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JAMES THE RED ENGINE No. 5 CRAFT

James is one of Thomas the Tank Engine's friends.

Materials you will need are a printer, paper (I prefer construction paper or another heavier paper), scissors, glue, and something to colour with. 

james the red engine no. 5
bulletPrint out the template of choice. 
 
bulletColour pieces, as necessary
bullet#1 is black,
bullet#2 is red,
bullet#3's are yellow on the outside, black in the center,
bullet#4 is red on the bottom and grey on the top
bullet#5's are black
bullet#6 is black with grey wheels
bullet#7 is black with a grey face and red tabs on the bottom
   
bulletCut out the pieces.  This step may require adult assistance and can be done prior to craft time (if you're colouring the cut out pieces, put a roll of masking tape on the back and tape lightly to newspaper or scrap paper). 
 
bulletGlue the pieces together (see the picture above for how the finished product should look).  It's a good idea to pre-do one before doing these crafts with a bunch of young kids, so they can see what it looks like finished. 
bulletGlue #2 (the "body") on top of #1 (the smoke stack)
bulletGlue #3s towards the top of the roof
bulletGlue #4 under #2
bulletGlue #5's on either side of #4 (sort of like headlights)
bulletGlue #6 under #4
bulletGlue #7 on front of the whole thing
 

Templates:  

bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen. 
   
bulletSet page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 

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