Modern Mamma Marvels

Trains are big in our house. More specifically, Thomas the Train is HUGE in our house. So, I jumped at the chance when Parent Bloggers Network asked if we wanted to review a new Thomas DVD. Just like BigBrother jumped around the house when I opened the package to reveal the shiny trains on the outside of the DVD. (Note to readers: Don’t open packages just before naptime. Sigh.)

Anyway, we’re totally fans of  Thomas and Friends: Engines and Escapades.

Let me say though: this one doesn’t “feature” Thomas in all of the episodes. This one “stars” the Narrow Gauge Engines. Now, if your kiddo is new to the Thomas and Friends scene, you’re going to be scratching your head and saying, “Who?” Your kid is going to say, “Where is Thomas?” But for those fans among us, this DVD was a real treat. It’s not often we get to hear or see stories specifically about engines like Sir Handel and Skarloey, two of BigBrother’s favorite diecast trains. While Thomas does make some appearances, this DVD is more like to feature the two mentioned trains along with characters like Madge, Duncan, Rusty and Rheneas.

BigBrother? Loved it. Any time I turned it on for him, he would run and get the aforementioned trains and sit in front of the television while chanting, “CHOO-CHOO,” and “PEEP PEEP!” Again, as Sir Handel is one of his favorites, he was really excited to tell me over, and over… and over and over again that “HANDEL ON TV!!” Yes, Buddy, he is. Good catch.

Like the other Thomas and Friends DVDs, it ends with the Thomas song. If you don’t know the Thomas song, you’re sure to be humming it at random times after your child has fallen in love with the show. While some find the show boring, I really find that Thomas helps bring out my son’s imagination as he plays with trains day and night. This has transpired into a love of real trains as well which makes for an easy and cheap (FREE!) field trip down to the train tracks to explore.

If you’ve got a child, boy or girl, with an imagination and a love of things that go, this DVD is for you!

To see what others are saying, hit up the Parent Bloggers Network launch post!