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Still Loves Trains at 4.5 | A Giveaway

Sometimes it seems like Truman is practically an adult, now that he is in school every day and just *looks* so grown up to me. But there are still so many sweet, obviously child-like qualities in my boy that remind me that he is ONLY four-and-a-half, not quite fourteen yet.

Sure, he is obsessed with Angry Birds and this super weird TV show on Netflix called 'Ninjago' which is some sort of Lego/fighting show. Those are sort of 'big boy' things to me. But my Truman still loves trains and tracks and creating imaginary stories with his trains, losing himself in that little engineer world for longer than any other toys will allow. He's not a toddler anymore and is definitely a preschooler, but those trains that were his OBSESSION at age two are not going anywhere any time soon.

So when I was offered the opportunity to review a Chuggington set and DVD, I happily agreed knowing Truman would be overjoyed. And then I pushed to do a giveaway for you readers, too, since I like doing reviews that also offer you guys something. Christmas is scary close and I'm guessing there are plenty of moms with train loving kids who need ONE more track to take over their house, right? Enter Chuggington StackTrack Brewster's Big Build Adventure Playset and "Chuggineers Ready to Build" DVD.

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When the package arrived, Truman asked like he always does if it was for him. When I was actually able to say 'yes' this time, you would have thought the kid just won the lottery. Packages are like a little slice of heaven for him. And when he opened it up? Pure joy. 'This is for me? And I don't have to give it back? Ever?' He didn't hear me when I said I got this from the blog and kept telling people that one of his grandmas bought it for him. I guess that would make more sense, and you try explaining the concept of a blog (and giveaways) to a preschooler! ;)
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His very first train set was actually one of Chuggington's, and then he has an absurd amount of Thomas tracks and trains from my amazing Craigslist find (used successfully as potty training bribery---I'll always have Cranky the Crane to thank for ending Truman's days in diapers). He and my mom set up the playset together when she was visiting, I held Porter and took pictures, and then Mom took Porter back and I kept taking pictures;) It seemed very easy to assemble and Truman is seriously obsessed with this set. As soon as I saw the crane with big hook I knew he would be a goner. Plus there is a collapsable bridge and a big crank that lifts the trains up an incline. Basically the more moving parts to a train track the better for Truman. He's a big fan.
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So is Porter. He can't get to get this as another hand-me-down someday;)
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Truman also studies and discusses the small pamphlet that came inside of the box, that shows all of the Chuggington trains. I have no idea why he loves things like this----pictures of other toys, with labels and bright colors seem to be his jam. I've seen the two trains touring our entire house and the track itself has stayed in the family room since we got it, meaning I haven't banished it to the playroom or basement yet. He really does play with it every day and we haven't even switched up the track arrangement yet.

Then there is the DVD, which goes along with the track perfectly. He requests to watch an episode (of the five total) most days, and he likes to play with the playset at the same time. Note the pamphlet laying next to him, too.
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There is a video for the playset here, and it can be found at ToysRUs and Target. The DVD is on Amazon and I think both the playset and the DVD would be awesome gifts for any train-lover out there.

And now for the giveaway. I have one of the Chuggington StackTrack playsets to along with the 'Ready to Build' DVD, both going to one lucky winner of this Rafflecopter drawing. I am specifically supposed to tell you that they cannot guarantee a holiday delivery for your prize---so Santa might be a little tardy with this one, I suppose. But if you would like to enter for the track and DVD combo, enter below. Otherwise add these to your Christmas lists for your train kid!

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55 comments:

  1. my son would love this! thanks for the opportunity to win!

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  2. (I think this registered as my husbands gmail...but this is Pamela S. =))

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  3. I think my 2 year old would have fun with this for several years to come! It might keep him busy when his baby sister joins us at New Years!!

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  4. My 4.5 year old little dude would LOVE this too! :)

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  5. I would love to win this for my little one, Hugo. He is still a bit young for this kind of thing, but I'm sure he will be obsessed with trains soon enough:)

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  6. My son would love this! What a great giveaway!

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  7. Looks like a lot of fun! I think the pamphlet is like looking at catalogue: shopping and thinking about things you'd like to have...

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  8. Looks like a lot of fun! I think the pamphlet is like looking at catalogue: shopping and thinking about things you'd like to have...

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  9. Both of my boys are train lovers as well!!! They would be just as excited as Truman when a packaged arrived at the front door for them. My husband & I always joke, if anyone ever broke into our house, they'd be screwed, stepping on all sorts of cards, trucks, & trains!!! And it does not feel good when your foot meets one of their toys!

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  10. I'm a newbie to the world of trains, but my son is already fully obsessed at 19 months. It still amazes me daily how this boy can be surrounded by tutus and dolls and princess stuff and still manages to hunt down that ONE truck or train amongst all the pink. I love it! So obviously he would be the recipient of this train set and dvd :) And yes, I've already felt the pain of my feet randomly finding a train left on the kitchen floor!

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  11. My almost 2.5 yr old son Marshall loves trains and we are planning on getting him his first track set this Christmas. I unfortunately have stepped on a few trains in my day! It's the little wooden ones that hurt the most in my opinion! I usually muffle a curse word or two before falling to the floor in pain. If the kid's around, I make him kiss it and then it's all better!

