Lots of good replies here.
LEt me just add: it is completely okay of our kids are not into trains at all, or at a level we may be. Heck, I was typical of kids back in the 60s and 70s. I loved the Lionel trains my dad setup every year. I love building a good sized HO layout in our basement with him.
Then I turned 13-14 and I discovered girls and started playing organized baseball. While the trains were still okay, they were extremely low on the priority list.
When I was 15, I joined my first rock band. Fast forward 15 years when I was 30 and married, I dug out the old Lionel stuff, and started setting up a layout in our (wife and I) home.
Along came my daughter. As she grew, she thought "daddy's trains were cool" From about her age 7 until 10, we'd enjoy the trains together. She helped "build" an add on section, and was overjoyed on Christmas when she opened up her new K-Line version Girl's train. She'd spend hours of make-believe playing.
However, around 11 or 12, her interest began to wane, as did mine around that age. She was always a very curious mind, and started getting into computers and early stage robotics thru school. Her toys became the awesome Rok-n-Bok and K'Nex
She's now 27, a college graduate with a very successful career. As a father I could not be more proud. As Andre said above, we set her up and encouraged her to follow her own passions and hobbies. She did.
It's okay she's not into trains.
