• Raising Boys

  • In The Kitchen

  • Family Travels

Riding The Sleeper Train

Imagine being a little kid who walks into your room and finds this:

thomas the train toddler bed

That is what happened to my son, and the look on his face was priceless.

“Thomas!”

Both my sons love trains, and I don’t think there is a child anywhere that doesn’t consider the name Thomas as synonymous with trains. If you really want to thrill your kids, you get them a fantasy bed, and that is what this toddler bed from Little Tikes is…a toddler’s fantasy.

The Thomas the Train Toddler Bed is made of hard plastic construction, and pieced together with parts that fit together like a puzzle, and reinforced by screws.

9

There is storage in several parts- a small cubby in front of the train that would fit pj’s and a favorite teddy, a nook behind the face for some small toys, and two small compartments on top for books or other knick knacks.

toddler bed storage

There is a molded rail along the side of the train, so your bunchkin can run little trains along the railway path and then store them in the cubby when it’s time for bed.

10

The Thomas the Train Toddler Bed fits a crib/toddler sized mattress, and I needed to put a slatted bed base inside (not included) to prevent our toddler mattress from sinking in. Putting the whole thing together required the help of my husband (there were some parts that I found difficult to fit together, so we needed some extra muscle), but in the end, it was worth it, because this is one seriously cool toddler bed, with lots of train details (faux meters, wheels, etc- very neat):

thomas the train toddler bed

The Thomas The Train Toddler Bed is available from Little Tikes for less than $300 and is suitable for children 18 months to 5 years old. The sides are slightly elevated on the back half, acting as a sort of protection against our baby falling out of the bed, and because the mattress isn’t elevated much, we aren’t that worried if he somehow manages to fall out anyway. I frankly wasn’t that thrilled with the bed bars we were using up to now, on an excessively high bed, so we are very happy with the Thomas The Train bed from Little Tikes, and more importantly, our son really loves it.

We are the cool parents (for now).

thomas the train

Find the Little Tikes Thomas The Train Toddler bed here. We reviewed this awesome bed as ambassadors of Little Tikes- for more cool toys, check out Little Tikes.




  • this is absolutely adorable. I would scream if I were a little kid walking in to see this bed

  • Adorable! My boys had a Beetle car bed when they were little.

  • How awesome for your son!

  • So cute! I have never been into Thomas the Train, but I have a nephew that would go crazy over this. πŸ™‚

  • COOLEST. BED. EVER. Love it! &The storage spots are an added bonus.

  • That would be awesome! I always wanted to get a fire truck for my son when he was little.

  • That is really neat. I bet it is the dream of a lot of little boys.

  • That’s a sweet little toddler bed!

  • That is SO much fun!

  • Coolest bed ever! I really like the storage that’s included too.

  • Mellisa

    What a FUN bed! My son was a huge Thomas fan when he was about 2 and would loved having this bed.

  • That is one amazing toddler bed πŸ™‚ So cool that you can use it for a nice stretch of time.

  • That is so awesome. I bet bedtime will be pretty easy too.

  • Oh my gosh, now that is an adorable bed!

  • Such a cute bed, he had to be super excited

  • I can only imagine how awesome it must be to have a bed like that as a child. I know my girls would flip for something like that.

  • Jennifer The Quirky Momma

    What a lucky little guy to have such a cool first big boy bed! My middle son was a huge Thomas fan, and always carried a little train every where he went.

  • I’m pretty sure my son would love this but never sleep again! FUN!!

  • I love how Thomas has been around and loved so many years. My nephew who is 17 now had an absolute crazy obsession with Thomas when he was 3/4 years old. He would have thought he’d died and gone to heaven with this bed!

  • Your kids must’ve gone nuts when they saw that!!! Mine would have. They were obsessed with Thomas.

    Did your husband spend the night in it? πŸ™‚

  • Oh my baby would be all over that.

  • This is absolutely adorable! I wish they had it when Mike was younger.

  • Penelope

    Lol!

  • my son has been wanting a bed like this for years its absolutly adorable I’ve been trying to score one for yrs on craigslist he’s just about too old for one now I Bet your son is going to love it

  • Thanks too adorable!

  • Angela S

    This bed is so fun! My little nephew would flip over a bed like this.

  • I’m sure you got a TON of cool points!

  • My son would flip over this bed! So awesome!

  • I can’t even imagine how excited he must have been!!!! So, so, SO much fun!!!!

  • So FUN! That bed is just adorable!

  • Did you snap a picture of his face? I bet the joy was tangible. Love it when the little ones get so excited like that.

  • Donna

    Oh my, what little boy wouldn’t just be so thrilled with this bed!

  • What a cute Thomas bed! My daughter would love, love, love this bed! How cute it that?!

  • Now this is what we call a sleeper car! With the Little Tikes Thomas the Tank Engine toddler bed, your little conductor will be on the fast track to a good night’s rest. It’s outfitted to hold books and small toys, and features a special storage bin for PJs. Tracks along the bedrails are just right for toy trains and cars, making bedtime something to look forward to. All aboard!

  • Oh my little boys would love this.

  • That is such an adorable toddler bed! my boys would have been so excited to sleep in something like that.

  • That is awesome!