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Christmas & winter · Grades 2–4 · 12 steps

How to Draw a Toy Train

Toy Train from The Drawing Fix™. An easy step-by-step drawing for Grades 2–4. Draw it with your class in about 10 minutes, one step at a time. Free to use and print. No sign-up.

By Christopher Allen · Ontario elementary educator12 stepsAbout 10 minutesUpdated Nov 5, 2026
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Each step builds on the one before. Students learn to see a toy train as a few simple shapes, then add the details that make it theirs.

Before you start: a pencil, an eraser, a sheet of paper and something to colour with.

Draw lightly at first. Dark lines come at the end, once the shapes look right.

Step-by-step: how to draw a toy train

  1. Step 1. Cab

    Draw the tall cab.

  2. Step 2. Engine

    Draw the long engine body.

  3. Step 3. Chimney

    Add the chimney.

  4. Step 4. Wheels

    Draw three wheels.

  5. Step 5. Window

    Add the cab window.

  6. Step 6. Cowcatcher

    Draw the pointy front.

  7. Step 7. Smoke

    Puff three clouds of smoke.

  8. Step 8. Track

    Draw the track with ties.

  9. Step 9. Roof

    Add the cab roof.

  10. Step 10. Headlight

    Draw a round headlight.

  11. Step 11. Wheel rod

    Connect the wheels with a rod.

  12. Step 12. Create

    Make one part completely yours.

The pink line is the new part in each step.

Make it theirs

  • Add falling snow with dots or tiny stars.
  • Draw a second, smaller one beside it.
  • Fold the paper and turn it into a card for someone at home.
  • Colour last. There is no wrong colour for a toy train.

Teaching it with the projector

The projector version draws each step slowly on the board, pauses while students copy it, then checks in before the next step. Nobody has to talk, so you are free to walk around and help.

Quick Fix: 8 steps, about 5 minutes. Good for a brain break or the last few minutes before recess. Full Focus: all 12 steps, about 10 minutes, with the extra detail.

Open Toy Train on the projector → It works on any classroom screen. No accounts, no student names, no ads.

Curriculum connections

Visual arts: the elements of design (line, shape and pattern) and creating art for a purpose. Language: listening to and following multi-step directions. Directed drawing also builds fine motor control and focus.

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