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Train Track Town
Lay the track, then build the town the train passes through.
- Ages
- 2–8 yrs
- Play
- 20–60 min
- Prep
- 3 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
Optional
- blocks for buildingsGet it on Amazon
- little people or animalsGet it on Amazon
- paper and a pen for signsDon’t have it? Amazon
How to play
Lay a simple loop of track. Let them fit the last piece.
Drive the train once around and ask what it should pass on the way.
Build each place beside the track: a farm, a house, a school.
Add a sign for each stop, drawn or written.
Run the train and call out each stop as it arrives.
What it helps with
Keep it safe
- Some train sets include small parts. Check pieces for children under 3.
Make it different next time
- Add a branch line that leads to a new town.
- Make the town at night with a flashlight for the station lamp.
Cleanup: Take the town down first, then the track, one piece at a time into the box.
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