Toy Trains
Trains for play: wooden locomotives, metal and plastic models, trains with sound and light, and trains with a pull-back motor.
Still the first vehicle for many
A train has a driver, passengers and a destination, which invites more of a story than a car usually does. Coupling wagons and lining them up is quiet, absorbed work that toddlers return to daily. Almost every child goes through a train phase, and it tends to last.
Which type suits which age
Chunky wooden trains with magnetic couplings work from around eighteen months and take real punishment. Models with sound and light add interest for four and five year olds, provided there is an off switch. Pull-back trains give speed without batteries, which is what a five-year-old is after.
Ordering from Planet Happy
Toy trains are ordered at Europe's largest toy shop, with 30 days to change your mind and the loveliest brands.
