The Little Engineer still thinks our Grass Tracks from last year are fun, so I wasn't really looking for a way to make them new again. However, I also wasn't going to ignore the wind when it whispered a way to make our favorite active train play even more fun. ...
Gardening with My Little Engineer
I really like the idea of gardening. But not so much the, you know, work. Actually, it's mostly the idea of the work that I don't like, because like most things in life -- making birthday cakes, writing, getting on with the bedtime routine -- it's not so bad once I get going. Last year, I ...
12 Tips for a Magical Day Out With Thomas
If you don't believe in magic, then perhaps you haven't taken a young, train-loving child to Day Out With Thomas. I urge you to do whatever you can to get to one of these events if you have the opportunity to go. If the day goes well -- and hopefully my list of tips below will help make that ...
Easter Photo Idea for Little Engineers and Other Easter Fun
We had a beautiful Easter here in the Pacific Northwest! Mother Nature seemed to have forgotten what season it was and gave us a day so sunny it was difficult to take good pictures of our egg hunt. Not that it wasn't lovely, but it's been many long months since I had to deal with that kind of ...
Video: a Kid’s Day at a Model Railroad Show
Hey look, it's our first YouTube video! Follow the Little Engineer through a day at his favorite train show, the Pacific Science Center's Model Railroad Show. I edited this with kids who enjoy watching videos of other kids playing trains in mind...I know I don't have the only one! Check out ...
Our Play Date at the Seattle Monorail
We had been inside the Seattle Monorail's Red Train for five or ten minutes already when it seemed to sink in for the Little Engineer. He picked up his best buddy, Meekat, from where the he had been sitting next to Monorail Bunny on a seat and lifted the meerkat above his head, beaming upward in ...
Rescuing Toy Trains from Ice
I can't think of a better motivator for a little train lover to put on a thinking cap than to see a collection of toy trains, trapped in ice and in desperate need of rescue. Especially if the toy trains are new, never-before-seen ones, like they were for the Little Engineer when we did this last ...
wTrak: the Coolest Train Tables Ever
If you live near Seattle, you can see and play with this train table at the United Northwest Model Railroad Club's annual model railroad show coming up this coming weekend, February 2nd and 3rd, 2013. There's nothing quite as exciting as seeing something you know will thrill someone you love ...
United Northwest Model Railroad Club’s Annual Model Railroad Show
If you live in the Seattle area, you might want to make plans to visit the United Northwest Model Railroad Club's annual model railroad show this coming weekend. The show runs February 2-3, 2013, at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, WA. In addition to the cool model train layouts, the ...
The Pacific Science Center’s 39th Annual Model Railroad Show
We spent two exciting days at the 39th Annual Model Railroad Show at Seattle's Pacific Science Center last weekend. Exciting and exhausting for us adults, but completely worth it. Given that we already have a membership to the Science Center, I wasn't going to let the Little Engineer miss out on ...
The Pacific Science Center’s 39th Annual Model Railroad Show
The 39th Annual Model Railroad Show at the Pacific Science Center is almost here again! It runs from January 19th to 21st, 2013. Read all about our fun time at the show last year. We can't wait to go again next weekend! Our son had an absolutely wonderful time last year, and so did all of us ...
The TNW Model Railroad Show and Swap Meet
We attended the TNW Model Railroad Show and Swap Meet at Freighthouse Square in Tacoma, Washington, on May 19th. And by "we," I mean the Little Engineer, his parents, his aunt, all four of his grandparents, and his great grandma. Never let it be said that he isn't well-supported in his train ...
Grass Tracks – an Outdoor, Active, and Imaginative Train Game
Every day, the Little Engineer wakes up with a plan for the day, a plan he strives to stick to. Generally, ninety-five percent of it is "play trains!" Play wooden trains indoors, that is. I know he really enjoys being outside--he's remapped his grandparents' entire backyard as the Island of ...
The 2012 Pacific Science Center Model Railroad Show
We went to the 38th Annual Model Railroad Show on the last day it was at the Pacific Science Center this year, January 16th. The day after this year's big snow storm. Fortunately, we were able to ride a train there, and it was well worth braving the cold weather. This is a wonderful train show ...
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Hi, I'm Jessica! While playing trains for the last several years, my Little Engineer and I have had a lot of fun and learned so much together. I'm excited to share our discoveries with other people who have kids who love trains in their lives.