[blparent] (blindparents) Wooden Trains

Thu Oct 25 14:54:26 UTC 2012

Thomas is also one of the few kids tv shows I like. Lots of good messages about doing a job even when it is boring and sucks and you'd rather not do it. Lots of good messages about teamwork. You can make fun jokes about Emily being the only girl.
They also have Day Out With Thomas in various towns which are fun.

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From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brandy Wojcik
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:49 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] (blindparents) Wooden Trains

Yes they are very nice! The cool part is most all wood trains are compatible
so if you buy the learning curve, the Lakeshore, or brio sets they also work
with Thomas.

Bran

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From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer
Jackson
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 5:02 AM
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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

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From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of janel
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:44 PM
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Hello Everyone:
I have been looking into the Thomas and Friends wooden railway trains for
Noah.  Does anyone have any experience with these trains?
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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.
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>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
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> Bridgit Pollpeter
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 3 :27 PM
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> 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
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> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:46:47 -0500
> From: "Jennifer Jackson" <jennifersjackson at att.net>
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> 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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