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  12. (sorry if this is a duplicate response - my computer froze when I tried to log in to my google account!)

    Oh my word, my 3-year old would loooooooove this! He has tons of (hand-me-down) Thomas trains and tracks, and only a few Chugginton pieces, and he is constantly asking for more! Your son reminds me of mine, he studies the pamphlets that come with toys, and will carry them around for weeks - and one of his most favorite things to do is to watch toy train reviews on YouTube.

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  13. Oh Lawd! The last thing we need is more trains paraphernalia but Luke would be so excited if we won this!

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  14. My two year old would LOVE this! He also loves to look at pamphlets/catalogs - wants to know every train's name and somehow remembers them!

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  15. Awesome! Looks right up my 3.5-year-old's alley! :)

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  16. I would give this Toy Train to my nephew if I won it. He loves trains. BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com

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  17. We've been planning to get our two year old his first train set this Christmas, I know he would be overjoyed. There's just something about trains that's so fun!

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  18. My almost two-year-old (birthday the day after Christmas, poor kid) LOVES Chuggington, he would adore this!

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  19. My son is almost 3 and he would absolutely love this! This is a great giveaway!

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  20. I have a fellow train obsessed boy who would adore this! Thanks!

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  21. My son would love this! He's really into Chuggington these days!

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  22. My son would love this! Hes not a train enthusiast hes more of a everything that has wheels enthusiast haha!

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  23. This is going on my daughter's Christmas and birthday list! She would just love it!

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  24. My 4-year-old is going on 2 years of his train obsession, too. He would love this!

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  25. My 2 year old is all about trains lately! He would love this set! Thankfully no stepping on trains yet (Legos yes multiple times :-) ) My boys also love the pamphlets that come in the boxes. They keep them until they're falling apart and I have convince them to throw it away!

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  26. My two-year old girl is just starting to get into trains, does CC like playing with trains too? Or does Truman even let her play with his trains?

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  27. My 3 yo and 1 yos love trains! It's one thing they can "play" together-thanks for the giveaway!

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  28. My goodness my little man would do the happy dance for this train set!! Trains make him "freakishly happy." Lol) I haven't nearly passed out from the pain of stepping on anything train related, but uhmmm can you say near tragic Hot Wheels death... yep! Lol.. sad but true. Thank you so much for the uber sweet chance, this would make my little luvs year! XX

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  29. My two year old would love this, and we're always looking for toys that I know will grow with us instead of getting thrown out!

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  30. Both Henry and William love trains! They would probably fight over it. Or maybe, play nicely!

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  31. My son is 4 and would still love this! He loves both Thomas and Chuggington

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  32. My 2-yr old, Ellington, is only a few months into his train OBSESSION but its been a blast. I can see him loving this (and us trying to avoid stepping on it, ha!)

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  33. My son Spencer is a train crazy boy also! He would love this set.

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  34. My 2 year old loves trains! Every day he comes home and asks to watch "choo choo" (Thomas :D).

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  35. Oh Em Geeee! My almost-five year old would love this too. And yes, train tracks take up soooo much space. And having a little sister who bulldozes train tracks just to be a stinker makes train time in our house so hectic. But the fact that he can play for hours on end with train tracks and doesn't even come close to that with other toys makes it all worth it. Fingers and toes crossed for a late Christmas/Early birthday present for my little buddy!

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  36. My almost 2 year old son who is obsessed with trains would love this!

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  37. My cousins two boys would love this!

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  38. This post could've been written about my nephew! He absolutely loves trains and looking for new toys in the pamphlets!

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  39. Thanks for the opportunity to win this set!

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  40. I have two little boys who would love this! My two year old is just starting to get into trains.

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  41. My almost 4 year old son sounds so much like Truman! He is OBSESSED with trains, he specifically likes James the best, lol. This would be perfect for us, his birthday is in January so we won't mind the late delivery.

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  42. It would be for my daughter! My husband's family loves trains, so it would be a great way to show her what everyone else is raving about ;)

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  43. My daughter loves Chuggington and all things train!

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  44. My 2.5 year old would love this, and I'm sure his older brother would dig it too!

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  45. What a fun giveaway. My boys - ages 5 and 3 - would love this!

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  46. We've been wanting to get our boys a train set - this looks great!

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  47. My (nearly) three year old son is obsessed with trains! He would absolutely love this!!

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  48. My almost 2, car and train obsessed little one would love to grow into this!

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  49. I would get this for my son. Both he and his father are big train fans! Never stepped on a train piece....yet
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  50. Chugineers ready to build is on repeat at our house! Chuggington is 1 of 3 shoes my sons watches. He would love this.

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  51. we are a Thomas house so far but I would love to know more about Chuggington!

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  52. My son loves all trains. He frequently likes to pretend he is a train and chuffs around the house. I HAVE stepped on trains and ouch it hurts!

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  53. I'd give it to my daughter (3yo). She loves trains! and then I'd hang on to it for baby boy (3 months) to play with when he's older :)

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  54. Okay, I'm so behind but Henry would have LOVED this. LOVED this. He is obsessed with Chuggington now - which is convenient since I just spend a fortune on Thomas everything. ;)

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