I glued a couple of pieces of cardboard to the bottom of the backhoe to help hold the ends apart, and then I glued it to the back of the tractor. I didn’t get a picture of this prior to painting it, but hopefully it makes sense.
Here’s another angle of the bottom of the backhoe that is connected to the tractor.
I used card stock to make a base that was used to attach it to the tractor body. The track was 4″ wide, so I cut the card stock to be 3.75″ wide. I glued it to the back of the wheel and then painted it.
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Very cool, my son wants this for Halloween, and we just moved so we have the boxes. Thanks for this!
Awesome! I'd love to see a pic of your final product! My sons LOVED them and played in their tractor costumes for several months after Halloween!
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Thank you so much for this! I am not very arts and crafts inclined. However, when my four year old wanted to be an excavator for Halloween I started scouring the internet for ideas how to make one. I was so SUPER EXCITED to find your step by step instructions with lot of pictures. I'm hoping mine turns out looking half as good as yours.
Yay! I’m so happy this was helpful to you! I’d love to see a picture when it’s completed!
Thank you so much for your step by step digger project. It was super helpful to use as a guide for my son’s excavator, construction guy Halloween costume this year.
Yay for creative Midwestern Mamas!
This makes me SO very happy! I am so glad it was helpful for you! Thanks so much for sharing it with me!
Hi! We are embarking on making our backhoe loader costume for this year… I’m curious: how does the hold up on your son? Thanks!!
Awe, how cute!
I used hot glue to secure 1” ribbon to the tractor and then he put the ribbons over his shoulders and the tractor raised into the air when he stood. Kind of like suspenders that held up the tractor. I hope that makes sense!
Hi there! how did you attach the excavator to the tractor? Thanks so much for your tips!
Amy
Lots of hot glue! There’s a photo above that shows how they are attached. I glued cardboard all around the base of the digger piece, which allowed a lot of surface area to put the glue and attach it to the vehicle. I hope that helps!