Spooky Express Train Kit 🚂💀

All aboard the Spooky Express! This layered wooden engine features a friendly Frankenstein conductor, a peek-a-boo ghost in the smokestack, skull-and-crossbones accents, and a display base—perfect for mantels, shelves, and classroom windowsills. Kids get to paint, layer, and glue the pieces together for a festive Halloween decoration that secretly builds fine-motor skills, visual-motor planning, and sequencing.  Additional train cars available. 

Instructions

1. Paint your pieces. Use your favorite Halloween colors to paint the engine body, roof, trim, Franken-conductor, and all detail pieces. Let them dry completely.

OT tip: Encourage kids to hold pieces with their “helping hand” while painting with their “working hand” for bilateral practice.

2.  Paint your pieces.
   Use your favorite Halloween colors to paint the train body, roof, wheels, Frankenstein, ghost, and other details. Let them dry completely.

3. Assemble the train.
   Glue the train body together, adding the roof and window pieces next.

4. Add your characters.
   Attach Frankenstein inside the cab and glue the ghost onto the smokestack so it looks like he’s floating out!

5. Decorate.
   Glue on the skull, crossbones, and wheel details. Add extra paint, marker lines, or glitter if you’d like.

6. Display.
   Attach your train to the base and show it off as a festive Halloween decoration!

*Train designed by Lucky Heart Design Co.