Is this too "Boyish"?

I love the concept of this learning toy:

V-Tech Smartville Alphabet Train Station:

Product Description
Next stop? SmartVille! This "smart" learning toy fuels your child's imagination with moving, interactive parts. Place the included 28 brainy characters on hot spots throughout the station and watch them talk and teach your child. Wind the hands on the station clock to learn time. Identify letters and their sounds on the light-up display. Move the train across the electronic track to hear the alphabet.
With the SmartVille Alphabet Train Station, your child will whisk from whistle stop to whistle stop while learning letters, phonics, vocabulary, numbers, shapes, colors, animals, animal sounds, music and so much more.





I bought it as one of my Goddaughter's Christmas gifts, but have been on the fence with it since before I bought it. I picked it up because I knew it was one of the items that might be hard to get and I figure worse comes to worse, I can return it.

I always associate a train station with a boy, but I thought since this had lots of animal figures and was a general learning toy, that it would be ok for both boys and girls. I am still having my doubts though.

My goddaughter will be 1 and 4 months once Christmas is here. Honestly, do you think this is a more male centered toy, or do you think it is fine for a girl as well?

Message edited 9/21/2011 1:11:32 PM.

Re: Is this too "Boyish"?

I hate the idea of gender specific toys. I think she will love it and you should give it to her

Re: Is this too "Boyish"?

Posted by Stacey1403

I hate the idea of gender specific toys. I think she will love it and you should give it to her

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I think it is great. It is a great learning toy and I think things are moving towards toys being less gender-specific, in that it's okay for girls and boys to play with toys that would be typically for the other sex in the past.

Your goddaughter will LOVE it!

Re: Is this too "Boyish"?

I like it Bri.

Re: Is this too "Boyish"?

Posted by Stacey1403

I hate the idea of gender specific toys. I think she will love it and you should give it to her

Re: Is this too "Boyish"?

Posted by Stacey1403

I hate the idea of gender specific toys. I think she will love it and you should give it to her

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I agree-trains for girls & kitchens for boys- they don't know what is for boys & girls untill someone teaches them that.

I love trains. I really like the toy. What age is it for? I think my friend's son might like it, but the pieces look small.

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My 3 1/2 year old DS has kitchen sets, stuffed animals, dolls, and loves Rachael Ray. He also loves cars and trucks, and already has dozens of them, so when 6 month DD gets older, she'll be playing with cars and trucks, too. I keep both of them on my lap when I'm watching car shows, and they both watch Regis and Kelly, Rachael Ray, etc with my DW, so they'll both get plenty of "cross-gender" exposure.

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I'd definitely give it to her, I love it

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That is an awesome toy...give it to her.

My almost 5 year old son has a kitchen set, shopping cart, and a doll I bought him when I was pregnant with his baby brother (so we could practice holding, feeding, changing a baby). He loves it all, and so do I.


She will LOVE that toy!!

Message edited 12/8/2006 7:50:15 AM.

Re: Is this too "Boyish"?

I love it too-I would def give it to her!

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It's adorable. I say give it.

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I loved to play with trains when I was little. I wanted to buy my neices a play train, but my sister always thought it was a little boyish. I would buy that in a minute for a boy or a girl.

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I would have loved it when I was little!!

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No way! My DD (2.5) always plays with trains and LOVES them!

Re: Is this too "Boyish"?

Posted by Stacey1403

I hate the idea of gender specific toys. I think she will love it and you should give it to her

Re: Is this too "Boyish"?

Ask any mom of a girl, and she'll probably admit she's sick of pink and purple. And I'm happy as long as she is entertained, I could care less what gender type toy it is! You should definitely give it to her - it looks like a great toy!

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Thanks- I feel way better . . .

This is for I belive 1 year to 3 years of age . . .