Orchard Toys have always been a hit in this house – some of our all time favourite games are Red Dog, Blue Dog and Pirate Snakes and Ladders & Ludo. We were recently sent the Orchard Toys Giant Railway and Station pack, and I barely had time to take a picture of the box before Max was pulling it all out!
2 toys in one, this interchangeable 22 piece jigsaw allows Max to develop his logical puzzle building skills before using his imagination to play with the rails, trains and station. There are lots of different track pieces, buffers and road crossings, and the Station expansion pack allows him to add in places for the trains to stop and pick up passengers. The station and the road crossings give these sets real adaptability, as they can be linked up with the Orchard Toys Giant Road, Town and Airport floor puzzles.
The Giant Rail set comes with trains, as well as some people and animals, so Max can create his own play worlds – we had a few occasions where cows blocked the track and caused a train crash!
The Giant Rail and Station sets are great for sharing too – Max enjoyed playing with Gemma and Jacob, and involving them in his games and ideas. I love the fact that this set can be spread out to create a large play space on the floor, and that it can be easily packed away in the boxes once play has finished. The real bonus of this set is the fact that the next time Max gets it out to play with, he can create a completely different track set up – the possibilities are endless! Perfect for developing observational skills, encouraging discussion and honing hand-eye co-ordination, this Orchard Toys Giant Railway and Station is a firm family favourite and will be played with for years to come.
We have a cupboard literally bursting full of orchard games products. But not this… May have to add it to the ‘to get’ list.
Troy absolutely loves his one of these! Such a great toy/game and so much more than a jigsaw. Max clearly loves it x
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That looks really fun. Love that it can be different each time
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Such a clever product, it looks like everyone can get involved and play together. Great fun and you can never go wrong with Orchard Toys #TriedTested
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Lovely photos this is clearly fun to build and play #TriedTested
Love the look of this – my two love trains and jigsaw puzzles so they would love something like this 🙂
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This looks like a great set, love that it is a jigsaw! my kids would love this #TriedTested
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This looks great. My boy loves trains. Would be definitely a game he would get hours of fun out of. I’d have to hide it somewhere though before his little sister get his hands on it and rips it apart lol x
Oh wow! That looks like fantastic fun!
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We love Orchard Toys, their games are so fab for little. This puzzle/track looks great #triedtested
It’s nice to see kids playing with toys rather than just video games. Good that it has puzzles to keep their minds thinking! 🙂 #TriedandTested
looks so fab! My max would love it – anything with trains and he’s there!
Ah we love Orchard toys! This is such a clever idea x
Oh what a good idea to turn a train track into a jigsaw. I love that it combines with the road and airport puzzles too, I bet my boys would love to make a big city out of these. #TriedTested
My Max would love this too! It looks great fun! #triedtested
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This looks great. My two would love this. I fear my son would drive most of his mini cars all over it but what a great game to keep all ages occupied and learning. Been a while since I last visit – sorry. 🙂 Thanks for hosting.
This looks great! Mia loves trains at the moment and the trouble with tracks are that they take up a lot of room when storing them! This looks ideal as it looks like it packs away really nice and neatly. A really lovely train set 🙂
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My train-mad boys also have this set and it has become one of their most favourite things to play with! #TriedTested
My son would’ve loved this when he was younger! Orchard toys are the best #TriedTested
My boy would definitely love this, it looks like a fab little road way to run cars around too. Sarah #TriedTested
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