There are few certainties in life, but one thing you can count on is if you have a little boy, he will reach a point in his life where he loves trains. Our 2 ½ year old has just entered that point. It started with him watching everything Thomas & Friends related on Netflix a month or so ago and we realized it was bad when a couple of days ago he was pushing his little brother (just over 15 months old) around in a box yelling “ALL ABOARD TRAIN!”.
Disclaimer: Post is sponsored by Lunchbox. Opinions are my own.
We decided to surprise him with something a little more cooperative and easy to use than a little brother in a box, so we headed off to Wal-Mart to find some fun toys. I’ve only paid passing attention to the show as he watches it so I was surprised by how many different trains and sets there were. Judging by all the spots with out of stock toys, I’m guessing our little guy isn’t the only one who’s crazy about Thomas. We picked up the Sodor Lumber Take-n-Play set (which included Thomas), along with a Gordon to add to it.
After spending a few minutes thinking about his good fortune, he had to sidetrack little brother with the box the toys came in (maybe we will get off easy with the little brother and just keep a steady supply of boxes on hand for him) while he happily played with his new toys.
Judging from the look on his face when he saw what we had for him, we decided that it would be worthwhile to sign up for the Journey to Rewards program – a quick way to earn rewards back on the Thomas products we are going to be buying anyway. Signing up for the program is quick and easy and for being such an awesome #ThomasMom!, start off with 700 bonus points just for signing up using the promo code ThisMamaLoves. That puts you halfway to the first reward available to redeem!
Once that was done we took a picture of the receipt with our smart phone and submitted it through the mobile site (using the “snap+” tab) and within a few minutes we had already earned enough points to cash in for our first reward! Fun stuff for him and free stuff for me is a winning combination.
You can earn rewards on all Thomas & Friends™ toys, tracks, clothing, DVDs, and more at Walmart!
Are you ready to be an awesome #ThomasMom!?
Emily says
My boys love Thomas too! I love the pictures you took! So so cute!
Jeanine @ sixtimemommy.com says
He’s so cute! My boys just absolutely adore Thomas! So this is pretty awesome!
Melinda says
that pic of him looking at his trains is adorable. my kids loved trains when they were little
Liz Mays says
What a perfect way to add to the collection while getting something for it. Great idea!
Elena says
He’s at such a great age. Those are awesome pictures by you. They really capture a child’s sense of wonder.
Jessica (Savory Experiments) says
The little girl I babysit for sometimes loves Thomas. He is also her imaginary friend. It is so super cute!
Amanda H. says
I agree 100% that if you have a boy, at some point they will most likely have an interest in trains. My son (3.5) still loves them!
Debbie Denny says
Love the variety to choose fro,. Adorable pictures.
Ann Bacciaglia says
My son used to play with Thomas when he was younger. Glad to hear that it is still a popular toy with the young kids. Such a great line of toys.
Pam says
Thomas is so popular right now! I know a lot of kids who are into it.
Amy Desrosiers says
Aww, how cute! My son loves little trains too!!
Rosey says
What an easy way to get points. I love this, totally! And I love Thomas. 🙂
Tiffany (Fabulous Mom Blog) says
We are one big happy Thomas family. I didn’t know you could earn big rewards though, good to know!
Kathy says
My kids love Thomas! Thanks for the information!
Lauren says
My son loves thomas! I have never heard of these rewards before!
Jeanine @ sixtimemommy.com says
Yep! I have 4 boys and all have loved Thomas at one point or another! They go through phases. Thomas. cars. Thomas. Cars. It’s a riot! We love Thomas and trains:)
Tess says
My grandsons love Thomas the Train. Ill have to tell my daughter about it.
Christie says
My son lives and breathes Thomas! I am definitely a #ThomasMom
Trisha says
There are some neat playsets! I didn’t realize they had so much either.
Jenn @ The Rebel Chick says
Thomas is awesome! Love the cute stories that always have a positive message.
Felicia says
This is great to know with all the upcoming birthday parties. What a fun way to save.
Rosey says
Good to know! We have a friend whose little one used to love Thomas and they had so many of them. I didn’t see the train table when we were there Sunday, so I don’t know if it’s still a big love over there, but I’m sending your link just in case!
Lori says
How adorable! My friend’s son loves Thomas, so I will have to tell her about this!
Kay Adeola says
That’s great.One of my sons loves Thomas he has so much Thomas stuff.