Train Tables

[mamac]

Do any of you have your train tracks glued together? I debating on whether or not to do this for my DC. My experience with my own kids is that they love playing with their trains after I put it together, right up until the moment that they take it apart. Then it just sits there. One is 2 1/2 the other is 5.

I know I'd be taking away a good "learning" part of the train set, but at least it would get used......

Your thoughts?

[CedarCreek]

Ooh! I have a good solution for this! My husband made me removable wall mounted train tables! The tracks are held there by industrial strength Velcro. I'll try to post a pic..once I figure out how

[CedarCreek]

Hopefully you can see it!

Edit:Well, that didn't work..

[countrymom]

I had the same problem, so what I did was I bought a plastic train sheet (it was a thomas the train) so I put it down so I can wipe the crumbs up. I set up a track and got dh to screw them down. YOU MUST PREDRILL THE HOLES then screw them down to the track. At first the kids didn't get that they don't come off so I had to watch for a bit and now they leave the track alone. I love it. They use it all the time, heck even my own kids use it. I do want to stain the track, I just haven't gotten around to it.

[countrymom]

I did glue it, but they ripped it off and the velco didn't lay flat for me and they found out how to rip it off too.

[CedarCreek]

[CedarCreek]

Yeah, figured it out!

[Blackcat31]

Ooh! I have a good solution for this! My husband made me removable wall mounted train tables! The tracks are held there by industrial strength Velcro. I'll try to post a pic..once I figure out how

I guess I am confused.......So you have to take it down each time they play with it? :confused:

I have a train table as well as a few vinyl mats with preprinted town scenes on them and the kids play on either the table or the mat.

I haven't really had anyone have trouble with the tracks. My bigs help the littles if they ask. Otherwise, they do it themselves. I don't allow the really little ones to play with it though.

[countrymom]

I hope this works but its my table.

[countrymom]

[CedarCreek]

Yes, I take it down every time they want to play with it. The little pieces of wood at the top swivel so I turn those and it lifts up and out. "Table" I suppose is the wrong term. Its more like a wood base. The tracks stay on and when they are done, I just pick it up and put it back on the wall. Easy peasy.

[countrymom]

sorry its so big, I need to make it smaller but I need to figure it out. But you can see how its screwed down.

[Blackcat31]

Yes, I take it down every time they want to play with it. The little pieces of wood at the top swivel so I turn those and it lifts up and out. "Table" I suppose is the wrong term. Its more like a wood base. The tracks stay on and when they are done, I just pick it up and put it back on the wall. Easy peasy.

gottcha.... wasn't sure. I haven't had enough coffee yet this morning

[countrymom]

underneath mine has a drawer that pulls out and it has extra tracks and such, so the kids can make their own tracks if they want.

[Lianne]

I have this http://www.step2.com/p/Deluxe-Canyon...in-Track-Table and I love it. I also have a train table you're supposed to use the wooden tracks on but we never use it for that. We use our train table for Little People, Duplo, blocks and to hold our sensory bin. The wooden train tracks get built across the floor where there is lots of room to spread out.