Great age appropriate train set! by Sabina, 12/29/2008

I bought this train set for my 21 month old son. He loved it as soon as he took it out of the box and so did his Dad! He quickly understood how easy it was to start the little engine and was mesmerised when he saw its lights come on and heard the sound of the train traveling around the track. This train set is perfectly suited to my son’s age as there are not too many components to confuse him or lose around the house. I feel that this wooden train set is more durable than any plastic alternative and the foam mountain is a great idea because he won’t hurt himself if he throws it. The train set is visually attractive and painted in non-toxic, glossy colours. It is elegantly designed to enable little hands to grasp the train and mountain facilitating positioning on the track. The plastic track guides also work very well to keep the train on track- I guess that’s the great Swedish design concept! The engine can also travel off track, which means that my son can follow it around the house and watch it move on various surfaces, which he finds fascinating. I like the fact that this is an open-ended toy that can be extended upon over time as he develops. The only improvement that I would make is to build into the engine an automatic shutoff so that when it travels under the lounge and hits the wall, it doesn’t try to continue to drive through it. This toy was bought for my son as a gift from his grandparents and I am happy that it will be a toy that will be handed down through the generations and not end up at the bottom of the toy chest.