| Do you enjoy activities that you and your family | | | | and feel the trains. We just loved doing this and |
| can do together? The toy model train hobby is a | | | | spent hours looking at and playing with the trains. |
| fantastic way to have loads of fun with your | | | | After deciding on and purchasing our "family" |
| family! | | | | choice of model trains and accessories (just a |
| Early in my family life, my wife and two kids | | | | basic smaller set-up), we'd all start drawing |
| always tried to think of what we could do | | | | pictures of how we wanted to layout and design |
| together as a family where everyone could get | | | | everything with what we had. For the family |
| involved. Sometimes we took vacations in the | | | | lay-out, we didn't get too detailed or serious, we |
| car, went camping in tents or stayed in hotels. | | | | just wanted to come-up with something primarily |
| Those were great memories to say the least. | | | | that the kids created. |
| The real fun and fantastic family experiences | | | | We then worked together assembling the track |
| started when we decided to build our own model | | | | pieces (under close supervision!), as well as, adding |
| railroad together! | | | | toy trees, pre-made hills, houses, toy cars and |
| When we decided to build our train set together, | | | | whatever else the kids wanted to add. The kids |
| we started by just looking through magazines. | | | | had a great time painting rivers and lakes on the |
| We'd look in the magazines at different types of | | | | layout. |
| model trains and set-ups together. As parents, we | | | | Once the layout and scenery were complete, we |
| kept asking the kids what they liked or thought | | | | had our very own family-made toy model train |
| was cool. The kids really liked old fashioned model | | | | set! |
| steam trains and layouts with a bunch of cities | | | | We shared countless hours playing with the set |
| with people and cars. They really felt involved | | | | and created memories for a lifetime. If you are |
| with this process. | | | | looking for a great family activity, I highly |
| We also took weekend family trips to the local | | | | encourage you to build your "family" toy model |
| hobby shops and looked around for more ideas. | | | | train set! |
| This was a great way to let the kids actually see | | | | |