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All Aboard Passengers
Passengers get on, passengers get off. How many are left on the train?
- Ages
- 2–6 yrs
- Play
- 10–25 min
- Prep
- 2 min
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- calm
- Where
- on the floor
You’ll need
Mostly things you probably have at home.
- a train set with trackGet it on Amazon
- small people or animal figuresGet it on Amazon
Optional
- a block for a platformGet it on Amazon
- paper ticketsDon’t have it? Amazon
How to play
Line the passengers up on the platform and count them.
Load three onto the train. Count the ones still waiting.
Stop at the next station. One gets off. How many are still riding?
Let them decide who gets on and off, and say the count each time.
At the end of the line, everyone gets off. Count them all again.
What it helps with
Keep it safe
- Small figures are a choking hazard for under-3s. Stay close and count them back in at the end.
Make it different next time
- Tear up paper tickets and have each passenger hand one over.
- Sort passengers: animals in one car, people in the other.
Cleanup: Passengers ride home to the toy bin on the last train.
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