Over the last couple of years I have talked about toy train events and various toy train activities that you can complete. This last weekend I ran across a family toy train table project that I thought was very sweet and endearing. This table was covered with a track that had stops on it that were important to the family, i.e. grandma’s house, the elementary school, the family home and a military base in Iraq where the dad was stationed. Next to each stop was a little sign that provided information and a picture related to the stop.
This is a great project for military families, divorced families and any family that want to find connectedness. To complete this project you will need toy train table plans, photographs, decoupage gel, a sponge brush, building supplies and paint.
After constructing your table as a family you can figure out what stops to add to your track. These stops need to have meaning to your kids. For example, if you have a divorced family structure then you will want to provide one stop for mom’s house and one stop for dad’s house. If you are a military family then you can include stops at the military base in the U.S., and if the military mom or dad is deployed, then you can also include a stop at the overseas military base.
For each stop you are going to create a little signs. This sign will include a photograph and a description of the stop. The description can include an address, a simple city name, a country name, as well as information about why it is important, such as “this is where daddy is stationed” or “this is grandma’s house.” The signs that you make can either be decoupaged directly onto the track board, or you can build 3D signs that can be placed ontop of the track board.
