Christmas Shopping has begun!
A couple of weeks ago, my 2-year-old fell in love with the Thomas the Train set at my aunt's house. We went to Walmart and she begged for it, but the prices were ridiculous - $10 for a piece of train? No thanks!
This morning the 1-year-old and I went to IKEA. We bought a ton of pieces for less than $36. IKEA's Lillabo train sets are compatible with the name brand trains, and they are a fraction of the cost! My children are going to be so excited to see what Santa leaves for them on Christmas morning.
If you have a little one who has his heart set on Thomas the Train, it will save you a lot of money if you buy the IKEA set and perhaps add a few of the Thomas engines and cars.
As a bonus, I got 1% back toward my next purchase just by using my debit card to pay. :)
We have the IKEA trains and LOVE them! The best part (besides the fact that they are cheap), is that the girls have to reconstruct the tracks every time they want to play. We keep them in a basket in the living room and they set the tracks up on the coffee table. I can practically see their little brains clicking as they try to figure out how to piece the tracks together. I need to go back and get another set to add to what we have.
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