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New Chuggington Wooden Railway Trains from TOMY

June 17, 2012 by Momstart 140 Comments

Boys love trains, Boys love wheels, boys love mischief, boys love Chuggington. My son loves to play with trains and cars and his Chuggington Wooden Railway. We just received some new trains from them and he gave one to each of his friends and just lined them all up and went to town playing with them.

You See, Chuggington Wooden Railway line from TOMY created some brand new wooden trains. Meet Decka, Piper and Skylar! These three engines, along with 2 new engine 2-packs Koko’s New Look and Brewster’s Booster, bring all kinds of fun new adventures to Chuggington!

This year the Chuggington Wooden Railway system adds more characters to its collectible line-up of engines as well as feature-packed starter train sets, buildings, and tunnels at key price points. All are made with classic, high-quality wood construction, which is compatible with other major wooden railway toys.So no matter which wooden railway system you have you can play with these new fun Chuggington train sets.

Do you have a smartphone?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Ludorum, the creators of the popular pre-school series Chuggington, just announced that together they’ve developed the first free traffic safety app for parents and kids as part of their ‘Think Safe, Ride Safe, Be Safe’ traffic safety campaign. (press release below)

Titled ‘Chuggington: Be Safe!’ the app is the latest free resource from NHTSA and Chuggington. Kids must take the campaign pledge to unlock the app’s features, which include a traffic safety game, coloring pages and more. In addition, the campaign recently hit an exciting milestone – more than 500,000 kids have taken the campaign’s official traffic safety pledge.

This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to the winner, Janet W.

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TOMY Dinosaur Train Motorized Arctic Adventure Train Set

March 28, 2012 by Momstart 195 Comments

Jump On Board the Dinosaur Train! – Motorized Adventure Train Set Giveaway

By: Ashley

If your little ones are anything like mine, trains carry with them some type of mystic power. Atticus has really only had push trains to play with, minus a small fling with a Christmas Train. That all changed today! My son truly fell in love with the new Dinosaur Train Motorized Arctic Adventure Train Set by TOMY. If you haven’t seen these motorized trains yet, you definitely need to check them out.

We don’t let Atticus watch a lot of TV, but what he does watch tends to come from educational DVDs or almost any kids stuff from PBS… including Dinosaur Train. That’s probably why he was excited at just the sight of the Arctic Adventure Train Set. Actually, letting him hold the box in the car got us through some sticky traffic in the car! He was so excited that he was actually holding the box and studying the pictures of what looked like such a cool toy! By the time we got home, he had listed almost EVERYTHING pictured on the box!

The Dinosaur Train Motorized Arctic Adventure Train Set had three BIG features that I look for in toys.

· Easy to Assemble – The train tracks easily snap together and stay connected whether on carpet or hard flooring. You do have to add 2 AAA batteries to the train engine, but that quick and easy.

· Easy to Use – The engine of the Dinosaur Train Motorized Arctic Adventure Train Set is easy to turn off and on. You simply press down on the smoke stack to start the train, and press down again to turn it off.

· Multiple Uses – There are many different levels of play to the Dinosaur Train Motorized Arctic Adventure Train Set. There’s the obvious train play – taking the train around the track or letting the train go around the tracks on its own. Kids will also love playing with the dinosaur figurines that come with the set, moving the trains on other surfaces, bringing other vehicles onto the track, and with the imagination of a child, the possibilities are endless!

The only downside to the set would have to be the cardboard scenery. It didn’t really last long with Atticus, but older kids might do better. To be honest, I don’t think it’s really necessary to get the most out of the train set. It’s just an added bonus if your little ones like it.

We really enjoyed playing with the Dinosaur Train Motorized Arctic Adventure Train Set. It’s great to have such an interactive toy designed around an education series like PBS Kids’ Dinosaur Train! Atticus is a little bit younger than the recommended 3+, but still LOVES his new train set. Be sure to follow @TOMYNewsUS on Twitter

This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to the winner, Pauline M.

About Ashley: Ashley has a background in teaching Kindergarten and working with children K through 8th grade. She is now a SAHM and writes her own blog at Momicles.

I received a product to review from the manufacturing company or a representing PR firm. There was no monetary compensation for this post. All opinions expressed were my own.