Do your kids love vehicles and anything to do with machines? Here are 60 Transportation Arts and Crafts for Kids. Preschoolers and kindergarteners will have lots of fun making any of these fun craft ideas. From dump trucks to submarines, explore all the amazing machines during your next transportation theme with your class.
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Transportation Arts and Crafts
1. Paper Plate Hot Air Balloon
Turn a simple paper plate into a hot air balloon craft. This is a fun craft for young kids, like toddlers and preschoolers to try.
2. 14 Transportation Fingerprint Art Ideas
Any of these fingerprint transport art ideas are perfect if you’re enjoying a vehicle theme with your children. Check out the different ways to turn a thumbprint into different machines.
3. Bottle Rocket Craft for Kids
Learn how to turn an old plastic bottle into a rocket ship craft. This is a fun way to turn your recycling into a toy that is ready for your next adventure into outer space.
4. Car Painting
While toy cars are perfect for small world play. You can also use them to create your next artwork. Use the tyres on your toy cars to make a car painting and explore the different patterns the wheels make.
5. Traffic Light Silhouette Art
Transportation arts and crafts aren’t all about vehicles. You can make road signs or this traffic light silhouette art too. It’s never too early to teach your children about road safety and the things to look out for when you’re driving around.
6. Surfboard Craft for Kids
While a surfboard won’t get you far, it sure is a fun way to travel on ocean waves. Get your copy of this free printable template and make your own surfboard picture this Summer.
7. Paper Plate Boat Craft
Turn a paper plate into this boat craft and get ready to sail the seas with your toddlers and preschoolers. This is a fun and easy way to make a sailboat with your early years students.
8. Sponge Boat Craft
Use a kitchen sponge to make a boat craft that will actually float on water. This is a simple craft that is perfect for little kids who love playing with water.
Photo: The Craft Train
9. Traffic Light Color Matching Craft
Turn your next transportation art activities for toddlers into a color matching game too. Match the colors on this traffic light craft and help your little learners with some color recognition.
Photo: No Time for Flashcards
10. A is for Airplane Craft
A is for Airplane is a free printable transportation craft that is perfect for preschoolers. Start exploring beginning sounds or letter recognition with this fun craft idea.
Photo: Planning Playtime
11. Egg Carton Fire Truck
Turn your old egg cartons into some bright red fire trucks. Fun transportation crafts like this are the perfect way to help toddlers and preschoolers learn about fire safety.
Photo: The Craft Train
12. Toilet Paper Tube Race Cars
Make race cars out of old cardboard tubes and race them around the living room. This is a fun craft idea for anyone whose child loves racing cars.
Photo: Thrifty Jinxy
13. Textured Name Trains
Combine craft ideas and name recognition with this textured train craft. This is a fun way to work some sensory play into your next craft activity.
Photo: The Preschool Toolkit Blog
14. Shark Surfboard Craft for Kids
I love these shark themed surfboard pictures, they’re such fun art and craft ideas for kids. Perfect for shark week, summer or transportation themed lesson plans.
Photo: Artsy Momma
15. Puffy Paint Rocket Craft
Make a rocket craft using puffy paint. You can transform any transportation arts and crafts idea into a fun new art project just by using puffy paint
Photo: Toddler Approved
16. Toilet Paper Roll Submarine Craft
There aren’t too many options for water transportation crafts, but a toilet roll submarine is definitely the first on the list. Young children will love playing with this craft once it’s been made and is ready for an underwater adventure.
Photo: Crafty Morning
17. Rocking Paper Plate Boat Craft
Make a paper plate boat that rocks to and fro on the ocean waves. This is a great way to spend some quality time with your children and make something fun.
Photo: Red Ted Art
18. Toilet Paper Roll Airplane Craft
Learn how to turn an old cardboard tube into this airplane craft. This is a fun craft project for kids who love planes.
Photo: Sunshine Whispers
19. Rosa Parks Rocking Bus Craft
Learn a bit of history with this Rosa Parks Bus craft. Use this idea for any number of bus crafts, from school buses to double decker buses.
Photo: Happy Toddler Playtime
20. Paper Plate School Bus Craft
Turn a paper plate into this simple school bus craft. Grab the yellow paint or tissue paper and make this lovely bus.
