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What my kids are playing with: Thomas & Friends™ TrackMaster™ 2-in-1 Track Builder Set {GIVEAWAY!}
Last week Kari received the sweetest Thomas & Friends Trackmaster set from our friends at Mattel and for a fleeting sec I encouraged thoughts of “but she can’t play with that, she’s a girl!” Fortunately, I quickly pulled myself towards myself (and got over myself) because the truth is that my child can play with any toy she wants! After a chat with Ella, I realized that we the parents are to blame for the stigma attached to gendered toys. And the honest truth is that if I want my girl to grow up in a world with endless (non-discriminatory) possibilities, then I probably should stop discriminating against her toys too.
Ella’s boy, Aidan, actually loves playing with dolls (he reviews the Shimmer and Shine doll set on her blog this week). Did you know that playing with dolls encourages role play? And playing with cars and trains help to develop those motor skills and can teach your child about cause and effect. In fact, ensuring that your kid plays with ALL types of toys is really a bonus because children learn through play and each activity hones a different skill.
Anyways, so when my girly girl received the fantastic Thomas & Friends™ TrackMaster™ 2-in-1 Track Builder Set I must admit, I wasn’t sure how she would respond to it. I mean, I know that it’s a fantastic way to stimulate her gross motor skills and foster those imaginative skills but I didn’t know if my girly girl would be as excited about a train (she’s a clothes and dolls kinda gal). But she let out the cutest little “woohoo!” when she saw the Thomas & Friends box! Apparently girly girls loves trains too!
Thomas & Friends™ TrackMaster™ 2-in-1 Track Builder Set
The Track Master 2-in-1 Track Builder Set from Fisher-Price is so legit! I mean, it has a motorized Thomas train and features two distinct journeys – around a flat track and through a tunnel, or over a bridge and around an elevated track.
Kari had the best time piecing the track together. She has a thing for puzzles (and another thing for losing all the puzzle pieces… another story for another blog post). The jointed track can lie flat or lock in an elevated position and the hinged tunnel transforms into a bridge. The best part, no doubt, was when the motorized Thomas tank was switched on. Very, very cool!
You can add this track builder set to your Thomas & Friends Track Master World! Such a great Christmas gift idea! The Thomas & Friends™ TrackMaster™ 2-in-1 Track Builder Set is available at Toys R Us.
We are also so excited about the Thomas the Thank Engine movie, Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie! The thrilling new adventure will see our beloved Thomas leave Sodor for the first time to travel to Africa, South America, USA and China, meeting new friends along the way! The brand new CG-animated movie is set to wow South African audiences on 5 October. For more follow the hashtags #Thomas&FriendsSA #BWBA on social media.
GIVEAWAY
Ella and I are giving away a Thomas & Friends™ TrackMaster™ 2-in-1 Track Builder Set (on my blog) and a Shimmer and Shine doll (on her blog) this week. To enter the Thomas & Friends giveaway, simply follow the Rafflecopter prompts below. To enter the Shimmer and Shine giveaway, check out the post on JustEllaBella for ways to enter.
Winners for either competition will be announced on the My Spreadsheet Brain Facebook page and the JustEllaBella Facebook page on Friday 20 July. Giveaway open to SA residents only.
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41 Comments
Chesna Horne
My Son is totally obsessed with Thomas the Train, we promised to get him Thomas the Train on tracks for his Birthday in November, he would go absolutely crazy if he gets it before 🙂 Fingers crossed!!
Candice Gallant
Isabella loves Thomas the train and plays with cars too i dont see any problem with it.
Lynn Botha
My little guy is almost 6 🙂 he loves Thomas
Ronnae Elliott
16 months
Jenny Nieuwenhuys
My grandson is 4
Melissa Kerridge
My little guy is 1 years old… he just loves Thomas the Train… was even watching before church on Sunday… (Had a YouTube episode playing while I got ready)
Angel MArkus
he is 2.5 and will love this !
Nosipho
My daughter is 3 years old and loves Thomas
Tania
My daughters are 4 and 6
hopefulltreasures
My Noah is 3 years old! Megan xx
Nirvana
This is a super awesome giveaway…..My nephew turns 4 soon & lives Thomas the Train. Would be an ideal gift for him
Melinda
My daughter is 5 next month but this would be for baby brother who is 5 months 🙂 fingers crossed
Candice Esben
My son will be 4 next month and every time I think he has outgrown the Thomas-phase, nope, he’s back to watching it. This is an awesome prize.
Lydine
My 4 year old would absolutely loves this and add to his collection of Thomas the train and friends.
Thea
Little chloe is 3 years old
Magda
Awesome giveaway and page. I would love to win this for my grandson Justin.
andrea bester
My little girl is 3 , she loves -trucks ,trains and cars . Absolutely nothing wrong with it.
Sharleen
Grandson is 2 and loves Thomas
Carla VD Westy (@carlieshell)
Harvey just turned two and is Thomas OBSESSED!
Jénine Wyngaard
Zain would just love a Thomas and Friends set
Jénine Wyngaard
Zain is 18 months old
Nathalie
My son is almost 5. He adores Thomas and Friends 🙂
cirstenvandenheuvel
My two sons will love this one is 2 years old and other is 7 years old
Annelize Moller
My twin boys are turning 2 years old on the 25th of July! I’ll be introducing them to Thomas soon! They absolutely love trains! But I might need two sets 🙂
flutterbymegs
Don’t have small kids, but I would love to win this for my friend who has a 2 year old daughter.
Lisa
My little girls are 4 and 2 … but would LOVE to win this for my 2 year old nephew who is train obsessed!
Abigail Solomon
My little one is three and a half. The BIGGEST Thomas fan ever!
JP Botha
he is 6 and loves Thomas 🙂
Yvette Henning
My little man is 4
johannes nieuwenhuys
My grandson is 4
Cornea van der Merwe
Hi Luchae, I’m a busy mommy of two but love every moment. My daughter will be turning 4 in August and my son just turned 2. I believe they’ll love the hours of fun with Thomas and the Trackmaster, especially in the cold front we’ve been having. It’s a great toy to keep them entertained in winter and on rainy days. Because baking cupcakes and making our own pizza only entertains them for so long. They’ll just LOVE this – but actually, I’ll love it even more to have 15minutes of chill. LOL
Angel MArkus
Amazing
Jackie Naidoo
My baby boy Zackary turns the BIG 2 on the 12th August, he so love Thomas & Friends.
Jackie Naidoo
My little one Zackary turns the BIG 2 on the 12th August, he so loves Thomas & Friends.
Claudia
My LG is 2 years old…. winning would be an amazing all round, Thomas and the Trackmaster will keep her mind and hands busy and big bonus we can do it as a family.
Gerard
my son is 4
Chastin Ceri Dreyer
My youngest is 4
Micell
My Luca (3yo) has loved Thomas since the first time we put the Milkshake DVD on for him. He’s been in love with trains for as long as he, and we can remember. He’ll absolutely adore playing with this set!
Zasha De Lange
My son is 6, and love Thomas, he knows all the names and songs
Carolyn Augustus
My daughter Blake is 4 years old
Tersia
I have a 2 and 4 year old and the 4 year old asked for Thomas for her birthday!