Basic wooden train sets provide hours of entertainment for kids. Although its simplicity is part of its charm, you may feel like your wooden train set is ready for a face-lift. Whether you are attempting to add to a set that is used every day, or spice up a tired set to recapture interest, accessories will give you the train bling you are looking for.
Try these 4 easy and affordable accessories to give your wooden train set an instant boost!
Inanimate Scenery - Detailed and simple buildings can be purchased to enhance your train-side scenery. Craft store wood blocks and pieces can be purchased on a budget and painted using your inner artist according to your little one's preference -- farm, town etc. Include trees, flowers and other landscaping to polish your look. Check stores around the holidays for tiny fir trees you can use or purchase wooden or plastic plants from hobby or craft stores. Once again, Legos can come in handy here for both structures as well as trees if you have a Lego fanatic on your hands.
Figurines - People and animals give a realistic feel to any train-side landscape. Look for posable figures offered by some wooden train set brands or wooden cut out figures to place among your buildings and other inanimate scenery. Don't overlook all of those Legos, Squinkies, toy animals and other tiny toys that most of us already have lying around. Train scenery is a great place for these people and animals to frolic and avoid being sucked up by the vacuum cleaner!
Trains and Cars - If navigating the train around the track is the highlight for your child, consider adding additional vehicles. Magnets are the standard connector for most wooden train set brands, so typically you can switch train cars around pretty easily, even from varying brands with relative ease, although you may find that some hold better than others. Certain brands even offer other vehicles that work on the same wooden tracks as the train so your child can use it more like a roadway for everything from car carriers to semis and fire trucks.
Tracks and Engineering Accessories - Expand the train track and get even more creative with layouts by adding more tracks to your set. Get more basic straight and curved pieces to enhance building options or invest in unique pieces like crosses and switches to allow for even more creativity. Bridges and tunnels are always popular pieces, although you will want to check things like tunnel height to make sure your trains will be accommodated. For a bit more money, you can find specific stops with tracks built in to assimilate right into your set up. Logging and coal stops as well as signal stations and even haunted mines are among the vast options available.
Little touches can make a big difference to the appeal of your wooden train set. Surprise your little engineer, by adding some new accessories while they are asleep or get them to help create accessories with you using Legos, wood and paint, clay or other craft supplies. Change your scenes with the seasons or as often as you like!
Try these 4 easy and affordable accessories to give your wooden train set an instant boost!
Inanimate Scenery - Detailed and simple buildings can be purchased to enhance your train-side scenery. Craft store wood blocks and pieces can be purchased on a budget and painted using your inner artist according to your little one's preference -- farm, town etc. Include trees, flowers and other landscaping to polish your look. Check stores around the holidays for tiny fir trees you can use or purchase wooden or plastic plants from hobby or craft stores. Once again, Legos can come in handy here for both structures as well as trees if you have a Lego fanatic on your hands.
Figurines - People and animals give a realistic feel to any train-side landscape. Look for posable figures offered by some wooden train set brands or wooden cut out figures to place among your buildings and other inanimate scenery. Don't overlook all of those Legos, Squinkies, toy animals and other tiny toys that most of us already have lying around. Train scenery is a great place for these people and animals to frolic and avoid being sucked up by the vacuum cleaner!
Trains and Cars - If navigating the train around the track is the highlight for your child, consider adding additional vehicles. Magnets are the standard connector for most wooden train set brands, so typically you can switch train cars around pretty easily, even from varying brands with relative ease, although you may find that some hold better than others. Certain brands even offer other vehicles that work on the same wooden tracks as the train so your child can use it more like a roadway for everything from car carriers to semis and fire trucks.
Tracks and Engineering Accessories - Expand the train track and get even more creative with layouts by adding more tracks to your set. Get more basic straight and curved pieces to enhance building options or invest in unique pieces like crosses and switches to allow for even more creativity. Bridges and tunnels are always popular pieces, although you will want to check things like tunnel height to make sure your trains will be accommodated. For a bit more money, you can find specific stops with tracks built in to assimilate right into your set up. Logging and coal stops as well as signal stations and even haunted mines are among the vast options available.
Little touches can make a big difference to the appeal of your wooden train set. Surprise your little engineer, by adding some new accessories while they are asleep or get them to help create accessories with you using Legos, wood and paint, clay or other craft supplies. Change your scenes with the seasons or as often as you like!
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Before you decide which accessories to add check out this list of DIY wooden train set accessory ideas to liven up your set! If you're looking for the right set prior to accessorizing don't make a purchase without taking these important factors into consideration!
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