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Kid Party Idea - a Toddler Train Party
Boys and girls of all ages have a deep and abiding love of trains. From Thomas the Tank to The Little Engine that Could, trains make an excellent theme for a birthday party for your favorite youngster. The great news is that there are plenty of great party favors and decorations on the market to make your train theme carry through all aspects of the birthday party. All the young ones love a Toddler Train party.
There are all kinds of train themed invitations. Party supply shops will carry invitations to fit specific themes. You can even find old fashioned Steam Engine decorations for children with great imaginations. You don't really have to look hard for decorations and a little will go along way. You can make some great goody bags that fit the theme though. And if you really want to have fun, get a train pinata. Of course, having the little ones dress up like train engineers is fun too. If you have a DVD of a favorite train story it will quiet the young ones down though before they sit down to eat cake and ice cream.
You'll have no problem finding the perfect cake. There are plenty of cake forms and themes that will fit your party. After you have served that perfect cake with ice cream, head on out to the pinata. The kids will all take turns whacking it until it breaks. You can get pinatas at your party supply shop, along with all the train theme decorations and goody bag fillers.
Goody bags are becoming a more and more important part of birthday parties in modern society. The train themed birthday party lends itself to plenty of train themed goody bag fillers. Among those wonderful items are coloring books, storybooks, puzzles, train whistles (their parents will love you and it is the perfect revenge for the air horn your child came home with), and stickers. This is a great way for your child to give back to those who have given him or her gifts while providing something appropriate to the theme for everyone to remember this particular party by.
If you are looking for a little something extra for your child's train themed birthday party you might want to talk to local train companies and see if there is a train museum near by or if you can possibly book a train car or a room at the train depot in which to host the party. This will create a very special memory for your little one and everyone that attended the party. Some trains actually run day trips that last a couple of hours. This will be a thrilling party experience for your little one's friends if you can manage this great escape of a train themed birthday party. You may also talk to those in charge at the train station for ideas and suggestions they may have to make your child's special day a little more thrilling.
Just remember that after a party like this, next year will be a hard act to follow. A Train Birthday Party for Toddlers is Great fun for Adults as well as the children!
Cheryl Pierce has been in the party rental business for 15 years. Her E-book, Start a Bounce House Business has helped many start successful companies. You can find more info on Train themed partiesToddler Train Themed Parties on her website.
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How many remember the steam engine trains?
When I was a kid I remember the commuter trains that ran up and down the peninsula of the San Francisco bay. They were big steam engines. They would come in blowing steam from the whistle and belching steam form the pistons on the side of the engine. What a great sight.
How many of you remember the old steam engines. What are your memories.
This is for some of of the older members on here because all you younger members only know of the diesel electric trains we have now. That is unless you are a younger train buff.
You can start here. It is about a seven part series.
I grew up watching PRR GG-1's along the river from grand dad's front porch. The first steamer I saw, was at Strasburg in the late 50's. Since then, I have been lucky enough to see many including some in operation in Europe.
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http://www.strasburgrailroad.com/
Of course then to, I've served on ships as well.
Here's some links:
http://www.usshermitage.com/
http://sites.google.com/site/ussas16/Home/ShipsLog/2007
http://navysite.de/lka/lka117.htm
http://www.ussholland.org/
http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/67/6702.htm
As with the ships I served on, I too have retired from Naval service.