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Ideas for Tomica Maps You Can Make and Play With Your Kids

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked for 10 years as a kindergarten teacher and for 7 years as an after-school childcare instructor, then took a post as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I also engaged in activities that shared Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational play, working with many children. Afterwards, through freelance writing, planning, and editing work at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and conveying ideas. Leveraging the perspective cultivated in educational settings and my experience as an editor, I aim to deliver practical information—focusing on fields related to music and children—that values both input and output. Hobbies include instruments, singing, handcrafts, toys, drawing, traditional play, the outdoors, books, DIY, and crafts. Special skill: spinning-top tricks.

Speaking of Tomica, it’s a hugely popular series with kids because it sparks their imagination.

It’s not just fun to play with—the wide variety of vehicles is part of its appeal.

Through different work vehicles, roads, and traffic signs, children can also learn how society functions.

Here, we’ve gathered a variety of ideas for creating your own handmade Tomica world.

Everything can be made with familiar materials like cardboard and items from 100-yen shops.

Have fun spending time with your child as you think things through together!

Make and play with your kids! A collection of Tomica map ideas (1–10)

A Tomica map you make by downloading and assembling printable road sheets

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A Tomica map you make by downloading and assembling printable road sheets

You can make it with cardboard! Here’s a craft project for creating Tomica Town.

What you’ll need: cardboard, printed road sheets (downloaded), wood glue, and packing tape.

First, open up a piece of cardboard to your preferred size.

Place the road sheets on the inside surface of the cardboard and plan your layout.

Make sure the roads connect to each other.

Apply wood glue to the cardboard and stick the road sheets on one by one.

Next, flip it over and trim off any excess paper.

Stick packing tape over the gaps in the cardboard, and you’re done! Since the cardboard can be folded, it’s handy for kids to tidy up and highly recommended.

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Tomica map masking tape

Let's use masking tape to make a map where you can play with Tomica cars and Plarail trains.

Tomica map masking tape

Stick and play with masking tape! We’ll show you how to make a Tomica play map.

In this video, you’ll see masking tapes that you’ll want to hunt for—ones that let you draw white lines on grass patterns, as well as asphalt and cobblestones.

There’s even masking tape with road signs, which is really exciting.

Once you’ve picked your favorite masking tapes, just stick them onto construction paper and you’re done! You can apparently find them at 100-yen shops too, so if you’re interested, be sure to check them out next time you go.

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Tomica map made from cardboard

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Tomica map made from cardboard

You can make it with cardboard! Here’s how to create a Tomica Town that also works as storage.

First, draw up a plan.

Check the rough dimensions.

Once your plan is ready, start making the parts out of cardboard.

Aim to store around 12 miniature cars.

Create roads on the inside of the case.

We recommend securing the handle firmly with wood glue.

Finally, check to make sure the miniature cars won’t fall out.

The sizes are just guidelines, so feel free to make it smaller or larger—get creative and build it together with your kids.

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Fun to make and play with kids! Collection of Tomica map ideas (11–20)

Tomica Town Play Mat

Easy to tidy up! How to make a faux Tomica Town

Tomica Town Play Mat

Easy to tidy up! Here’s how to make a fun Tomica Town you can build and play with.

You’ll need cushion mats, hook-and-loop fasteners, black duct tape, and thick paper (cardstock).

First, stick the duct tape onto the cushion mat to create roads.

In the open spaces, attach pieces of hook-and-loop fastener while imagining the town you want to build.

Next, draw or paste pictures on the cardstock to match your town.

Put hook-and-loop fastener on the back of the cardstock pieces and stick them onto the town on the cushion mat—and you’re done! Since the cushion mats can be combined, try different layouts and enjoy experimenting.

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Tomica map made with road-pattern masking tape

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Tomica map made with road-pattern masking tape

You can make it with masking tape! Here’s a Tomica map.

What you’ll need: road-pattern masking tape, corrugated plastic board, and any decorations you want for the town.

First, stick the road-pattern masking tape from the 100-yen shop onto the corrugated plastic board in any design you like.

Different 100-yen shops carry various road patterns, so pick your favorite.

Short road pieces around 8 cm are especially handy for building a Tomica town, so they’re recommended.

Once you add your favorite decorations to the town, it’s done!

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A portable Tomica map made with a tray

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Easy and fun even for small children! Here’s a quick way to make a Tomica Town using a tray.

All you need is a tray and masking tape in white and a road pattern.

You can get both the tray and the masking tape at a 100-yen shop.

First, cover the wood grain of the tray with white masking tape to create a base.

Then just stick the road-patterned masking tape in any layout you like, and you’re done! It’s also cute to add white lines and parking spaces with the white masking tape—highly recommended.

Trays have handles, so they’re perfect for kids to carry around and tidy up, too.

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A Tomica map made by sticking drawing paper together

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Expandable road panels are so much fun! Here’s how to make Tomica roads out of cardboard.

You’ll need black and green construction paper, a white permanent marker, cardboard, a pencil, and glue.

First, draw the road on the black construction paper.

Apply glue to the cardboard and stick the black paper on.

Use the green paper to create a plaza.

Draw the lines with the white permanent marker, and you’re done! Try making and laying out roads in various shapes with your child and play together.

It’s also fun to decorate the plaza with your favorite buildings, so it comes highly recommended.

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