Thomas the train…..is there a soundtrack out there that is more of an audible beating??? I submit that there is not.
About an hour from where we live in Tx. there is an old railway system in Grapevine, Tx. Once a year they have the spectacle that is….A Day Out With Thomas the Train. Well, last fall Ben, my 3 year old was consumed with nothing more on this beautiful earth than Thomas and His Friends. (This was when we ordered the tickets for it)
Now he doesn’t watch a lot of T.V. thanks to mommy…(daddy gets pretty lazy and let’s him,) but somehow, after the few times he watched a Thomas and Friends DVD, I can’t get the flippin’ songs out of my head. Much to mine and Abby’s pleasure, the last 3 months or so, he’s shifted his attention back to more of a four wheeled obsession. Cars and trucks, tractors and trailors. The great thing about that is, the only soundtrack are the sound effects he makes while he’s driving them, and the occasional Rascall Flatts version of Life is a Highway. Well, today was full of those horrid songs, and brought forth a fear in me that only a parent who has sat through a Thomas and Friends movie can truly know….”WHAT IF HE FALLS IN LOVE WITH THOMAS AGAIN!!!!”
Here’s hoping that Lightning McQueen will win this war and remain 1st in Ben’s little heart!!!!
Mike
I had almost an identical experience. My three boys all love Thomas, so we thought it would be great do go on A Day Out with Thomas. They boys had a great time but I was miserable! The entire trip I had to listen to the horrible, grating sound of the music of Thomas. If I ever hear that “Red Balloon” song again I think I’ll keel over.
LOL! More power to ya. Our five year old made the temporary switch from Thomas to Lightning when the Cars movie originally came out, but he has managed a good balance of his 2 loves ever since! I do believe that a “Thomas boy” is always a “Thomas boy”!
Here’s a little “do, do, do, do” to ya!
I feel your pain!
I can’t take that scary little train with the scary little face. Both of my kids LOVE “Cars” and my daughter’s favorite character is “Mater”. My son loves “Mack”. They are 3 1/2 and 2. And I can also handle “Life is a Highway” much better than anything “Thomas” or “Barney” or “Elmo”. My kids also love “Happy Feet”. But that’s a decision you’ll have to make. It’s PG and has a couple of situations that are more adult than child, but mine are too young to understand. They just love to dance with “Mumble”.
All that to say I totally agree about Thomas. We don’t watch him at all if I can help it. Not much TV here either. I’d rather them play outside. But nothing better than a DVD when they are sick or it’s raining. That’s when we break out Cars or Happy Feet!
Heidi
My granddaughter got into Thomas for a while but she really loved Cars. However, the one that we had to watch and listen to over and over was Jay Jay the Jet Plane. Its a cute show but it can become very annoying when you have to listen to it every waking moment. Fortunately, she is now almost 8 years old and those shows are gone but have been replaced with Hannah Montana and High School Musical.
My mobile phone ring tone is the Thomas ring tone…
Ghost light! I respect thee! Go back from whence you came!
Awwwwwwwww, shucks. It ain’t nuthin’ but a little ol’ lightnin’ bug…..
Seriously…. are they gonna make a Cars II??? I think I’ve already funded one with all the Cars toys we’ve bought….I’d stand in line to see it, and I know Ben would!