As a parent, there’s no better fun than spending quality time with your kids. Watching them learn new skills and connect with familiar characters you loved as a child brings an added sense of nostalgia, as they connect with much-loved characters from your own childhood.
The Thomas & Friends™ brand has been a favourite for generations, and the latest collection has been developed to help nurture and build resourcefulness, creativity, and resilience in toddlers.
Learning to grow
We know that incorporating learning in playtime is a fundamental way of enriching a child’s development, but it has been found that playing with toy trains in particular has a positive impact.
According to recognised play expert Dr. Salim Hashmi from King’s College London, collaborative play mirrors real-life social dynamics, fostering essential social skills and teamwork, helping your little one understand planning and self-control, and boosting their memory and attention.
Here, we unbox the Thomas & Friends™ collection and look at how it helps kids navigate life’s new experiences through friendship, stories and fun the whole family can enjoy.
The My First Thomas & Friends™ Collection:
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My First Thomas: Thomas & Friends My First Train Table™
$99 at Big W
Toddlers are in control of all the exciting railway action with the Thomas & Friends My First Train Table™ from Fisher-Price. Featuring two levels of track, a teeter-totter bridge, an elevator and five play pieces for cargo stacking, loading and unloading action, this train table is packed with toddler-friendly play! Kids will love sending the push-along Thomas engine racing around the track. Collect additional Thomas & Friends My First engines and bring them to the train table for even more fun!
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Fisher-Price Thomas & Friends My First Knapford Station
$34 at Big W
Bring to life all the exciting hustle and bustle action of Sodor’s train station with this Thomas & Friends™ My First Knapford Station playset from Fisher-Price. This playset features a fun winding ramp for engines to zoom down, a drive-thru tunnel, and three pieces of cargo for kids to load and unload from James’ rail car.
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Thomas & Friends My First Push Along Engine Assortment
$12 at Big W
Get in on the Sodor Railway action with Thomas & Friends™ My First push-along toy train engines from Fisher-Price. Designed just right for small hands to grasp and move, these large, chunky engines are styled like characters from the Thomas & Friends™: All Engines Go series, so toddlers can race into hours of adventures with their favourite friends.
Thomas the Tank Engine™ was created close to 80 years ago, by a British clergyman, the Rev W Awdry, as a storybook for his young son. That story grew to become an award-winning preschool entertainment franchise, enjoyed by families globally across many touchpoints including: content series, toys, books, apps, live attractions and much more.
