1Draw some vehicles.

Draw some mini cars, trucks, buses and other vehicles on paper or cardstock. Color them with crayons, colored pencils or markers.

We also have a printable vehicles set, both in black & white and color, that you can print out on A4 or Letter size paper or cardstock. Color the vehicles if you chose the black & white page.

2Cut out the paper vehicles.

Cut out all the colored paper vehicles.

3Use foam or felt.

Another neat idea for making the vehicles is to use craft foam, felt or fabric. The puppets would be much sturdier for hours of play and it's also a great way for kids to learn shapes.

Create a vehicle by first cutting the the basic body shape then adding smaller shapes like circles for the tires, quarter circles or squares for the windows, and so forth. Use felt or fabric glue to glue the parts together. Add accents like small buttons or stickers, if you like.

4Add a handle.

Glue or tape a craft stick or drinking straw at the back of each vehicle to make a handle.

5Draw a road.

To create a picture, prepare a 12" x 18" sheet of construction paper. Define the shape of the road by drawing a straight, curved, or slightly sloping line spanning the lower one-third section of the paper.

6Draw a picture.

You can draw a picture first with a pencil before coloring it, or color as you draw using crayons, markers or colored pencils.

7Color the picture.

Color your picture. You can also use paint, instead of coloring with crayons or colored markers.

8Make a slit.

Once your picture dries, make a slit along the road. Leave a 2-inch margin on both ends of the road.

9Position the vehicle puppet.

Place one vehicle puppet at the start of your picture's road. Insert the handle through the slit so that the end sticks out from the bottom of the picture. This will allow you to hold and move the puppet along the length of the road.