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* Electric trains or wooden ones kids push around the rails, elaborate setups of miniature cars whipping around a track, construction toys, jigsaw puzzles, blocks--all require sufficient room to play with them. Sure, there's the floor, but foot traffic from the rest of the family often interferes right in the middle of the action, and the pieces can be stepped on. Besides, it's cold and hard, unless Mom lets you on the good carpet. In short, if you're a kid, what you need is room to spread your stuff out and play with it.

A logical solution to the problem is a play table from Folding Play, Crownsville, Md. Made of solid three-quarter-inch plywood with four sturdy legs, the standard model measures 32" x 48", while the Big Table goes an impressive 48" x 52"--more than enough room for elaborate track layouts, or wide-ranging games. Best of all, the tables come preassembled, and, when playtime is over, the long sides fold,on hinges into the...