Rocky Railway VBS: Sponge Painting Train Craft

Try this Sponge Painting Train Craft… kids can make the trains at Rocky Railway VBS, or make them ahead of time to use as decorations!

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I do a lot of different crafts, especially during bible school season (which is, ya know, roughly half the year or more)… this is one of my FAVORITE crafts we’ve done this season! The sponge painting train turned out adorable, and my 3 year old was able to do the painting without a ton of assistance.

Supplies:

Black cardstock paper
Metallic permanent markers
School glue or glue sticks
White cardstock paper
Disposable bowls
Washable glitter paint
Sponges
Scissors and/or a paper cutter
Chisel tip permanent markers
Baby wipes

Instructions:

(Prep) Use scissors to cut the sponges into 1/4s (in half horizontally then vertically).

(Prep) Use a paper cutter (or scissors) to cut the black cardstock paper into 8 rectangles (in half vertically, then make 3 cuts horizontally).

Put one color of paint in each disposable bowl, then put one sponge in each bowl of paint.

Give each student a white sheet of cardstock paper. Have them write their name on the white paper.

Give each kiddo a small sheet of black paper. Have them use a metallic permanent marker to write a message on the black cardstock. We’re using these trains for Rocky Railway VBS 2020, so I wrote “Jesus’ power pulls me through” on the black cardstock.

Have kids use school glue or glue sticks to attach the small black paper to the center of their full sheet of white cardstock.

Use the sponges to stamp rectangles (aka train cars) around the outer edge of the white paper. You can stamp the rectangle sponge twice to make a larger front car for your train if you want (like the blue one at the top left of our paper). It’s always a good idea to have baby wipes on hand when you’re painting! They remove wet paint easily from tables and skin.

Once the paint dries, use the black chisel tip marker to add wheels to each of the train cars. You can also draw black lines connecting the train cars together.

I just LOVE how these turned out!

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