[blparent] (blindparents) Wooden Trains

[Jennifer Jackson]

We had some Thomas trains too. The wheel bases are the same so the various
sets work really well together. My boys loved them. My 13 year old will even
still play with them at the doctor's office with his little brothers.

You will save yourself a lot of time on your hands and knees if you invest
in a train table. Even a coffee table makes the train play more fun.

A beginner set is fun on its own, and this is a great set of toys that you
can add on to for years.
  

Jennifer

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of janel
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] (blindparents) Wooden Trains

Hello Everyone:
I have been looking into the Thomas and Friends wooden railway trains for 
Noah.  Does anyone have any experience with these trains?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jennifer Jackson" <jennifersjackson at att.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Helping child with letters when blind- wood vs. 
plastic


>I love the Melissa and Doug stuff too. Things may have changed of course,
> but back when I was looking at wooden train sets, Melissa and Doug's big 
> set
> was the best bargain. Those of you into wooden toys might also be 
> interested
> to know that you can get die cut cars with a wheel width designed to run 
> on
> the train tracks. I found them by doing a search on wooden cars, and there
> are a lot of sets out their with some great and affordable wooden toys.
>
> That said, some of the wooden toys are also made from flimsy materials. A
> good quality plastic toy may be just the thing to meet your needs. 
> Discovery
> Toys are a good source for those.
>
> I am not affiliated in any way, I just think both of these companies are
> good sources for quality educational toys.
>
>
> Jennifer
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit
> Pollpeter
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 3 :27 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] Helping child with letters when blind- wood vs. 
> plastic
>
> I remember the old plastic letters, grin. I think I had a set when a
> child. I like the Doug and Mellissa products because they not only
> encourage play without the flashiness of most toys today, which are more
> of a distraction than a learning tool, but they are toxic-free. Their
> products are also very affordable. I have bought quite a few on Amazon
> at great prices, and I have yet to be disappointed with anything.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
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> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:46:47 -0500
> From: "Jennifer Jackson" <jennifersjackson at att.net>
> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Helping child with letters when blind
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> I like wooden toys too for a variety of reasons, but I thought I would
> add that there is a plastic set that is available at Toys-R-Us that also
> has braille on each of the letters.
>
> Jennifer
>
>
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