Light It Up Blue - Car Transformation

One of the best things about this is how much Ethan LOVES this car!

April is Autism Awareness month, and TUESDAY, April 2nd, 2012, is Autism Speaks Light It Up Blue. This is a specific day dediated to cheering for those who have austism! All you do is change your outdoor light to a blue light bulb & keep it lit with the blue glow all evening long! In fact, THE HOME DEPOT sells specific Light It Up Blue light bulbs each year!!!

Last year was our first year to celebreate this day as a family living with autism, and we have been excited for this year's day as well! I, personally, was excited to use my new Autism Speaks cookie cutter & hang up some blue outdoor Christmas lights that my friend gave me.

Oh.....but this is nothing compared to what my husband had in mind.

Corey's creative juices have been brewing since before Thanksgiving...when he discovered a new car product. Are you ready to see what he has done???

This is Corey's car before he started his Light It Up Blue project.

This is the car when Corey and his friend Matt started "lighting it up blue."

Here is the car painted blue.

And here is the finished car design. Corey made & placed 88 decals of puzzle pieces to put on the car. This represents the 1 in 88  children affected by autism.

The car was named Sublueru by Corey's friend, Matt.
Special thanks for discounts/donations by A Warehouse Full and DipYourCar.com.

 

Corey also took a picture of Ethan's hand and made a decal of it. Ethan actually picked the color he wanted his hand to be....green of course (his favorite). He even helped Corey apply the decal and text. He was so excited he was GIGGLING!

Corey put over 50 hours into this project. To say that he is proud of his son is a slight understatement :)

WILL YOU LIGHT IT UP BLUE WITH US??? YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAINT YOUR CAR....JUST CHANGE YOUR OUTDOOR LIGHT BULB!!!!

***UpDaTe - Corey's car was recently featured on our local news. To see his interview, click here!