Toy Trains
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Train for Toddler
Asked by B.W. from Salt Lake City
on November 27, 2011
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Hi Mamas
I would like to get my 2 yr old son a train for his birthday in a few weeks. I would like something that he can play with now but also grow with. I am not ...
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- My god son was visiting recently (he is about to turn 6) so we got out the Thomas trains. My sons (8 and 12) had a blast playing with them too. It is amazing how mu...
- We have a Thomas the Train set here at our house for our grandchildren to play with when they come. Each of our grandsons ( 4 in Dec and 2 in Jan) also have Thomas at ...
- We got the Circo 70 piece set at Target now 4 years ago and both of my boys play with it all the time! And it fits Thomas wooden tracks if anyone buys those for you. ...
Train Table
Asked by S.R. from Chicago
on November 6, 2006
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My 3 1/2 year old son is quite obsessed with trains right now. My husband and I want to get him a train table for Christmas. Does anyone have any recommnedations? (...
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- I have the nilo too. when your child gets older you can order larger legs so the table can last even into their teens. I'v done research and this was the cheapest sit...
- There's a super cute wooden train table that comes with all sorts of things on www.fatbraintoys.com. Click under wooden toys and you'll find it. You'll get free ship...
- just got the target xmas toys mag and they are selling a table for 69.99 and a 120 piece train set for 39.99. looks like quite the deal as i have shopped around alot!
Train for a 4 Year Old Girl
Asked by B.C. from Dallas
on December 7, 2011
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My DD is 4 and has asked Santa for a toy train. I'm thinking that she wants the ones like we have at church which are the wooden tracks with wooden/magnetic trains.
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- For a 4 year old, I am sure she wants the wooden tracks that you piece together in all sorts of different arrangements, and the magnetic trains you connect. This wa...
- Definitely get the wooden train set. A kid this young will get frustrated with a real train set, mostly because it has to stay on the track, and can not be played wit...
- My four and a half year old twin girls LOVE LOVE LOVE their wooden trains. They spend whole afternoons making elaborate track set ups with their dad. They don't push t...
Seeking Opinions on Train Sets/train Tables
Asked by H.M. from Philadelphia
on November 5, 2007
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I'm trying to get a jump on Christmas shopping for my almost 4 year old son. I want to purchase a train set or sets and train table but I am sooo confused by what is o...
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- I think you should reconsider Thomas. Yes, they have had alot of recalls. However after I sent one back that was recalled, they refunded my shipping, sent me a new t...
- Personally, if you could afford it, I'd go with the Brio. When my kids were little, we wanted to get them a train set, and one set of grandparents volunteered to do t...
- I wish I knew your sons age bc I think it makes a difference. We bought my son an imaginarium table last year and it fell apart at the hinges so many times that eventu...
Train Set for 2.5 Year Old - Electric or Manual?
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on November 14, 2011
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I want to get my son a train set for Christmas this year and am trying to choose between electric and manual. My husband thinks the electric will be more fun but I th...
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- Get manual or GeoTrax. I shudder to think of the damage a toddler could wreak on a delicate electric set. I should add that my close enough to five year old still ...
- Manual is perfect at this age. We have a bunch of the Thomas wooden trains and tracks. My 5.5 year old son still uses them some and my almost 3 year old daughter lov...
- Go with a simple manual set. IKEA has an inexpensive one. If it turns out he's just not interested (like my son) then you didn't shell out beaucoup bucks. And mayb...
Where to Start When Getting a Train Set for 3 Yr Old
Asked by W.D. from Chicago
on December 19, 2012
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As the mom of a 3 yr old girl, am overwhelmed by the options out there for trains/train sets. She loves playing with her little Thomas the train set she has...it's on...
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- We bought mostly Brio and supplemented with additional track from Ikea. I purchased most of it (new) on E Bay. Both are compatible with the Thomas stuff you already have.
- Last year Santa brought our 4 year old girl a wooden set from Target. It was the Circo brand. We got add-ons too like the noise making things, tow trucks, ambulance, ...
- we experimented with the "round the tree" train at about 2-3 years of age, because of the same reasons, son was SUPER into thomas, and loved them. well, between him an...
Does Your 2 Year Old Play with a Favorite Toy ALL Day??
Asked by M.D. from New York
on July 6, 2010
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Animals are everywhere in my house! My 2.5yr old daughter loves loves her plastic animal figurines. She could play with them all day and has done so on occasion with...
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- With my son, it was Thomas the Tank Engine. What I did was intertwine other subjects into the Thomas world. Like eating green beans. He balked at the beans until I ...
- Animals there are so many different kinds and if she is not fixed on just one let it ride out . My oldest who will be 15 in September loved animals too and she helps o...
- My son was into dinosaurs the same way when he was 2. He would play with them, set them up, and line them up forever if we didn't introduce other activities. Now he ...
Good Age for an Electric Train
Asked by K.S. from Detroit
on October 30, 2011
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From your experience, what is a good age for a child to receive an electric toy train. I would set it up, but I would want my child to be able to run it along the trac...
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- There are trains that you save and collect and are not for children so much and then there are some that are child proof and if you mean that kind I would say when eve...
- My son got one at age 3 and he can now at 4.5 do it all by himself and loves it. :) Have fun!
- My son is 8. It has been our tradition since he was about 3 to set up the platform, tree in the holder and trains on the day after Thanksgiving. Last year (at 7) I w...
Train Table- Worth It?
Asked by J. from Chicago
on February 5, 2009
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We recently purchased a train table that is still in the box. My son plays w/Thomas the Train and Geo Tracks. My husband wants me to return the train table because h...
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- Ours sat for a year without the boys playing trains on it. Finally it became a junk collector table and space hog, so we gave it away. Other friends of ours had the ...
- J., my grandson has one. He plays with it. sometimes. But it takes up a lot of space. What my dad did for my brothers when we were kids was to get a pc of plywood ...
- Ours was worth it. My parents got one for my boys a few years ago and they love it. It is in the toy room of our house, before that it was in the family room. They use...
Need Suggestions for Toy Containers...
Asked by S.Y. from Pittsburgh
on December 28, 2008
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Hi!
The toy box I have for my 16 month old dd is so deep that she has almost fallen in a few times reaching for items at the bottom. Are there any other options other...
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- Try Ikea. They have great storage ideas from kids. You can use them like book shelves or buy containers that fit, and are various sizes, (not too deep). Good luck!...
- We have a couple of these 9-cube units from Target - http://tinyurl.com/a2hzhg The have canvas bins that fit into the cubes, and they really hold quite a lot. We ...
- Hi S., I have a 2yo and a 6yo both boys. I found the plastic drawer bins to be extremely useful for both. They are about $20 at Walmart. They are extremely helpful ...
