Melissa & Doug Wooden Train Cars (8 pcs) - Magnetic Train, Wooden Train Toys, Train Sets For Toddlers And Kids Ages 3+

I compared train pieces from different manufacturers forever and eventually settled on these ones from Melissa & Doug. They arent as expensive as the Thomas ones and they arent as cheapily constructed as some of the knock off brands. They are good in color and weight, the construction of the base pieces seems solid, and they hold up to my rough and tumble boys. The magnetic attachments are fantastic and easy to use. My kids have a lot of fun playing with these. The only criticism I have is one that seems to show up in a good handful of reviews. The wheels. They arent as sturdy as I would like and they dont move as smoothly around the track as my TODDLER would like. If you hook up a couple of cars youll probably be okay, but with a longer string, youre going to lose cars around the curves and your poor train is going to be a derailed mess...as will likely be your melting down mini-engineer. These do fantastic on a straight track or a nice, easy oval, but any kind of s curve can be a bit of a headache. For the parent of a kid who likes to make hills, this has been an ongoing struggle, but hes learning to work with the kinks in the design. Overall, were happy with these train cars, but if a redesign occurs...please for the love of all things toddler, fix the wheels.

The magnets hold the train cars together so the train can be pulled around. Our 2 year old grandson loves it.

These are very nice-looking train set. It has a magnet on its front and back. The colors are nice my kid loves them and plays all the time.

We have 5 dogs so his toys get chewed. These cars last longer than many of his other toys. They are cute too.

Perfect for your train loving toddler! My son plays with these for 15-20mins!! The wheels are sturdy and no concern as a chocking hazard!

This was a gift for my 2 year old great nephew for Christmas. As soon as he saw it he immediately forgot everything else and wanted his mom to open it up for him to play. Great case for storage also.

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These are really well made. BUT they tip over way too easy. They’re top heavy and curves take them out with ease. Be prepared to have an extremely frustrated toddler if you buy these. If you’ve already bought them and going through this frustration with your tiny human I have taught mine how to use his fire truck to respond to the derailments. It’s helped immensely.

Love them. Work great. Have held up to a lot of use

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