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Introducing the Train Set That Teaches — Review and Giveaway

September 13, 2013 by OneMommy

 

 

When the UPS truck pays us a visit, everyone gets excited.  The dog goes bonkers; the kids jump up and down, anxious to see what’s in the box…  Usually it’s something Daddy has ordered for his motorcycle, or more recently it’s motorcycle gear for me.

But this week?

This week the kids had every right to get excited, because this week the truck brought us a VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Train Station Playset.  (I received our playset from VTech in exchange for writing my honest review.)  

VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Train Station review

 

My vehicle-loving 4 year old could not wait to get that box open!  And when he found out the train made noises and played music?  His fingers were digging in that package non-stop while I tried to get it open as quickly as I could.

VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Train Station review

 

There are 32 interchangeable track pieces that can be combined in various ways for the motorized train engine and cargo car to travel.  Thankfully VTech included a sheet with 5 different ways to set up the track.  This made it easy for me to get it up and running quickly, which was important since I had two anxious kids just itching to try it out!

At first my son wanted to manually push the train around the track.  What is great is that you can turn the train on and it will sing and respond to the 9 SmartPoint locations that are located along the track while you push it.

The other part I loved to see?

My 2 kids cooperating while they played!  While the 4 year-old pushed the train, the 5 year-old worked the conveyor belt to pull it up the hill.

VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Train Station review

 

Once he had pushed the train around the track a couple times, he decided to push the button on the train’s funnel and let it chug along the track on its own.

They enjoyed listening to the different phrases and sound effects the train made as it crossed each of the SmartPoint locations.

VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Train Station review
The train gets ready to cross a SmartPoint.

 

They also had fun putting the gates down for the train to bump into, watching it race down the spiral, and checking out all the buttons on the train station.  My son played with it almost non-stop that day for the next 4 hours.

I asked him what his favorite part of the set was.  Here was his response, “I like the thing you crank up (the hill) and the swirly part (spiral track piece).”

When I asked him if there was anything else he liked about it, he immediately said, “The train!  It sings songs!”

Already have another VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Playset?  The train’s track connects to other sets, allowing kids to further explore their creativity.

The VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Playset is geared for ages 1-5, making it the perfect gift for any vehicle-loving toddler or preschooler this holiday season.  (I think it would be ideal for the 2-4 range; I can definitely see where a 5 year-old would outgrow it quickly.)

 


As stated previously, this has been a sponsored post written on behalf of VTech.  All opinions are 100% my own.  

Filed Under: Reviews & Give Aways

Comments

  1. OneMommy says

    September 14, 2013 at 5:39 pm

    I know he would! 🙂 Good luck; thanks for entering!

  2. OneMommy says

    September 14, 2013 at 5:39 pm

    They do have some pretty good stuff! 🙂

  3. Katia says

    September 14, 2013 at 6:14 pm

    The train set looks awesome and your kids are so cute! I’m on a temporary hoarding hiatus, because if we get any more toys we’ll be featured on Hoarders, but I’ll watch out for posts on less space-consuming items 🙂

    • OneMommy says

      September 16, 2013 at 4:42 pm

      LOL — Oh, I hear you on that! Our train set is slated to go to Grandma’s house to play with sometime in the future since we have a large wooden train set here already. It will be a nice “boy” item for little guy to enjoy there since most of their toys are “girl” in nature. (She watches my niece.)

  4. Sarah B. says

    September 14, 2013 at 8:04 pm

    This would make an awesome Christmas present for my son who will be 16 months by then! He just loves figuring out how stuff works just like his daddy does 🙂

    • OneMommy says

      September 16, 2013 at 4:40 pm

      He will just be about perfect age! 🙂

  5. Rabia @TheLiebers says

    September 14, 2013 at 8:10 pm

    My boys would *love* this train set! And if they get along while playing with it, like yours did, that’s an extra bonus!!

    • OneMommy says

      September 16, 2013 at 4:40 pm

      LOL — Yes, that was a nice bonus that day! I have to say my daughter hasn’t played with it since (not the train type, really), but it was nice seeing them play together.

  6. Jen says

    September 15, 2013 at 8:19 am

    Both my kids would love this! How fun:)

  7. Liz says

    September 15, 2013 at 10:10 am

    My almost 2 year old son has recently become obsessed with trains. He would LOVE this!

    • OneMommy says

      September 16, 2013 at 4:38 pm

      And he’d have years of playing with it!

      Good luck!

  8. Jessica @ Play Trains! says

    September 15, 2013 at 12:31 pm

    To the Little Engineer, of course! He’s sitting here cheering for the giveaway as I enter. 🙂

    • OneMommy says

      September 16, 2013 at 4:38 pm

      Oh! I hope he wins! 🙂

  9. Jessica Whitehouse says

    September 15, 2013 at 12:41 pm

    This would make a great Christmas present for my 2-year old son!

