Wooden sorting puzzle ‘Happy Train – 3 carriages’

About the game

The Cheerful Train is getting ready to set off! The animal passengers are already waiting for their seats, but the carriages still need to be assembled, and the windows, doors and wheels fitted. Help the driver get the whole train ready for the journey.

‘The Happy Train – 3 Carriages’ is a large wooden build-and-play set with interchangeable parts. The child places the passengers, selects the carriage parts and assembles the train. All the inserts are interchangeable, so you can change the arrangement of the animals and parts to create new combinations.

Today, some passengers are travelling in one carriage; tomorrow, others will be there; and every new journey begins with a train you’ve put together yourself.

In the set

• 47 × 16 cm train set: a steam locomotive and 3 coloured carriages
• 37 removable parts: animal passengers, windows, doors, luggage, roofs, wheels
• the inserts are interchangeable — you can create your own combinations

How to play

1. Take out the pieces.
2. The child ‘assembles’ the train: wheels, roofs, windows.
3. Put the passengers in the carriages.

Where to start

Start with the train and the wheels.

Game variations

• ‘Who’s travelling in the red carriage?’;
• count the wheels;
• ‘Where is the train going?’ — a story;
• swap the passengers’ seats.

What children can practise

• the ‘part–whole’ concept
• colours and counting
• speech

Who it’s for

Children aged 3 and over; at home, at kindergarten, or during lessons with a teacher.

Material

Wood-based board (pressed wood), bright print.