buying for a preschooler, a fan of educational toys, buying for durability, buying classic toys, buying educational toys, buying for 6-10 year olds, buying for a kindergardener
Pros
Compatible with any Lego Duplo system, Imaginative fun, No batteries required, No small pieces, Great play value for the money, Trusted brand name
Cons
train doesn't stay together that well
MAR
31
2008
LEGO Thomas Load and Carry Train Set —
Legos are simply the best toys there are. This Lego set is designed for a toddler/preschooler (ages 2-5). My 22-month-old loves trains and Legos, and this combines both. He inhereited this set along with a bunch of other Duplo track and trains from his older brother. He can already put the track pieces together and gets very excited every time we take out his "choo-choo). He loves to sit there and push the train around, making train noises. The loading station is very interesting to a child: You put the Legos into the loading station, park the train under it, and slide open the bottom so the Legos fall into the train (most of the time, anyway). The one thing I don't like so much about this set is that the locomotive and the train car don't stay together very well; I guess they made it that way so the kids can put them together easily, but unfortunately, that also means it comes apart very often. I imagine that he will be able to play with this better as he gets a bit older. Since it's Legos, there are lots of things he will be able to do with it, like build a whole city around the train tracks, add some people to sit in the train cars ... Excellent play value for the money.
LEGO Thomas Load and Carry Train Set is recommended by janasaunt
Thomas and Friends, Tank Engine
duplo
trains, toy train, lego, track, Thomas
Toy Type
Pretend Play
Vehicles and Raceways
Properties
Brand Lego
Popular Character Thomas the Tank Engine
Toy Category Building Sets, Blocks and Models
Building Set / Block and Model Type Building Sets
Product ID 35457612