A Great "First" Train Table

Having a birthday on Christmas Day makes it a bit of a challenge for us to find presents for Mark sometimes. Toys need to be bought that he can "grow" with. Since he isn't having another "present" day just for him later in the year we work hard to make sure that he'll get lots of use out of what we select.

For Mark's first birthday his "big" gift from Mommy and Daddy was the Step2 Deluxe Canyon Road Train and Track Table with Lid. It's available at most online shops including Toys R Us, Amazon and Walmart.




This was one of the best purchases we've made. Mark at almost 29 months still uses it daily.

This table says it is for 3-5 year olds, but he (and all his playgroup friends) had no problem using it at the tender age of one. Every time kids came over they gravitated toward this table. As new walkers and "pull upers" this table was plenty sturdy for the little guys and gals. And because the train track is plastic and in there secure they could play with it to their hearts content without worrying about track pieces coming apart. An added bonus, the top. We could store all the trains and cars in there and just put the lid on for quick clean up.

Now that we've moved on to wood train tracks and trains we use the table more as a craft table and car table. It's not really wide enough if you want to make the most out of wood train sets. We end up using our coffee table as our official "train table" now. However this table is still great and used for several car sets and other toys. The height is perfect for toddlers.

Mark has always been a climber. One of his favorite things to do was to climb on the table and play "Godzilla" on the train table. The table is plenty sturdy to support a toddler who decides to do so or to climb on the table to get closer to the train table action.

What is unique about this table is that it is both road and track. So it has the best of both worlds in that you can play with your trains and your cars. The standard Brio, Thomas and other train sets as well as Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars all fit well with this set. Even some of the Dollar Bin at Target cars and trains fit with this set. So it really is versatile.

Mike had no problem putting it together when it arrived. Though the stickers were slightly time consuming it was fairly easy to snap all the pieces into place.

It was a great purchase. I am glad we bought it at age one though rather than 3-6 as recommended. It is a perfect "first" train table and well worth the investment.