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February 27, 2014

Drawing with Cars

Marker Cars ~ A fun kids activity that merges art and play

Ready for one of our favorite simple play ideas?  If you have a little one that loves both cars and coloring, then Drawing with Cars is sure to be a hit.  This simple kids activity is low mess and oh to fun.  I originally saw this idea on First Pallet, and I knew my kids would love it.

Drawing with Cars ~ Marker Cars is a fun activity that merges art and play

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 Supplies for Drawing with Cars:

  • Toy Cars ~ any type works, but we chose to use small matchbox size cars
  • Washable Markers ~ Any marker will work, but we really like the pip-squeaks from Crayola.
  • Masking tape ~ a few readers they mentioned they were having trouble with the tape sticking to the cars.  They suggested using duct tape, although we have never had a problem with masking tape.
  • Large paper roll or cardboard box

Drawing with Cars ~ Marker Cars is a fun activity that merges art and play

Marker Cars

We taped markers onto the bumper of the kids cars, making sure the marker tip was even with the wheels.  That’s it.  The cars are all lined up and ready for a test drive.

If you are up for a little messier car themed activity, then check out how the kids painted with their cars.  I love the giant paint covered ramp that they created.  It is defiantly a little messy, but our little car lovers had a blast!  Now on to a simple, mess free car activity!

Drawing with Cars ~ Marker Cars is a fun activity that merges art and play

 We chose a to use a large roll of paper, and taped it to our floor.  However, a large cardboard box would work great as well.   We found a large drawing surface works best.  That way the kids can drive the cars all over and not worry about going off the paper.

Drawing with Cars ~ Marker Cars is a fun activity that merges art and play

 Line Drawing Activity with Cars

The kids had so much fun exploring line drawing in a whole new way.  They started by just driving the cars around the paper, but soon moved into creating circles and silly tracks.  This activity is all about exploring and the process of creating.

Drawing with Cars ~ Marker Cars is a fun activity that merges art and play

 It was a blast zooming cars all over the paper creating beautiful tracks.

Drawing with Cars ~ Marker Cars is a fun activity that merges art and play

We will be revisiting this activity again soon.  Like I said before, we are all about simple play activities.

Have you tried drawing with cars before?

Drawing with Cars ~ Marker Cars is a fun activity that merges art and play

Looking for more activities that merge art and play?  Check out our:

Painting with Monster Hands

Marble Maze Painting on a slide

Pendulum Painting with a tire swing

DIY Spin Art using a drill

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  2. Kids – Start Your Engines!
  3. Wind Powered Cars
  4. Drawing on Road maps
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  3. Wind Powered Cars
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6 thoughts on “Drawing with Cars”

  1. Yuliya on March 13, 2014 at 5:12 am said:

    What a fun idea! My toddler loves his toy cars, and drawing with markers separately. We’ll have to try out combing them today!

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    • Tammy on March 13, 2014 at 2:38 pm said:

      I would love to hear how it goes Yuliya.

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  2. Brook on June 17, 2014 at 11:04 am said:

    Great idea! Thanks for sharing! My non-artist is having a blast!

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  3. Shania on September 26, 2014 at 11:33 am said:

    What’s the area of development of this activity? And objective?

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  4. Emily @ Kids Toys Go on February 29, 2016 at 12:59 pm said:

    It’s a nice idea! I have a boy 2 years old and he had many car toys, so I’ll try it for sure.

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  5. Heather on September 26, 2016 at 8:39 pm said:

    THANK YOU FOR THIS FABULOUS IDEAS! I’m going to share it with a Kindergarten class studying Jackson Pollock!

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