Best Thomas the Tank Engine Toys for a 2 year old

Since my son's second birthday he has loved playing with lego and 2 year olds will love the lego duplo sets featuring Thomas. The blocks are bigger and perfect for little hands to start putting together (although they may need some help at first). After they have built the set they can have great fun driving Thomas and his friends around. Check out the Thomas duplo set below and an article with information comparing different Thomas the train lego sets

My son is now 2 1/2 and loves his wooden railway set. He plays for ages putting the tracks together and then moving his magnetic trains around the track. It keeps him occupied for some time.


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These magnetic trains are great to go with a wooden railway set. My son spends ages putting all the magnetic trains together and pulling them around the track. He also "drives" them all over the house, over the sofa, up the walls, around the back of the TV.
If you have a 2 year old Thomas fan he will love a set of trains to play with.

Thomas the tank engine take along trains are a great alternative for other trainsets. The advantage that they have over other trains is that they are portable (hence the name - take along). The take along trains are the right size to fit perfectly in toddler's hands and carry. The play sets are designed so with storage space so that you can throw a few trains into the play set, close it up and take it with you.

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This is a great floor puzzle that my son loves. He was given it for his 2nd birthday and it's a really nice thing to sit down and do together. It encourages him to concentrate on something for a while.I think it will last a while because eventually I am hoping he will sit down and do it on his own.

Play tents are great for 2 year olds. They are especially great in the hot weather as you can put them up outside in the garden and there is instant shade. In the Winter they can be put up inside the house. My son and niece play with one at their grandmas. They love sitting in it, hiding in there, playing in there and will eat their lunch in their too. Here are some great Thomas play tent and tunnel options.

I had to add a Thomas book to my list. My 2 year old son loves looking at books and this is one of his favourites. He loves lifting up the flaps and will actually sit for a couple of minutes on his own looking at the book which gives me a few moment to myself now and again.

This toy was bought for our son when he was about 18 months and he loved pressing the buttons and seeing them light up as well as pretending to talk on the Thomas phone. It's actually meant for children from 3 years as there are a lot of interactive games to play. There games include copying a pattern of lights, finding different characters on the keypad, pressing the numbers the voice asks for and dialing up Thomas and his friends. My 2 year old loves pretending to be on the phone and has started to play the games. A great toy for playing and learning numbers and one that will last a long time.

We haven't got any Thomas the train trackmaster products but if you are looking for a Thomas the train set I have read rave reviews about Trackmaster Thomas at Action Canyon train set. This trackmaster set is more affordable than the wooden sets and its huge. It's a 53 piece set with a Thomas train and includes a giant waterfall, rickety old bridge, and winding mountain track. Thomas is motorised with a battery and will be able to climb up the hill. You can also buy more motorised trains to go with the set. This set is durable and should encourage lots of imaginative play. It's probably more suited to children over 2 1/2.