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Best Train Sets for Toddlers

Jessica Petersen — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 14:00:55 +0000

Toddlerhood is often the time when children receive their first ever train set. But it’s also a time when — between choking hazards and fine motor development — they’re too young for many of the train sets that seem to be absolutely made for them, especially wooden train sets. Fortunately, over the years I’ve found...

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The Play Trains! Guide to the Best Wooden Train Sets 2021

Jessica Petersen — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:39:06 +0000

Searching for the best wooden train set for your child? I’ve turned my expert eye on the wooden train sets that currently on the market so that you can make an informed choice. A train set can sound good on paper, but there’s nothing like hands-on play to tell you whether it’s going to be...

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The Best Battery-Powered Wooden Trains

Jessica Petersen — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 08:28:09 +0000

So many kids (and their grown-ups) have watched a poor battery-operated wooden train shake and strain and struggle just to get stuck halfway up a wooden train track hill. In the grinding of that little engine’s wheels, you can almost hear I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…even as it...

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Wooden Track Veggie Stack: a Wooden Train Activity

Jessica Petersen — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 10:12:08 +0000

What do you do when you want to introduce your children to all the wonderful things that the world has to offer, but all they want to do is play trains? You bring the world to the train set! If anything has ever exemplified this philosophy of mine, it’s this wooden train track and toy...

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55+ Creative Train Gift Ideas for Kids that Will Make You a Hero

Jessica Petersen — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 10:51:13 +0000

Looking for the perfect train gift for a child? Below you’ll find some of my best — and most creative — gift ideas for kids who love trains! The great thing about buying a present for a kid who loves trains is that you know exactly what to get: More trains! But in those two...

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Whittle Shortline Railroad Review: Realistic Wooden Trains

Jessica Petersen — Sat, 10 Dec 2016 23:13:06 +0000

Does your child like real trains? The bright colors and friendly faces found on many wooden trains appeal to a lot of children, but there are also plenty of kids who really want their toys to look like the real thing. And if you’re looking for wooden trains that truly look like real trains — or...

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Book-Inspired Wooden Train Track Christmas Ornament

Jessica Petersen — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 14:28:34 +0000

Today I’m going to show you how kids can make their own wooden train track Christmas ornaments, inspired by my upcoming picture book, Old Tracks, New Tricks. The best part is that the decorations are temporary, which means the tracks can go back to the train set when the holidays are over! This page contains affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy for more...

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Dreamup Toys Wooden Train Set Review

Jessica Petersen — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 21:34:00 +0000

Children love to combine their DUPLO blocks and LEGO bricks with their wooden train sets. But, if you’ve ever tried it in your home or classroom, you probably have had the same experience we did, with the tracks sliding off the blocks and bricks. That’s why I thought Dreamup Toys block platforms were brilliant when...

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Best Train Tables — The Ultimate Wooden Train Guide

Jessica Petersen — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 08:02:28 +0000

Along with wooden train sets, wooden train tables are a classic feature in the children’s playroom at home and the preschool classroom. It can be hard, however, to get an idea of all the options that are out there — after all, I consider myself a pretty expert train stuff finder at this point, and...

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Old Tracks, New Tricks by Jessica Petersen

Jessica Petersen — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 11:26:00 +0000

Old Tracks, New Tricks, is a story about three little wooden train tracks who shake up an old wooden train set. But it’s so much more than that. It’s a way to inspire children to invent new fun with their old favorite toys, and to value and celebrate the creativity of others at the same time as confidently...

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