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Thomas the Tank Engine Paper Craft

I have to apologize to all of you who have been waiting/requesting Thomas for the last few months.  In my defense, I now have over 600 requests on my to do list.  My husband keeps teasing me that I need a staff *grin*.

Anyways, since the movie is out now, I thought I'd better get poor Thomas done... I hope everyone enjoys him.   You can also find a Thomas the Tank Engine coloring page on the site.

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

Thomas the Tank Engine
  • Print out the template of choice. 
     
  • Colour pieces, as necessary
    • #1 is red on the bottom and grey on top,
    • #2 is blue,
    • #3 and #4 are black,
    • #5 and #6 are black on the inside and yellow on the rim and
    • #7 is grey. 
       
  • Cut 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). 
     
  • Glue 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. 
    • Glue #2 (the "body") on top of #1 (the base/wheels)
    • Glue #3 on top of #2
    • Glue #4 under #2
    • Glue #5 and #6 on either side of #3
    • Glue #7 ("head") on top of the whole thing

Templates:  

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

 

Template     (color)   or   (B&W)

 

 

Printable version of these instructions