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Pictured: Zac.
‘DIY fanatic' dad creates McDonald’s drive-thru for kids using materials from random skips
A dad who is “obsessed” with DIY has revealed how he created a McDonald’s drive-thru and traditional pub for his kids after rummaging through skips and other people’s recycling.
When Daniel Mills, 38, started a new role as an architectural assistant, with one of his clients the Golden Arches franchise, he suddenly had a creative idea.
And it involved both of his kids, Leo, nine and Zac, eight.
The dad-of-two, from Hertfordshire, used his savvy skills to create a fully functioning playhouse drive-thru in their back garden, for less than £30.
Now, he’s sharing how you can make one, too, just in time for Christmas.
“When they saw it, they went mad with excitement,” Daniel told What's The Jam.
“As a single dad, it is often challenging to keep them occupied.
“But then I spotted my shed, which needed some major TLC – and I had an idea.
“I thought it would make a great playhouse, and I couldn’t help but see it as a mini drive-thru.”
Daniel, who is a DIY fanatic, gathered a stash of wood using his neighbours' old fence that had blown down.
He also rummaged through skips, including a building site, where he found a leftover roof, which he then repurposed.
Using some wooden slats from an old IKEA bed as cladding, he had created the base structure, before attaching wheels to the bottom so it was mobile.
To create the illusion of a real McDonald’s drive-thru, he printed off some signs to stick on and reused old logo cups, as well as Happy Meal boxes.
In total, it took only three days to complete and when it was done, he made a big reveal for his two boys.
He said: “I covered it in sheets, ripped them off and immediately, they asked if they could have breakfast there.
“And lunch, as well as dinner.
“Each weekend, we played with it constantly.
“One would stand at the
2024-11-13
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