flowers adorning the sides and wheels.
Kuczera is one of 18 children from Hilltop who staged the parade of toy cars they made from juice boxes and electrical wire spools. A local resident's
Kuzcera said she enjoyed making her car, which features a miniature Barbie doll hidden in one of the flowers.
actual art car inspired the creation of the toy cars.
Hilltop Child Development Centers Gold Room class enjoy the shade as they display their toy cars. The toy card parade was held last Friday as a class project.
Photo by Graham K. Johnson/KANSAN
"When you go into this car, it's very fun because there are lots of fun things like little flowers and shrinking girls," Kuzcera said.
Jack Hood, a class instructor, said the children spent about six weeks making their cars.
Golden said that she sparked the children's interest in designing the cars by having Jones show his art car to the class.
Nancy Golden, the other class instructor, said she came up with the idea from the annual Art Togeau Art Car Parade, held each May to display Lawrence's most decorated cars. Art Togeau is sponsored by Lawrence resident Charles Jones.
Hood said that the class does a special project every summer or takes field trips. He said that the process of making the art cars probably benefited the children more than the average field trip.
"I think that they get more out of this than many other things because they formulate a plan in
"I think that they get more out of this than many other things because they formulate a plan in their heads,pick stuff out to use for it,and put it all together."
Jack Hood Class instructor at Hilltop
their heads, pick stuff out to use for it and put it all together."
Ryan Towns, 8, made a car that has a decoy camera and a secret camera for spying. Towns calls it the "Crasher."
Charles Jones, sponsor of the Art Togeau contest and candidate for the Douglas County Commission, said that the event taught the kids the importance of art.
"It's important to have creativity and beauty in your life," Jones said. "It's also important to have fun."
Jones said that message was an easy sell to the group of 7 and 8-year-olds.
"For kids that age, you don't have to convince them of this. They just want to do it," Jones said.
Hallie Rombach, 7, rests in front of her toy art car. Rombach, a member of Hilltop Child Development Center's Gold Room class, made her car as part of a class project. Photo by Graham K. Johnson/KANSAN
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