Thomas the Tank Engine Archives

Thomas Land Revisited: It’s Bigger, But Is It Better?

June 7, 2015December 2, 2017Sophie Brown

GeekMom Sophie checks out the latest additions to Tamworth’s Drayton Manor Theme Park.

Day Out With Thomas: 2014’s “Talking Thomas” and a Big Announcement

June 22, 2014November 23, 2017Patricia Vollmer3

GeekMom Patricia chatted with a Day Out With Thomas engineer at the Strasburg Railroad about Thomas’ new animatronic face!

The Cost of Licensing a Birthday Party

February 27, 2014December 15, 2017Sarah Pinault1

A birthday party using licensed characters is no mean feat, as GeekMom Sarah found out while planning her son’s Thomas themed party.

A Theme Park That Evolves With Your Child: Drayton Manor

September 17, 2013November 26, 2017Sarah Pinault

What a difference a year makes. How the passing of one year for a pre-schooler can create a completely different theme park experience.

HIT Entertainment’s 2013 Holiday Preview

July 9, 2013January 13, 2018Jackie Reeve3

HIT Entertainment was in New York City last week to preview their new Thomas the Tank Engine and Mike the Knight toys.

Are You the Parent of a Train Geek? Throw a Birthday Party at a Tourist Railroad!

April 21, 2012Patricia Vollmer4

I almost didn’t post anything for Birthday Week. It wasn’t until GeekMom Kelly posted about banning the goody bags that I remembered a clever goody bag idea… which was in itself part of a wonderful birthday experience for my oldest son. In 2006, when the family was living in Apex, North Carolina, we had the […]

The Importance of Story Time

May 27, 2011GeekMom10

When I went to the hospital to have my son, I took many things with me; fresh clothes, a cute outfit for him, a loofah, and Slaughterhouse V by Kurt Vonnegut – a girl’s gotta read right? So while I nursed my son I read, I didn’t have the best breastfeeding experience but that part […]