How Do You Make A Paper Train?
The wheels on this paper train don’t turn, but don’t worry — your imagination will take it anyplace you choo-choo-choose. What You’ll Need: • Toilet paper tube • Card stock or construction paper: blue, white, red • 7 plastic lids: approximately 1-1/2-inch diameter • Scrap cardboard Tools: • Pencil • Scissors • Craft knife • Ruler • Craft glue or low-temperature glue gun and glue sticks • Tape • Paper crimper Note: Adult help needed. Step 1: Trace the train pattern onto blue card stock, and cut out. Ask a grown-up to use a craft knife and a ruler to gently score along the fold lines. Cut two 1-1/2-inch squares from white card stock, and glue in place for train windows. Fold on the scored lines, and glue the tabs to form the train. Download Paper Train pattern. Step 2: Glue a plastic lid into one end of the toilet paper tube. Step 3: Cut a piece of red card stock 4-1/2 x 5-3/4 inches, and wrap it around the tube.
