Car Craft For Kids
This car craft for kids turns a paper art project into a fun way to explore the alphabet or transportation units.
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[adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id="fG5j5dxW" upload-date="2026-04-28T17:58:32+00:00" name="Car Craft" description="Connecting play and learning is a great way to get kids engaged in a lesson. This car craft for kids turns a paper art project into a fun way to explore the alphabet or transportation units. Parents and teachers can introduce C is for car with this cute car that kids will be excited to make.
Children ages 3–8 can enjoy this activity in different ways. Younger kids can complete our color in version, and older kids can assemble the craft to make the full picture. Kids will create a car driving along a road and add details like grass and a bright sky to build their own scene." player-type="default" override-embed="default"]
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Crayola Bold & Bright Markers
- Car Template
Instructions
- Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
- Begin by gluing the window pieces along the top curved edge of the car.
- Glue the eye pieces just below the window, placing one on each side of the smile.
- Glue the back tire to the bottom right, on the back side of the paper.
- Now, glue the two front tires onto the bottom left of the car side by side.
- Take the grass piece and glue it along the bottom of the background page.
- Glue the road onto the grass, lining up the left edge first and smoothing it down along the bottom of the scene.
- Use a white or black marker to draw dashed lines down the center of the road.
- Take the bush and glue it onto the top right side of the grass.
- Grab the cloud pieces and glue them onto the sky.
- Glue the completed car onto the road.
- Finally, using a white marker, draw the hubs onto the center of the front tires.