Train Shelves With Nightlamp for Kids - My Christmas Gift

This is my Christmas gift (one of few) for one of my boys.

This year Santa lets Rudolph rest and hitchhikes a Christmas gift train named Choooo! Next stop, Joris (name of me kiddo) station.

Following my previous instructable (airplane shelves for kids), I decided to build another one.

It is train (shelves + a night-lamp).

Locomotive chimney is a fixed lamp that rotates. So it is possible to illuminate any part of the room you like, dim the light by turning it away, etc. etc.

There are also 3 wagons - a passenger carriage and two platforms. All three serve well as shelves for toys, books or anything else.

I only used what was available without additional trip to the DIY shops - mainly OSB/wood dust board. Ah, but you can check it out  for yourself.

Materials needed:

7 x dust/OSB board pieces (20cm x 60cm)
1 x screwdriver (better if it's a battery operated one)
8 x holder to fix the train and the wagons onto the wall.
Some wood for the locomotive (needed parts can be cut out from dust/OSB board)

I used what I had, so there are no exact measurements nor any blueprint. The design is very simple, though.

This is very simple step.

1. take one of the 20x60 cm boards.
2. I had an end of a wooden stick left, but you can cut it from the board and fix it using screws or glue.
3. Two red "stoppers" in front of engine is from a broken baby walker. That thing on wheels you put baby in when he/she tries to walk. Fixed using 2 screws.
4. Fix the "engine" to the board using screws.
5. Fix the "chimney" lamp. Make sure not to damage the electric cord.

Now, cut a passenger wagon from a dust/OSB board. I only made doors/windows from one side.

First, drill a hole, so that a fretsaw blade can fit into the gap. Alternatively, you can drill 4 holes, one in each corner of the rectangles, this makes the cutting task bit easier.

Assemble the passenger wagon - screws or glue - your choice.

Wheels are made cutting a round wooden stick, approx. 1,5 cm each in thickness

Two other wagons are minimalistic.

I used the colors I had left from my other project.

You could also paint the pieces before assembly, that should make painting easier.

Fix the whole thing onto the wall.

Few photos display how the lamp looks in the dark. If the light is too bright, you could use a weaker lamp.