How to Make a Christmas Train
- 1). Choose a printable train design. Elsa and Stephane Gigandet of ScrapColoring.com have "... a smoking steam locomotive and two wagons, crossing the country on rails through open lands." KidsFront.com has an interesting goods train consisting of a locomotive, boxcar and coal car. FreePrintableFun.org has a train with 18 boxcar outlines, two locomotives and two cabooses.
- 2). Trace your printable design onto white paper to make templates. Cut at least one locomotive, boxcar and caboose template for your train. If you are making a "family" train, cut one boxcar per child.
- 3). Glue or tape the templates onto wood blocks. Use a jig saw to cut the outlines of the train pieces from the blocks.
- 4). Sand train car, locomotive and caboose using coarse through extra-fine sandpaper.
- 5). Label the locomotive and caboose "Mom" and "Dad" using a No. 2 pencil. Outline each child's name in pencil, on the sides of the boxcars, using a cartoon font.
- 6). Give each locomotive, boxcar and caboose three coats of high-gloss enamel-based paint. Use bright red and green for the train itself and gold or silver paint or glitter glue for the lettering. Allow to dry overnight.