I've told you before that my son is obsessed with Thomas.Take this morning. I plucked him from his bed and the first thing he did was start rambling about Thomas and Toby and the "eye Sodor." (Island of Sodor)
His recent birthday party was Thomas-themed. Of course. That was a no-brainer.
Among his gifts were a few of the new Talking Railway engines.
Learning Curve sent us the Talking Railway Cranky the Crane
to try out. What sets this crane and the engines apart from the traditional Thomas & Friends engines? The crane recognizes the engines and Sir Topham Hatt says things specifically for that engine.For instance, when Rosie comes along, Sir Topham Hatt says, "Rosie
, work with Salty
today." And of course on cue my son goes and finds Salty and sticks the two together.You'll know the engines that get customized messages because they have gold magnets instead of silver. They also have a symbol on the bottom.
But even the regular engines work. Sir Topham Hatt delivers messages such as "You're right on time today."
I was a little afraid that my two-year-old would break the crank right away. He's not exactly gentle with all of his toys. But it has held up to him cranking, and over cranking. He likes to not only lift the cargo with the crank, but also the engines, swinging them around and putting them back down.
Here's a short video showing the Talking Railway in action:
Other items in the Talking Railway series include the Stop and Greet Signal
, Brendam Barrel Co.
, Morgan's Mine
, and a whole host of engines.This was written by Leighann who can be read at Multi-Minding Mom. Instead of a coffee table, their living room has a train table.
