This month's free coloring page is perfect for little train fans. New York City residents will recognize the iconic design in Melanie Hope Greenberg's printable subway template but train buffs everywhere will enjoy making and playing with these subway trains.
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Directions:
Print out the coloring page.
- DOWNLOAD AND PRINT --> (By clicking on link you agree to our terms of service, *see below) Subway Train Cars Coloring Page
Color as desired and cut out trains along the outlines.
Fold trains into a tube like shape and tape the long edge. Alternatively, wrap the template around a paper roll (such as a toilet paper roll) and tape to secure.
Optional: hole punch on either end and connect train cars with paper clips.
Extension Activity Ideas
- Create a cardboard city for your trains using our village shop templates coloring page.
- Print out and make Melanie's school and pizza parlor template coloring page for hungry and curious train travelers.
- Print and color the city coloring page and New York City coloring page and tape to folded cardboard for a backdrop.
- Add more transportation for pretend play with our school bus template and bookmobile template
- Make a track out of wood craft sticks.
- Print out a subway maze coloring page or any of our other transportation-themed coloring pages
- Read Melanie's book, Down in the Subway
Meet the illustrator:
Melanie Hope Greenberg is an award winning author and illustrator of more than 15 children’s books. Her cheerful, vibrant illustrations can be found in books such as Good Morning, Digger, Down in the Subway and A City Is. Her very popular Mermaids on Parade was selected as a Bank Street Best Book, and for the Texas Reading Club and PBS Kids Summer Reading Lists. Learn about how your school or library can have Melanie give a book talk.
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Rebecca Aaronson says
Thanks for these great subway cars! I paired them with The Secret Subway by Shana Corey http://www.shanacorey.com/secret-subway/
og says
thanks