Choo choo choo lets get on the tesco train (Tesco Wooden Train Sets)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Tesco Wooden Train Sets
Date:	19/12/05 (1112 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: great for imaginary play

Disadvantages: none

Tesco wooden train set.

Imagine a little boy kneeling on the floor his head down and his fair hair shining he is saying chooo choo brrrrrrrrrmmmmmm . This boy call him Adrian is so involved in his train set he is pushing the wooden trains around and joining carriages and trucks to the engine. He reaches into the plastic tub we store the train set in for another piece of track it is wooden track this piece is a straight section. Adrian fits this section in it fits with ends like a jigsaw piece mmm thats not right , he reaches for a curved piece with trying to fit this he makes his circle bigger now he sits on floor head down bottom in the air chooooooooo choooooooo Adrian is now trying to fit a bridge in the track so that his trains can go over and her can push a car under it. The wooden train set Adrian is playing with is a mixture of Tesco and Brio pieces they fit together well . The tesco train set is much cheaper than the brio one.

Below a small sample of prices

Tesco train set
Powered railway engine £5.43
4-railway sections straight or curved £1.87
Standard train 90p


Brio price
4 railway track sections straight or curved £6.99
Standard train £44.99p
Powered engine £10.

The tesco wooden tracks are really worth buying and the trains and railway furniture are all right but the brio trains are nicer and the brio range of trains and extras is larger.
Adrian has a basic set with a few basic trains made by Tesco and has a few special trains by Brio.

I think the tesco train set is quite well made and will last several childrens play and when my grand children have finished playing with it I think it will be put away for my great grandchildren as it is a classic toy and will still have play value in 20 years time.

This train set will encourage imaginary play, and co-operative play between siblings. This set will encourage language development if you play with your child push the train along, under, over, stop and start the engines. The set will help develop spatial awareness, as you need a large free space on the floor to spread out the train on. It is possible just to make a small circle for the table, but its not so much fun.
This set will develop building skills arranging the best track system. There are trees and stations available to buy and if your child uses their Lego or other building bricks a whole environment can be made. Fields by the side for the farm cows. Imagination and possibilities are endless.
Adrians daddy goes to London by train and we put daddy (a play person toy) on the train and wave good bye. Tell him to have a good day at work.
Childrens play is great I love watching Adrian on the floor bottom up blond head down totally involved in his own world.
Have fun playing with your children this is a good toy for children aged 18 months to about 6 or 7

HO, HO,HO .Iam preparing to be santa at my gsons tots group, hopefully they will not notice I am a lady :-)

Summary: wooden train compatible with brio