{"product_id":"wooden-stacking-train","title":"Wooden Stacking Train — Pull-Along and Shape Builder","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWooden Stacking Train — the blocks are shaped to build with, not just to fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost stacking trains give you a row of identical pegs and a bag of blocks that go on them. Look at what's actually in this one and something more interesting is going on: squares and rectangles, then triangles and semi-circles, then rings. Walls, and then roofs. The shapes were chosen so a child can build \u003cem\u003esomething\u003c\/em\u003e once the train has been emptied out — which is why Speedy Monkey's own description talks about building houses with them rather than just loading wagons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's 40cm of train in three parts: an engine and two carriages that connect together, each section carrying blocks of a different shape, with two monkey-head blocks along for the ride as passengers, on a 50cm pull cord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🚂 Three parts that come apart and go back together\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngine, carriage, carriage. They connect to each other and separate again, which turns out to matter more than the stacking does at first: pulling the connectors apart and clicking them back is exactly the sort of small, repeatable, entirely controllable job a one-year-old will do forty times running. Taken apart, you've got three smaller trains and a toddler who thinks they've been given three toys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🔺 Nineteen blocks, five shapes, and two monkeys\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSquares, rectangles, triangles, semi-circles and rings — nineteen blocks in all, with a different shape riding in each section of the train. So putting them back where they came from is a sorting job before it's a stacking one, and that is the first game this toy gives you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen the shapes come off and behave like building blocks. The squares and rectangles stack flat into walls, the triangles and semi-circles finish them off as roofs and arches, and the rings are the awkward ones — they will not sit still in a tower, so they end up as wheels, windows, bracelets or whatever else a two-year-old decides. Two monkey-head blocks give the whole thing somebody to be about: a train with passengers rather than a train with cargo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🪢 The cord is 50cm\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've measured it rather than taken it on trust: about 50cm, which is the right sort of length for a newly walking toddler — long enough that the train follows a pace or two behind them, short enough that it isn't trailing halfway across the room. For comparison, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wooden-pull-along-car\"\u003eWooden Pull-Along Car\u003c\/a\u003e in the same range has a slightly longer cord at 60cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny corded toy is for supervised play on the floor, and it shouldn't go in a cot, a playpen or anywhere a child is left on their own. Wrap the cord round the engine when it goes away and it stays out of trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🌳 Wood and paint\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeedy Monkey design their toys in France and make this one from wood with non-toxic, child-safe paints. The colours are the muted, chalky sort rather than primary brights, which is the reason this one tends to get left out in the sitting room. It carries UKCA and CE marking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat we like about it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree toys in one box — a pull-along, a shape sorter and a set of building blocks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNineteen blocks in five shapes, plus two monkey-head passengers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlock shapes chosen so they build: walls and roofs, not just pegs and holes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine and two carriages that connect and come apart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA different shape in each section, so tidying up is a sorting game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 50cm cord — the right length for a child who has just started walking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned in France, wooden, non-toxic paints, UKCA and CE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuitable from:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 months\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e engine and 2 connecting carriages, 19 wooden blocks in five shapes — squares, rectangles, triangles, semi-circles and rings — plus 2 monkey heads. 21 loose pieces in all\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40cm x 6.5cm x 10.3cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCord:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 50cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 790g boxed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e wood with non-toxic, child-safe paints\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigned in:\u003c\/strong\u003e France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSafety:\u003c\/strong\u003e UKCA and CE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e clean with a damp cloth only, no detergents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e❓ Frequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere's a pull cord — is that something to worry about?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWorth knowing about rather than worrying about. The cord is around 50cm, and any corded toy is for supervised play on the floor — it shouldn't go in a cot or a playpen, or be left with a child on their own. Keep it for downstairs play and put it away with the cord wrapped and it's no more trouble than any other pull-along.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many pieces are there, and how much is there to lose?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNineteen blocks and two monkey heads, so twenty-one loose pieces, on a three-part train that stays together. That is a lot of small wooden things for one toy, and it is worth a box or a shelf of its own rather than the bottom of a toy basket. The good news is that nothing is structural: lose a ring and the train still runs, the sorting still works and nobody notices but you. A missing piece doesn't ruin this the way it ruins a puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill a one-year-old manage the stacking?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe pulling, yes, straight away — that's what a newly walking child wants from a toy. The stacking comes later, and in stages: tipping the blocks out first, then putting them back anywhere, then putting them back in the right section. Expect several months between the first and the last of those. You're buying a toy that keeps unlocking rather than one that's fully used on day one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it too heavy to pull at that age?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nOn wood or lino, no — it rolls easily. On a thick carpet a loaded 40cm three-part train is real work for a child who's only just walking, and you may find they pull the engine on its own to begin with and add the carriages later. Which the design allows for, happily. Tipping the blocks out makes it lighter still, and they'll do that anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan the blocks be played with off the train?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThat's rather the point of the shape mix. Flat-topped squares and rectangles stack into walls, and the triangles and semi-circles finish them off as roofs and arches, so the blocks work as a small building set in their own right. Nineteen is enough to build something that stands up. The train is the storage as much as the toy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I clean it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA damp cloth only, and no detergents. Painted wood doesn't take kindly to sitting in water — and at this age it will need wiping, because the blocks go in the mouth first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🔍 Train or Monkey Family Stacker?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe stock two Speedy Monkey stackers and they do genuinely different jobs, so it's worth a moment:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWooden Stacking Train\u003c\/strong\u003e — this one. 40cm long and it goes somewhere. Shapes rather than numbers, three sections that come apart, and nineteen blocks that build houses once they're off the train. The one that gets taken to another room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/wooden-monkey-family-stacker\"\u003eMonkey Family Stacker\u003c\/a\u003e — stays put on a fixed base, and the counting is the point: one ring on the first pole, two on the next, up to five. The quieter, sit-down-and-do-it one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your little one has just started walking, the train. If they're sitting and sorting, the stacker. Plenty of households end up with both, and they don't overlap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🚂 Other pull-alongs, and other shape toys\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/wooden-pull-along-car\"\u003eWooden Pull-Along Car\u003c\/a\u003e — also Speedy Monkey, far simpler and a good deal cheaper, with a 60cm cord and one removable wooden bear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/wooden-pull-along-snail-toy\"\u003eWooden Pull Along Snail\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pull-along-friends-rainbow-cloud\"\u003ePull Along Friends\u003c\/a\u003e — pulling only, with nothing to stack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/house-shape-sorter\"\u003eHouse Shape Sorter\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/animal-shape-box\"\u003eAnimal Shape Box\u003c\/a\u003e — if the shape sorting is the bit that appeals, these do it properly and don't move\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/building-blocks-with-shape-sorter\"\u003eBuilding Blocks With Shape Sorter\u003c\/a\u003e — fifty pieces, for when the building outgrows a train\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e❤️ From our family to yours\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarefully chosen products for babies, toddlers and parents. 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