Stackable Trains

Mark loves trains. He also loves to put shapes together and build things. What toddler doesn't love to explore? So we were very thankful when our next door neighbor brought over a wooden stacking block train set that her son had outgrown and asked if Mark would be interested in it. Mark loves that thing. So much, that when I was shopping at the spring/summer Houston North JBF sale and found an identical one I quickly snatched it up.




We took one of the sets with us on our recent trip. Mark had a blast playing with it. He enjoyed matching colors and shapes and configuring the blocks to different patterns on the train. And of course it was a train so it was cool to just play with it too.



It kept him entertained for quite some time. It wasn't just a one time play toy either- he went back to play with it frequently throughout the trip. And when we got home it was the first toy he wanted to play with as we unpacked the car.

While I am unsure as to the manufacturer of the two we own, I do know that there are lots of available options out there to purchase. Just a quick search on "wooden stacking train" led to an eco friendly option at Tree Frog Toys, one Made in the USA from Toys of USA, a fantasy train by Educo at Oompa, and one made by Melissa & Doug available at Target. They are also available at a variety of other train and toy shops. The possibilities are endless.

In fact, Different Roads to Learning, offers it in it's early learning section. As they say, "It's great for working on motor skills, color sorting and is a perfect reinforcer."

It's a hit around here!