Last summer I took our family to a train show, and they had a train that they allowed the kids to ride on. Ever since then, my kids have been fascinated by trains, and last month they showed me a set of wooden Thomas trains that they wanted. I had seen the television show and I liked it, and I decided that I would buy the trains for the kids. I found a great online site that offered them, and I ordered a set for each of my boys. They were very happy with their gifts, and they like to have their friends over to play with them, too.