DIY Colorful Train Tracks

A kind neighbor recently gave my son a huge set of wooden train tracks that had belonged to her grandson.

​Some of the tracks had been stamped with a green ghost and this got me thinking. "What if we covered that up?"

This simple DIY is a great way to refresh used wooden train tracks. It's even great just for the heck of it because it really jazzes up play time.

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What you will need:

• Wooden Train Tracks
• Enamel Paint
• Paint Brushes
• Palette 

Here's how to make it...
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Step One
Clean up the tracks if needed. Some of ours had chunks of dried play doh on them. 

Step Two
Paint the tracks with a good coat of paint. I did one nice coat with good coverage so I didn't have to paint them twice. I did the tops, let those dry and them turned them over and painted the back sides too. ​

​Personally, I would have loved some more rich and vintage looking colors to go in my son's vintage trains themed room, but this is what was readily available at the stores I went to. Not bad though, they are bright and fun. Perfect for play time!

I chose to use enamel gloss paint over acrylic craft paint. Enamel holds up very well and I only painted one coat on these. Still, ours have a few small chips in the paint. After all, my sons plays with them a lot and when it's time to clean up they are usually tossed into their bins with no holding back. 

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Have fun!