20 Car Coloring Pages (Download Free Printable PDF)

8 Crafts for Kids Using Car Coloring Pages

Kids love cars—and crafts! Combine the two, and you’ve got a recipe for fun, creativity, and bonding time. With just a few supplies, you can turn simple car coloring pages into amazing art projects. And the best part? I’ve made it super easy for you by offering 20 free car coloring sheets in printable PDF format below this article. These are perfect for getting started right away!

As a dad to Lisa and Mike, I know how important it is to keep kids engaged with activities that spark their imaginations while also helping them learn. Today, I’ll share eight crafts we’ve enjoyed as a family, along with tips, tricks, and stories from my experiences to help you make the most of your crafting sessions.

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1. Create a Car-Themed Banner

Materials Needed:

• Colored car coloring pages
• String or ribbon
• Scissors
• Hole puncher
• Tape or glue

Steps:

1. Color the Pages: Let your kids pick their favorite car designs and color them using markers, crayons, or even watercolors. My son Mike always chooses the race cars and fills them with bold, vibrant colors.
2. Cut Out the Cars: Once colored, carefully cut around the edges of each car. Encourage your kids to help if they’re old enough.
3. Punch Holes: Use a hole puncher to make two small holes at the top of each car.
4. Thread the Ribbon: String the cars together with ribbon or twine. We used a sparkly gold ribbon last time, and Lisa thought it looked “super fancy!”
5. Display the Banner: Hang the banner in their bedroom, playroom, or even across the fireplace mantel.

Genius Tip: Add personal touches by including their names or ages on each car, making it a keepsake they’ll treasure.

2. DIY Car-Themed Puzzle

Materials Needed:

• Car coloring pages
• Cardboard or thick paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors

Steps:

1. Color and Glue: After your child colors their favorite car, glue the page onto a sturdy piece of cardboard. This helps the puzzle hold its shape.
2. Cut into Pieces: Cut the design into shapes that look like puzzles once the glue is dry. Don’t make the pieces too complicated for little kids.
3. Assemble: Set the puzzle back together and tell your child to do it. My children enjoy competing to see who can finish their puzzle the fastest.
4. Safety Tip: Always supervise scissor use, especially with younger kids, to prevent accidents.

Helpful Idea: Assign different levels of difficulty to your puzzles. Therefore, you will have an activity ready for people of different ages.

3. Car Party Hats

Materials Needed:

• Colored car coloring pages
• Plain party hats
• Glue
• Decorations like glitter or stickers

Steps:

1. Decorate the Hats: Cut out the cars that your kids colored and glue them on plain party hats to start.
2. Add Decorations: Do whatever they want with glitter, stickers, or even pom-poms. Lisa didn’t want to take off her tiny stars last time, and they made her hat look so magical!
3. Show Off the Hats: These hats are perfect for a car-themed birthday party or playdate.

Fun Tip: During a make-believe “car race” game, let the kids wear their hats. It gives their playtime an extra thrill!

4. Car Racing Game

Materials Needed:

• Car coloring pages
• Straws
• Tape
• A flat surface

Steps:

1. Make Paper Cars: Have your kids cut out and color car designs from the free printable pages.
2. Attach Straws: Making sure the straw sticks out at the bottom, tape it to the back of each paper car.
3. Race: Use another straw to blow air and “race” the cars across a flat surface, like a table or floor.

Genius Hack: Create lanes with masking tape to make the races feel more real. Add small prizes for the winner—it could be a sticker or an extra coloring page.

When Mike played this game with his friends, they ended up laughing so hard they couldn’t even blow through their straws properly. It was hilarious!

5. Car-Themed Bookmarks

Materials Needed:

• Car coloring pages
• Laminating sheets (or clear tape)
• Hole puncher
• Ribbon

Steps:

1. Cut Bookmark Shapes: Help your child make long, square copies of their favorite car designs.
2. Laminate for Durability: To make the bookmarks last longer, you could use clear tape or laminate them.
3. Add Ribbon: Make a hole in the top and run a yarn or ribbon through it.

Helpful Idea: You could give these bookmarks as gifts to grandparents, teachers, or even classmates. Lisa made a set for her teacher, who thoroughly enjoyed them.

6. DIY Car Stickers

Materials Needed:

• Car coloring pages
• Adhesive sticker paper
• Scissors

Steps:

1. Print on Sticker Paper: Print their designs on sticky paper after they’ve colored them.
2. Cut and Use: Ask your kids to cut out each car and then stick them on their favorite toys, water bottles, or notebooks.
3. Safety Tip: Ensure the stickers are non-toxic, especially if your child uses them on food containers or drink bottles.

Fun Tip: Before you make the pages into stickers, use glitter gel pens to give them a shiny finish.

7. 3D Car Models

Materials Needed:

• Car coloring pages
• Small cardboard boxes
• Glue
• Markers for extra decoration

Steps:

1. Wrap the Boxes: Draw and glue pictures of cars on the sides of small boxes. Good old tissue boxes work great for this!
2. Add Wheels and Features: Cut out wheels, windows, and headlights and attach them for a 3D effect.
3. Showcase the Models: Set up a mini “car show” with their creations.

When we did this, Mike turned one of his cars into a fire truck by adding a ladder and some red stripes. It was such a creative twist!

8. Car Wall Art

Materials Needed:

• Car coloring pages
• Frames
• Markers or crayons

Steps:

1. Create Masterpieces: Allow your kids to choose and color their favorite car designs.
2. Frame Their Art: Put the designs together in a collage or put them in frames one at a time.
3. Hang and Admire: Put the framed art in their bedroom or a playroom for a personalized touch.

Lisa was so proud to see her art framed that she told everyone about it during our last family gathering!

Coloring pages of cars aren’t just for making art; they’re also for making memories. There are fun, easy, and meaningful crafts for everyone, like a party banner, a racing game, or DIY stickers.

The 20 free car coloring pages I’ve shared below are a fantastic starting point. With just a little effort, you can turn them into projects that your kids will love and cherish. As a dad who’s always crafting with Lisa and Mike, I can tell you firsthand that these moments are priceless.

Try these crafts and let me know which ones your kids loved the most. Happy crafting!

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