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June 3, 2013 | 8 Comments

Painting with Toy Trucks

truck tracks paintingIt’s been one of those weeks. My daughter had her first ear infection and no one got much sleep. And it rained, a lot. So I grabbed the construction toys we usually use outside, some paint and a big roll of paper and we painted on the porch. Even though it was rainy we managed to paint and mix some colors for a while until the wind picked up and the rain got us.  I wasn’t sure if my 6.5 year old would still be into it but painting with cars was one of his very favorite activities when he was little.  As you will see it’s still fun!

  1. Gather your materials. You will need some fun cars, trucks or my daughter’s favorite… a bulldozer! You will also need some good washable paint
    , paper , paper plates and if you are doing this outside you might want some painters tape to hold the paper down.truck painting
  2. Start by arranging your paper. I wanted my kids to feel like they could really drive their vehicles so I used easel paper for long pieces.truck painting outside
  3. Have your kids choose a few fun color combos. This was not a strict color mixing lesson but you can use it as one if you want. I just let them choose whatever color combos they wanted.truck painting and color mixing
  4. Paint and explore the colors. truck painting and color mixing for kidsMy son immediately started making tracks fast and furious. My daughter was more into stamping.truck painting and stamping
  5. The tracks were super cool . truck painting is fun for all agesMy son drove his all over then joined his sister on hers.truck painting passing it back and forth
  6. This activity isn’t complicated but it is fun. It was just what we needed to get some fresh air after days cuddled up sick. truck painting for toddlers
  7. We hung them up to dry , not sure what the mail carrier thought of them but my kids were happy! truck tracks

Construction Books

dazzling diggers

Dazzling Diggers (Amazing Machines) by Tony Mitton is part of the Amazing Machines series of books that are favorites of both my kids. Now my son reads them to my daughter and yes my heart bursts when he reads to her and it makes me completely forget when he tackles her.  The book themselves are little gems. This one talks about diggers and bulldozers with absolutely fantastic rhymes. What amazes me about this book is that your child will actually come away having learned something substantial about the vehicles in it at the same time as loving the brilliant rhyming text. Must read for construction vehicle fans.

Goodnight-Goodnight-Construction-Site

Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker will have to be renewed from the library while I wait for my copy to come from Amazon. This book is starting to get pretty popular and rightfully so, it’s a lovely book. In it busy little construction vehicles wind down for the night and fall asleep. I never thought I would say an excavator was cute but the one in the book is. It’s a wonderful bedtime book and your child will enjoy winding down with the sleepy bulldozer and his friends. My daughter completely adores this book.

diggers

Diggers (Usborne Touchy Feely) by Fiona Watt was given to me before I even had kids and it’s been read countless times to both kids. It’s great for toddlers who need to keep their hands exploring while mom or dad reads. It’s a sturdy book with a simple text that matches the great active illustrations.

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Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Toddlers, Construction, Painting, Preschool Crafts, Tire Tracks Art, Transportation, Trucks | 8 Comments

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8 Comments

  1. Dina says

    June 4, 2013 at 5:03 am

    very nice idea, Thank you

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  2. SJ says

    June 7, 2013 at 12:14 pm

    If you like “Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site” you should also order “Steam Train, Dream Train” which is the most recent book by the same author/illustrator team. It’s an imaginative story about filling all the different types of cars on a train with toys. Same beautiful illustrations, same sweet rhyming story.

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  3. Kelli says

    September 3, 2014 at 9:56 am

    I plan to do this today. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Zennat Sana says

    May 17, 2020 at 11:27 am

    This is really so much helpful tips you share. Thanks for this article.

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