9 Easy Cardboard Train Craft Ideas – DIY Small Christmas Trains

No need to spend money playing with trains ;). These DIY cardboard train craft ideas are perfect for toddlers as well as primary school children.
Making a train out of cardboard is pretty easy.

9 Easy DIY Cardboard Trains

1. Create a toy train village – small cardboard train DIY – ikatbag
2. Make a cardboard box toy train costume –rockinmamalife
3. How to make a realistic tunnel and mountain for your Christmas train –linesacross
4. Thomas train costume made with cardboard – pretty healthy house
5. Make a snow mountain bridge for cars and toy trains – pinkstripesocks
6. Preschool Toilet paper roll train for Christmas – kidsactvitiesblog
7. Make train track scenery for your small train toy set –picklebums
8. Preschool toy train made with construction paper, cardboard boxes and bottles – preschooltoolkit
9. Video tutorial on how to make and decorate a Christmas cardboard toy train – Liliana DIY

All you need is a couple of pieces of cardboard, some thinner pieces, and glue, sticks, colors, and even paper clips! You can also add things like old CDs or toy cars to the tracks to make a moving train and for a fun and challenging activity.

Related: DIY cardboard relief sculptures

I love, love, love this idea for a simple and fun DIY cardboard train! This is a great craft for kids of all ages to make together, and it’s so easy to do.

After our assistance let the kids decorate their trains however they like! They can even use markers or stickers if they want!

Let’s get creative making cardboard crafts

3 ways to create a train out of cardboard
1. Big and strong – cardboard boxes
2. Go miniature – used tissue paper to make the train frame
3. Create a low budget – recycled paper to cut, glue, and shape into your own design train
These will bring good fun this Christmas time when you make DIY cardboard train crafts with your kids.

Here are some of the most amazing DIY cardboard train craft ideas that you can create for your kids within minutes (Sometimes hours). Share them with us on our Facebook page.

One simple and easy-to-make toy, this train is made from a large piece of a cardboard box, with a handle attached at the back of the engine. This provides the kids the chance to hold a handle and pull it. Creating fun and adventure.

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