Photo: Kids Activities Blog
21. Dump Truck Footprint Art
Turn a footprint into this cute dump truck picture. This is a wonderful way to remember how small your children’s feet used to be.
Photo: Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
22. Rocking Paper Plate Submarine
Make a rocking submarine out of a paper plate. Out of all the arts and craft ideas for transport theme, this one is my favorite.
Photo: Red Ted Art
23. Cardboard Tube Space Shuttles
Don’t you just love this cardboard space shuttle? Take a regular cardboard tube, add some bits and pieces and you’ll be ready to blast off into space.
Photo: A Little Pinch of Perfect
24. Toy Surfboard Craft
Now here is a different means of water transportation that your kids will love. Make a surfboard craft for your toys to ride on. This is such a fun idea for preschool and kindergarteners.
Photo: Play Trains
25. Clothespin and Buttons Car Craft
Simple is always best when it comes to transportation arts and crafts. Let your kids make their own unique wooden car out of regular clothespins and buttons. These clothespeg cars look great and are so much fun to play with afterwards.
Photo: Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls
26. Paper Rocket Craft
Make a lovely rocket picture out of construction paper. All you need are several different bright colors, scissors and some glue to make this beautiful artwork.
Photo: Simple Everyday Mom
27. Back to School Process Art for Kids
Celebrate going back to school with this process art idea. Let your child drive the school bus through some paint and make tyre tracks on the paper.
Photo: Still Playing School
28. Clothespin Airplane Craft
Make an airplane out of clothespins and craft sticks. This is an easy craft project that toddlers and preschoolers will love making.
Photo: DIY Inspired
29. Paper Car Crafts
Make this paper car craft with some sponges and paint. This easy craft is perfect for when you need a car art and craft for preschool classrooms.
Photo: Buggy and Buddy
30. Recycling Truck Art
Make a recycling truck picture out of recycled newspaper. This is a wonderful way to reuse materials instead of using art supplies with the extra cost involved.
Photo: Artsy Momma
31. Egg Carton Helicopter Craft
Make sure to save your next empty egg carton, because your kids are going to love this egg carton helicopter craft. These cute machines will be flying around your class in no time.
Photo: The Craft Train
32. Fire Truck Footprint Art
Turn a red footprint into a fire truck artwork. This is a great project for little ones who love fire safety or trucks in general.
Photo: Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
33. Self Propelled Boat Craft
Learn how to make a boat craft that will actually propel itself across the water. This is the perfect project for older kids who love to build and learn how things work.
Photo: Red Ted Art
34. Craft Stick Peg Doll Boats
Use craft sticks to make a boat for your peg dolls. This easy craft is perfect if you’re a fan of small world play and like to use crafts after you make them.
Photo: Rhythms of Play
35. Traffic Light Suncatcher Craft
Place your transportation arts and crafts on the window and let the sunlight shine through the different colors. This traffic light suncatcher is a great craft for the window where the colors will brighten up the whole room.
Photo: And Next Comes L
36.School Bus Craft
Who’s riding on the school bus this year? This school bus collage craft is a fun way to talk to your kids about taking the bus to school. Put their pictures in the window and talk to them about this new experience.
Photo: No Time for Flashcards
37. Fill a Truck Craft
What goes in the truck? I love crafts like this that also double as fun transportation activities. Let your kids fill the back on this truck craft with objects to take to the recycling center or the dump.
Photo: Craftulate
38. Egg Carton Rocket Craft
Make this colorful rocket out of old egg cartons. This fun craft looks wonderful hanging from the classroom ceiling as it whizzes through the stars.
Photo: Emma Owl
39. Recycled Helicopter Craft
Grab old bottles and containers out of the recycling to make some transport craft ideas. This helicopter craft is made from recycling and encourages your kids to use their imagination to create anything they want.
Photo: There’s Just One Mommy
40. Footprint Motorcycle Craft
Does the dad in the family love motorbikes? Make this footprint motorcycle picture for fathers day. It’s a great craft and memento for the motorbike enthusiast in your family.
Photo: Fun Handprint Art
41. Tour De France Racing Bikes Craft
When you think of preschool transportation crafts, you probably don’t think of the Tour De France. But nevertheless, those racing bikes are an amazing way to get around. Learn how to make your own racing bike craft the next time the Tour De France is on.
