A Train Making Project.....

Sylas has been dragging around an empty diapers box tied up to one of his riding trucks for a few weeks now....with a little make believe,
His riding truck if Thomas the Train and the box Thomas' coaches, Annie and Clarabel.

So we decided to see if we could transform the pampers box into a more realistic looking Annie and Clarabel....

A trip to the craft store for Brown and Black Paint...a nap in between...and then we were ready to give it a try!

Sleeves rolled up and the painting begins.

Cough, cough...why does paint that is supposed to be kid friendly and NON-TOXIC smell so very toxic???

Humm....I'm starting to wonder about this go getter of an idea. Ah, well...we crack a few windows and soldier on.

Daddio picked up some of the slack when we had to run for fresher air....thanks Daddio. You are our HERO!

And finally, a few days later after paint has fully dried and aired out on the patio.....

A Happy Train Driver with a heavy load to pull!!!

He emptied an entire toy basket into his new train and took off.

All smiles!

And every once in a while, I get to be the lucky train driver.....
but I'm pretty sure my load is the heaviest of all
37 lbs worth to be exact....
we need to get some wheels on Annie&Clarabel ASAP!!!

A project for another day.