Kwian Mai Tok (Bamboo-Strip Push Cart) — Two 50 cm Bamboo Strips Bent into Half-Circles and Tied into the Folded End of a 1.5 m Bamboo Pole, 5-10 cm Apart; Pushed Along in a Race

"The curves of the two bamboo strips act as the cart's wheels, and the bamboo pole is for holding in the hand." (Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, author not named, CC BY 4.0)

Cut bamboo about 50 cm long and shave 2 strips about 3 mm thick and 5 mm wide. Take bamboo about 1.5 metres long for the pole and notch the wood with a knife over about 1-2 cm so the short end can fold down parallel to the long part without breaking.

Push one end of each strip into the notched fold, at right angles to the pole. Fold the short part down along the long part, enclosing the ends of the strips, and tie the strips to the pole tightly with string, using the string to keep the two strips apart.

Bend both strips into half-circles, push their other ends in between the folded parts of the pole and tie tightly with string. Set the two curves about 5-10 cm apart.

Drawings of the kwian mai tok (Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, author not named, CC BY 4.0)

Hold the pole and push the cart forward in a race; whoever reaches the finish line first wins.

The kwian mai tok is a Thai folk toy made from bamboo. Take care with the knife when shaving and notching. Source: Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, Traditional Objects of Everyday Use database, "เกวียนไม้ตอก", author not named (CC BY 4.0 licence). **Limits** The source says to shave the pole to about 30 cm wide, but the drawings show a slender pole. The illustrations are drawings.