    • OneMommy says

      September 16, 2013 at 4:38 pm

      It would!

      Good luck!

  10. Amy says

    September 15, 2013 at 2:29 pm

    This train looks awesome! My two year old son and 3 year old daughter would both love it! Thanks for the give away 🙂

    • OneMommy says

      September 16, 2013 at 4:37 pm

      Two to play with it is twice the fun! 🙂
      Good luck, and thanks for entering!

  11. D Schmidt says

    September 15, 2013 at 8:55 pm

    I would love to give this to my toddler son, its fantastic.

    • OneMommy says

      September 16, 2013 at 4:37 pm

      He will love it! Good luck! 🙂

  12. Tabitha says

    September 15, 2013 at 9:22 pm

    My 5 year old would LOVE it because it’s trains. But it would probably be better suited for my 2.5 year old nephew!

    • OneMommy says

      September 16, 2013 at 4:36 pm

      Good luck! 🙂

  13. Ronda says

    September 17, 2013 at 1:14 am

    I would give this to my nephew.

  14. Heather says

    September 17, 2013 at 6:01 am

    My 2 yo and 4 yo would love it!

  15. Rochel S says

    September 17, 2013 at 2:29 pm

    My son would love it!

  16. Jenny says

    September 18, 2013 at 10:08 am

    I would love to give this to my 2.5 year old. He is OBSESSED with trains and these Vtech vehicles.

    • OneMommy says

      September 18, 2013 at 7:53 pm

      This sounds right up his alley then!

      Good luck!

  17. amy pugmire says

    September 18, 2013 at 1:09 pm

    My son because he loves trains. he would have so much fun!

    • OneMommy says

      September 18, 2013 at 7:53 pm

      Good luck!!

  18. Rebecca Parsons says

    September 18, 2013 at 9:55 pm

    I would give it to my grandson! His uncle works for the railroad so he would flip if he got a little train like his uncle’s big one.

    • OneMommy says

      September 19, 2013 at 1:45 pm

      🙂
      Good luck!

  19. Heidi Daily says

    September 19, 2013 at 9:55 am

    I would give this to my son, he loves trains! And he has the go go fire truck and ambulance, I have not seen the train yet until now!!

  20. Heidi Daily says

    September 19, 2013 at 9:57 am

    I follow you on pinterest as hdaily

  21. Dawn Monroe says

    September 19, 2013 at 10:25 am

    Id like to win for my younger granddaughters. They would really enjoy this!

  22. Shanna says

    September 19, 2013 at 12:17 pm

    My 3 kiddos!! They would love this!!

  23. Lindsey D. says

    September 19, 2013 at 6:16 pm

    I would give this to my daughter

  24. Shannon F says

    September 20, 2013 at 2:49 am

    I would give this to my daughter. I’d actually probably hold it til Christmas! 🙂

    • OneMommy says

      September 20, 2013 at 1:10 pm

      Holding it until Christmas is a great idea!
      Good luck!

  25. Aya says

    September 21, 2013 at 3:50 am

    This will be the ideal Christmas gift for my son.

    • OneMommy says

      September 21, 2013 at 10:20 pm

      Terrific gift for under the tree!

      Good luck!

  26. Leticia C. says

    September 21, 2013 at 5:16 am

    My niece would love this!!!!! It would make an amazing Christmas present for her!!

    • OneMommy says

      September 21, 2013 at 10:20 pm

      It would definitely be a good Christmas gift!

  27. Claire Rheinheimer says

    September 21, 2013 at 1:12 pm

    I’d like to win this for my son!

  28. Amanda Hendricks-Selby says

    September 22, 2013 at 1:36 pm

    I’d give it to my new nephew Aiden for xmas. My brother married Aiden’s mom, now I get to show him how awesome his new auntie is 😀

    • OneMommy says

      September 22, 2013 at 3:55 pm

      Hope he has a very wonderful Christmas with his new family!

      Good luck!

  29. Jessica B. says

    September 22, 2013 at 2:59 pm

    I’d love to give it to my son!

  30. Laura M. says

    September 23, 2013 at 1:39 pm

    That set looks so fun! I’d keep it for my 1 year old son, we don’t have a train set yet. Very cute and I like that it teaches too!

    • OneMommy says

      September 23, 2013 at 9:25 pm

      1 is just the perfect age to start with such a fun train!

      Good luck!

  31. Nadene Adams says

    September 24, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    This would be great for my son!

  32. Jenna Parsons says

    September 24, 2013 at 3:35 pm

    I would give it to my son! He is wild about choo choo trains and anything that goes Vroom!

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