Train Fun

I have a love – hate relationship with toys. I didn't start out this way. When my boys where younger there were fun toys to be had and they were usually pretty happy to play with each other, but as they have gotten older everything has changed. The toys are not as fun. They usually are cheap and break within the first few minutes of play. The toys usually have something to do with fighting and that is always good for family harmony. But every once in a while you land on a toy that builds family unity, doesn't break, and is really fun. In our house it is Geotrac. Once every two or three months my boys work together to build the best track they can. In true boy fashion, they try to build it longer, higher, and bigger than last time. Over the years the tracks have gotten more complicated and taken up more space, but it is worth the sacrifice of square footage if my boys learn about team work while having fun.