Photo: Play Learn Everyday
42. Tape Resist Surfboard Craft for Kids
Use masking tape to make a tape resist surfboard craft with your kids. This is a fun way to reuse some cardboard from old boxes and go surfing on your living room floor.
Photo: And Next Comes L
43. Suncatcher Submarine Craft
Make a submarine suncatcher craft that glows in the window. This fun craft idea is easy to make and so much fun for toddlers and preschoolers.
Photo: No Time for Flashcards
44. Spray Bottle Helicopter Craft
Turn an old spray bottle into a helicopter. This is a fun way to recycle some of those irregularly shaped spray bottles once they’re empty.
45. Bamboo Helicopter
Are you interested in transportation arts and crafts that can actually fly? Try making these bamboo helicopters with your class and see how high they can go.
Photo: Picklebums
46. Cardboard Tube Aeroplane Craft
Use those old toilet paper rolls to make this adorable cardboard tube aeroplane craft. With a few simple supplies and a bit of imagination, your kids can fly anywhere they want with these marvelous creations.
Photo: Learning 4 Kids
47. Airplane Wings Craft
Sometimes it’s not enough to just make something, you have to play with it. With these DIY airplane wings, your kids will have a lot of fun flying around like a plane.
Photo: Toddler Approved
48. Bottle Airplane Craft
How many transportation crafts can you make from an old bottle? Why not start with this bottle airplane craft and see how much fun you have.
Photo: Paging Fun Mums
49. Pool Noodle Boats
These pool noodle boats are such an easy craft that even toddlers can join in on the fun. This is a wonderful way to play with some water on those hot summer days.
Photo: The Best Ideas for Kids
50. Cork Boat Craft for Kids
Grab some rubber bands and corks because your kids are going to love making these cork pirate ships. This is such a fun way to celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day.
Photo: Red Ted Art
51. Avocado Boat Craft
Half of an avocado peel is the perfect shape for the hull of a boat. Use some colorful paper and popsicle sticks to make the sails and you’ll have some avocado boats ready to go sailing.
Photo: Kids Craft Room
52. Twig Boat Craft
Make a twig boat craft with your kids and practice weaving and tying string. This is a fun activity for kids who love nature or building things by themselves.
Photo: Easy Peasy and Fun
53. Paper Plate Car Craft
Make your own car craft out of a paper plate. This easy craft is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.
Photo: Real Life At Home
54. Tissue Box Toy Car Craft
Turn a tissue box into a car for your toys. This tissue box car is easy to make and it’s so much fun to have toy vehicles for your teddy bear.
Photo: Buggy and Buddy
55. Sponge Painted Car Art
Start your list of transportation arts and crafts with these cute little cars. All you need is some paper, scissors and glue to make this simple car picture.
Photo: Buggy and Buddy
56. Paper Plate Monster Truck Craft
Turn a paper plate into this monster truck craft. This is a fun addition to a transport theme in your classroom.
Photo: Craftulate
57. Delivery Truck Craft
Make your own delivery truck out of old cardboard boxes. This is a fun idea to add to your dramatic play area, where the toys can do deliveries around your classroom.
Photo: Craftulate
58. Fire Truck Art
Make a fire truck picture out of colorful construction paper. This is a fun transport art idea that will also work with a fire safety or community helpers theme.
Photo: JDaniel4’s Mom
59. Cardboard Box Fire Truck Craft for Kids
Save your cardboard boxes to make this lovely fire truck box craft. Drive around and save all of the teddy bears from fires.
Photo: Happy Toddler Playtime
60. 3D Bicycle Craft
Weave some ribbons around the buttons and strengthen fine motor skills as you go. This 3D bicycle craft is a wonderful gift for fathers day.
Photo: Kiddy Charts
61. Black Glue Hot Air Balloon
Use watercolor paint and black glue to make this simple hot air balloon picture. This is a great craft for kids who dream of floating through the clouds.
62. Paper Plate Bus Craft
This simple paper plate bus craft is a great way to get kids excited about going to school. Glue apicture of your childrens faces in the window to make this craft extra special.
63. Free Car Coloring Pages
Grab your copy of these free printable car coloring pages. Perfect for a quiet time activity with kids who love machines.
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