Despite popular belief, wooden railroads are not just for 3-year-olds. A wooden railroad can be a popular plaything for your children for years and a great accessory for your Christmas Tree as well.

We’ve had our wooden railroad for a number of years now. We pieced it together by buying several sets over the years as they went on sale or as we found pieces we needed at a reasonable price. Though it saw a lot of action when he was a preschooler, we keep it around and he plays with it from time to time now that he is in elementary school. What I like best though is that Christmas, we drag it out and set up all the pieces around our Christmas tree…a nice alternative to the classic electric train.

This Yukon Express 100-Piece Wooden railroad is a great price for a wooden railroad set. It includes all of the basic pieces you need to get started and some fun pieces that are often difficult or expensive to find, like a trestle bridge. There are also just the right number of pieces for pretend play, including people, fences animals and even telephone poles.  Since  the pieces are compatible with most wooden railroad manufacturers’ offerings, you can mix and match as presents and opportunities roll in.