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Many kids are still fascinated by toy trains. Most toy models we see come in the classic coal powered trains that were the main mode of transport during the 1800’s and the early 1900’s. But in Japan, they seem to take their toy trains seriously. The Land of the Rising Sun is also known for its bullet trains among other things. It is no surprising therefore that they also make toy trains like the Linear Liner that works just like the real one. This toy bullet train also floats on magnets.

The Linear Liner from Takara Tomy works on the exact engineering principles that make Japan’s actual bullet trains work. The toy bullet train floats on magnets embedded inside the plastic tracks. The Linear Liner is able to float about 2 mm from its tracks. With so little friction, this toy train is able to achieve scale speeds comparable to that of a train running at 300 mph. For its size, it runs at 5 mph, quite fast for a toy train. It is fascinating to watch a toy train moving at that speed. It is even more fascinating to know that this toy train has no wheels and floats on air. The Takara Tomy Linear Liner toy train requires ten AA batteries in its charging base in order to work. It is expected to be available in Japan sometime this September. This train set is expected to cost somewhere around $305.

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While playing may be fun in the eyes of adults, it also serves an important purpose for babies. It helps promote the learning process. It helps our babies acquire the skills they need to develop and grow. For us adults, it might just be fun. But for the babies, it is learning time as well. Playing with toys such as the Fisher Price Stack & Roll Choo Choo train set can help achieve that purpose.

The Stack & Roll Choo Choo train set offers both the fun and learning stuff for inquisitive kids. It gives the classic stacking toy an upgrade of sorts by making it more interesting than using blocks. Babies will learn to stack together toy trains. The train cars come in different sizes to teach kids how to distinguish size relationships. They can also stack it from biggest to smallest and learn more about how things fit together. The three train cars comes with wheels and are also connectable, allowing kids to push it around as they crawl along. It helps promote motors skills and build those muscles as babies learn to move about. It also helps promote other sensory skills as well as hand-eye coordination and more.

The Stack & Roll Choo Choo train set comes with attractive animal designs and letters that can help introduce the alphabet to your kids early on. This lovable toy train is designed for kids from 3 to 36 months old. It is available at Fisher Price for $7.

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