We received this toy as a Christmas present from friends. Even though it is meant for ages 9 +, Danny at 7 months is already playing with it and enjoying it. The train ia amazing! I don’t know who likes it more baby or Mommy :-)
This toy consists of 2 parts: train locomotive and a carriage. I should say it is like a musical train activity center – it has so many function! So there is a locomotive part.. On the top of the locomotive there are 4 transparent buttons with 4 animals on them that activate 4 songs with the corresponding animal sounds. The sounds are cartoon like not the real thing. It is very cute! There are 2 setting for volume which is very nice! The locomotive is “operated” by a bear which you can also push to play 2 various tunes at every push. Bell on the side of the locomotive is also pushable, as well as are the handles which I realized by a mere chance when playing with my boy. (I know I should have read the instruction but who has time for this!) One handle makes the chooo-choooo sound and the other sounds like train tracks… What else… On the other side there is a ball and a window: the ball can be spun and it makes rattly sounds and the window can be opened (slid up) to reveal a snail or a turtle – not sure here…
We are not playing with the carriage yet because Danny canot really push the train. Well, the carriage has 4 passengers animals in it that move up and down when the train is moving.
It is a great toy not only for entertainment for an explorative baby but also a great thing for developing motor skill such as hand manipulation! Danny likes to spin wheels and the ball, push the bear and of course just munch on the whole thing! :-)
What I really like about this toy is that it has a great play potential for various ages. Now Danny is mostly hitting the train with his hands and rolling the wheels and the little rattly ball with his tiny finger which is already a great developing activity for a 7-months-old. In the future, not only will he enjoy rolling the train and pushing buttons to play music but I can also teach him which animals are drawn on the buttons and show the corresponding animals riding in the carriage, as well as teach him to recognize the sounds these animals make in the train songs etc. I can imagine several fun games we could play with this train.
PS: Funny observation. The main theme melody in the musical train is The Saints… kind of funny because originally it was used in the funeral music in New Orleans.
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