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 but train and subway buffs everywhere will enjoy making and playing with these subway trains.
DOWNLOAD AND PRINT --> (By clicking on link you agree to our terms of service, *see below) Subway Train Cars Coloring Page
Directions:
- Print out the coloring page.
- Color as desired and cut out.
- Fold and tape as show in photo. OR Wrap around a paper roll (such as a toilet paper roll) and tape.
- Optional: (not shown) hole punch on either end and connect train cars with paper clips.
Extension fun:
- Create a cardboard city for your trains. Or print out and color the city coloring page or New York City coloring page for a backdrop.
- Make a track out of wood craft sticks.
- Print out and make Melanie's school and pizza parlor for hungry and curious train travelers.
- Print out a subway maze coloring page.
- Read Melanie's book, Down in the Subway
See all of Melanie’s coloring pages:
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.
Are you in the New York City area? Melanie will be at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Chile Pepper Festival showing and selling new art: Chile Pepper Mermaids! Doesn't that sound cool? (Or "hot", ha ha ha). September 26 11am - 6-pm.
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I’m sure you know a kid who likes diggers. Or mermaids? Or subways? Melanie signs all copies of her books purchased through her Amazon vendor link.
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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