Thomas Games and Activities:

The Fun Begins: Dress the birthday boy/girl like an Engineer and welcome each guest with an engineers hat, bandana or whistle.

Travel the Tracks: Use several packing boxes, one per child and decorate them to look like train cars. Play train music and have the kids line up to the command, "All Aboard". They will play follow the leader pretending to be a train. The leader will put on a special "Conductor" hat and be the leader or Sir Topham Hat (change leaders often). Make train noises and movements. Have obstacles set up for them to go around, through and under. Variation: An even simpler version of this games is to allow the children to use their train cars to go around the course without a leader. When the game is over say "EVERYONE BACK TO THE STATION HOUSE!"
TIP: Use this method, help the children move from one area of the party to another...i.e. activities, presents/goodie bags and cake.

Musical Trains: Play train music and have the kids climb into a car when the music stops. We don't recommend traditional competitive play for young train lovers...there should be enough boxes for all of the children.

Hot Train Game: (variation of Hot Potato): Pass around a Thomas train toy in a circle while playing some train music. Whoever is left holding the train when the music stops is out. Repeat this until there is a winner!

Find Thomas and Friends Game: You need a lot of string or colored yarn and enough small trains for everyone. Fasten a string to each of the toy trains. Hide them in various places in a room, winding the string around furniture and banisters as you go. Each person is given the end of a string and must untangle it to find her prize. Each child who finishes can help the others find their prizes.

Story Time: End the party with a quiet story time, by reading a short Thomas the Tank Engine Book, or

Watch the Show: At the end of Thomas the Train birthday party, allow the kids to unwind and watch an episode of "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends."