Do you remember when kids used to play with toy trains? Today, it seems they ask for video games, cell phones, and iPods.

But believe it or not, no matter what the age, Thomas the Tank Engine still brings smiles to children of all ages all over the world. Having started as a children's show, each episode runs approx 6 minutes to keep a small child's attention, Thomas has grown in popularity and merchandising. The show focuses on behavior, and other lessons that might not be learnt until little ones start school. A child's imagination can grow and grow watching the antics of Thomas and his friends. The design of the little trains are designed for small children, and can easily grab their attention. There are wooden toy trains from Thomas the Tank Engine, some that possibly resemble the toy trains you may have played with when you were a child.

All of the cars are painted in bright colors like red, blue, green and yellow, and come with little wooden blocks that can be carried as "freight". Along with these, there is also a wide variety of accessories for the toy trains. Watching your child building his own village or town, using his imagination is a great thing to see. The most popular addition to the Thomas the train set is the Deluxe Knapford Station. It resembles an actual passenger station that has two pieces of working switch track. Your child can be a real engineer of his own train station with the realistic sounds of the whistles and even a built-in microphone, so your child can play "conductor", and "station announcer".

There is a Lighthouse Bridge which will allow your child to imagine a river running through the village, and have boats passing through. Thomas also has several friends for you child to play with such as Max and Monty, the dumptrucks, who help teach the importance of sharing. The merchandise available to accompany Thomas the Tank Engine is almost endless. You can decorate your child's room with clocks, bedding, posters, furniture, etc. You will find you are only limited by your imagination.