Top 5 Train Sets for Kids 2010

(Information from the Top 10 Train Sets for Kids 2010.)  I don't know about you, but I certainly have a few train sets in my own home - and can verify personally the quality and "funnability" of at least a couple of the Top 5 Train Sets for Kids 2010.

Each one of these kids train sets are well known (by name) in terms of quality and safety.

Here they are - the five best selling train sets for kids this year:

1. Wooden Railway Train Set from Melissa and Doug

Ages: Recommended for kids age 3 and up
Retail Price: Around $120
Merchant Discount: Yes
Merchant: My Toy Box
eBay: Find it on eBay.com

I absolutely love the products that Melissa and Doug put out for kids - and this is no exception. A fantastic train set for kids, with wooden track, trains and pieces that complete the setting for a bunch of fun.

Merchant Info: Hours of fun are coming around the bend with this deluxe wooden railway set! Everything is included: a spacious roundhouse engine shed, dozens of tracks in curves and straight lines, trees, workers and even traffic signs! There are multi-piece trains and magnetic tipped cranes, switches and T-junctions for passing lanes! A suspension bridge, trestle bridge, a turn-table too! A tremendous value! Includes all 130 pieces.

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2. Figure 8 Train Set from Melissa and Doug

Ages: Recommended for kids 3 years old and up
Retail Price: Around $35
Merchant Discount: Yes
Merchant: eCost.com
eBay: Find it on eBay.com

Again, an excellent product from Melissa and Doug - the Figure 8 Train Set. This is a simpler set than the one detailed above, and is perhaps a better choice for those on a budget, or for those simply looking for a starter train set for kids.

Merchant Info: Features a wooden engine and coal car, plus 20 pieces of wooden track and a bridge! Great value! Compatible with popular wooden railway systems.

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3. Fisher-Price GeoTrax On The Go Zoo Train Set

Ages: Recommended for 2 to 7 year old kids
Retail Price: Around $30
Merchant Discount: Yes
Merchant: Diapers.com
eBay: Find it on eBay.com

Here is a very handy train set for kids from Fisher-Price - the GeoTrax On the Go Zoo. Kids can create along the lines of a train at the zoo, care for the animals, and the best part is that they can take it with them wherever they go.

Merchant Info: The new GeoTrax On-To-Go Zoo is an exciting addition to the GeoTrax Rail & Road System that allows kids to take their trains & track layout with them wherever they go! As the new zoo keeper, kids can take care of the animals all around the zoo. This set features the “wildest” team in all of GeoTown – Spots, a push-along zoo train with trail car and Leo, the zoo keeper. Pick up food with the trail car and drive Spots around the figure-8 loop of track. Stop to feed the elephant and lion, then travel around to see the water animals in the printed pond graphic! To take the set on-the-go, simply fold it in half – the colorful, printed fabric on one side of the loop and the hollow plastic shell on the other create lots of storage space for all the pieces. Hold the two sides together with an easy-close snap and use the handle on top for easy traveling! For an even bigger GeoTrax world, use the 2 Y-tracks on the end of the figure-8 to connect more track – everything in GeoTrax works together.

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4. Circo Mountain Train Table Set from KidKraft

Ages: For kids age 3 and up
Retail Price: Around $250
Merchant Discount: Yes
Merchant: Toys And Games Online
eBay: Find it on eBay.com

The more that I come across KidKraft toys, the more I am impressed with them. This is an excellent train set (and table) with plenty of pieces that kids can use to create their own "little world" - 120 pieces in all, and great organizing capability with the table.

Merchant Info: Learning while playing is fun with KidKraft’s new wooden Train Table. It includes three bins and a 120 piece mountain train set. KidKraft’s train table is kid-sized for hours of creative play. With a wide, generous play table, our train table has several unique features.

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5. Fisher-Price Thomas and Friends Busy Day Train Set

Ages: For kids ages 3 to 6 years
Retail Price: Around $17
Merchant Discount: Yes
Merchant: Buy.com
eBay: Find it on eBay.com

What would a list of train sets be without "Thomas"? Here is the first on the list of the top 5 train sets for kids this year with the "Thomas and Friends" theme. A very cute set, simple, easy to put together and is a great starter train set, or for those little "Thomas" fans. =)

Merchant Info: The perfect way to start your TrackMaster adventures! Includes everything you need to get going with Thomas and friends! Includes engine, tracks and station house! This beginner set is the perfect introduction to the world of Thomas and Friends TrackMaster. Little engineers can send Thomas chugging around the track and right up to the Station to make special deliveries. Set includes Thomas the Tank Engine motorized engine, station house, 8 pieces of Curved Track, 1 piece of Straight Track and 1 piece of Stop Track. Order yours today! Engine measures about 4 1/2-inches long.

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Alrighty! The list of the top 5 train sets for kids 2010 above is a great start (at least) for those of you who might be looking for a great train set for kids, whether they are as young as 2 years old, or perhaps a bit older.

If you would like to check out some more favorites this year, there are definitely more to choose from, and one of the remainder may be a better choice for you.

Recommended Resource:

• Top Ten Train Sets for Kids 2010  - The Top 10 Store