Train Track Mural Drawings

Colorful children’s mural of a train track winding through houses, trees, a pond, flowers, and various road signs.

If you would like a fun activity for a group of young kids or even your own little train enthusiastic, try this railroad track mural art project! My students worked in groups of 3 or more. First, they assembled a train track with wooden tracks. This took a lot of planning and collaboration. They needed to work together as a team to get the tracks to fit on their piece of paper.

Children playing with a wooden train set, including tracks, a bridge, and toy cars, on a white table.

Children playing with a wooden train set on a white table, featuring tracks, tunnels, bridges, and multiple toy trains.

After the groups were satisfied with their layout, they traced the tracks with pencil. Then, they added train stations, shops, ponds, parks and whatever else they wanted on their picture. The students had to come to agreements and work together to come up with compromises when they did not agree.

Children creating a vibrant mural with trains, tracks, and various landmarks on a large sheet of paper spread across a table.

These designs were colored with markers, crayons and Kwik Stix paint sticks. The kids also had the option to cut out and glue railroad signs and trains (all images are public domain from Pixabay.com or used with express permission from Innovation Press). The printables for the railroad signs and trains are here. Kids coul also cut out trees or trains from construction paper scraps.

A child coloring a large, colorful map with train tracks and drawings, surrounded by markers, scissors, and various craft supplies. Children painting a colorful mural on a large sheet of paper on a table in the classroom, with some adding intricate drawings of train tracks winding through vibrant landscapes.
A vibrant child's drawing with hearts, stars, a sun, a ladder, and various abstract shapes and doodles resembles a mural filled with imagination. Colorful abstract artwork featuring a yellow winding path and various shapes in blue, pink, green, and other vibrant hues inspired by train track art. A child's drawing of a map featuring a colorful train, blue areas, and a stop sign near the train track. Children creating a vibrant mural featuring roads, train tracks, and scenery on a white canvas. A colorful child-drawn map showcasing roads, houses, a pond, and a railway crossing with train tracks and signs. Colorful children’s mural of a train track winding through houses, trees, a pond, flowers, and various road signs.

Old Tracks, New Tricks by Jessica Petersen is a very creative and fun book to go along with this art project. The book encourages kids to look at their toys in new and creative ways!