The winner of the train set is Kiersten! She said, “Oh boy. My little C would love any of the vehicle toys, but I think he’d love that train set with the swinging bridge the most of all. He’s obsessed with trains right now, and I haven’t even introduced Thomas the Train to him yet!”
Send an email to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com to claim your prize. Congrats!
THE PRIZE
One reader will win the following two wooden train sets from Melissa & Doug:
- Farm Animal Train Set ($19.99)
- Swivel Bridge Train Set ($59.99)
MY REVIEW
Wooden toy trains are as classic boy as you can get, and my 4 year old loves the constructing, destructing, driving, and crashing that is inevitably involved.

Like all their toys, the Melissa & Doug train sets are made of wood and are solid and nearly indestructible. To me, the wood is really a big deal. It just feels a little heavier and more natural, and I love it!
The Swivel Bridge Train Set comes with a 3-car train, a few trees, and a conductor. Each car is painted wood and has little magnetic connectors on the ends. The Zoo Animal Train Set also comes with a 3-car train, and two of the cars have little baskets and a little painted wooden animal that fits in each one. (That’s Gus’s favorite…but they’re all mixed together and the boys love it all!)
The Swivel Bridge set comes with plenty of curved and straight pieces of varying lengths, plus little track supports and ascending/descending track so there are some really cool track construction possibilities. Putting the whole thing is like a puzzle, which my boys love!
The Swivel Bridge Train Set comes with a wooden tunnel and a swivel bridge with gates that automatically open and close. Moving parts are always a huge hit with my boys, and Elliot has swiveled that thing to death!
Building fancy train tracks is something I can really get into, so it’s a great way to keep us all entertained together. All wooden railway sets are compatible, so the collecting can begin!
Thanks to Melissa & Doug for sponsoring today’s review and giveaway!
- Visit Melissa and Doug.com
- Make a comment on this post telling me your favorite product before midnight Sunday, April 10.
- A winner will be selected and announced at the top of this post on Monday.
- Only one comment per person unless you earn extra entries.
- Giveaway open only to residents of the continental United States…sorry.
- Winners must email me to claim their prize within 5 days.
- You are not eligible to win this giveaway if you have won a Melissa & Doug Giveaway in the past 12 months.
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Oh boy. My little C would love any of the vehicle toys, but I think he’d love that train set with the swinging bridge the most of all. He’s obsessed with trains right now, and I haven’t even introduced Thomas the Train to him yet!
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I commented on the dinosaur cake and brownie volcano post. The whole cake is cute and the volcanoes are awesome. I love that idea!
I subscribe to your feed. My grandson loves wooden trains, he would love more. There are never enough tracks to do what he wants.
The Blossom Bright Sprinkler is ADORABLE! Reminds me of many days spent playing in the water when I was a child, and seeing my daughters enjoy it too. Now I have one granddaughter, and I look forward to seeing her dance in the spay of the water on a hot summer day!
My son loves cars and loves wooden puzzles so when he received the Melissa and Doug magnetic tow truck puzzle he was thrilled!! Plays with it alot!!
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My daughters and I love their magnetic doll sets and their pretend food. Their most recent gift was the Apple Pie set. They have several M&D toys and they love them all.
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We love trains in our house. What a great addition to our collection this would make :) Thanks for the giveaway!
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I love Melissa and Doug’s classic wooden toys, like Rainbow stacker and Pound-a-peg!
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I love Melissa and Doug wooden food sets. my son loves trains and Melissa and Doug wooden products are very high quality!!
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I love the puzzles with sound on the M & D website. My son would love to have these train sets, they were so made for boys :)
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I love getting your emails. We are a HUGE train family. All three of my kids play with them daily. Our latest Melissa and Doug favorites are the travel games in the car. They are wonderful. No pieces to come off and lose while traveling. We have hangman which is perfect for the early speller but hands down, the favorite in the car is the license plate game. They are always on the look out for new license plates from other states so they can flip them over. And very educational since they are getting their capital cities memorized in no time flat. Love it!!!
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What a fantastic giveaway! Any of the train or car or plane items would make my little guy extremely happy!
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I like their wooden magnets very well. We had a set of the wooden dinosaur magnets when my older two were little, but most of them gradually vanished. I just bought a set of the wooden animal magnets last week, as my twins at 18 months are now old enough to enjoy them.
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Oh my gosh I was so happy when I found Melissa and Doug. I have ordered several things and they have been the best purchases I have ever made. They are quality toys that will last through many children. Can’t get a better product for the money in my opinion!
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