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Cool toys for boys with cars – Lego Racers, remote control cars, etc.

If you walk into any classroom in the country, you will have every boy and girl identified in a few minutes as to what they are doing. That girl reading National Geographic loves animals, the guy over there scribbling in his notebook and ignoring the teacher is the artist, and the guy raising his fists in front of him says “Vroooom, vroooommmmm! EEEEEE !” he’s obviously the one in the cars.

It’s one of those fascinations that, for many of us, begins in early childhood and continues into adulthood and then into old age. Whereas in real life, we may have to settle for a more affordable and modest vehicle, leaving hot rods and custom machines to racers and stuntmen, the escapism of a good car chase movie, or just A walk through a classic car show leaves most adults with a smile on their faces, thinking about what we might drive if we didn’t have to hold down a job and maintain a respectable life.

If it’s your son or nephew who is crazy about V8s and knows more about fuel injection than you do, here are some tips: cheer him up. Every time you go to work on the car, let the guy come with you, explain what you’re doing, and let him help you. At the very least, you’re going to raise a kid who can take care of these things for himself when he reaches driving age. And second, continue to nurture their car crush with the right toys.

Some of the coolest car toys actually come from Legos. Lego runners, for example, are great. They let the kid set up a race because he either builds on the instructions, or can build one of his own design.

And of course, you can’t go wrong with remote control cars. When we were kids, these were pretty much the cool toy, and they still are. Sure, you can play racing video games these days, but do racing games let you build your own backyard race tracks? Do you get the same visceral thrill from racing in a video game as you do from listening to the whir and hum of a remote-controlled car’s electric motor? Can you stack a bunch of used soda cans and try to cause spectacular crashes into the pile? Remote control cars offer room for imagination that is difficult to achieve with an Xbox controller.

And of course, if your child is still a little young for something as complex as a hundred piece lego set or a remote control car or something like that, there’s plenty for the car-loving toddler. Wooden toys, for example, may not satisfy that need for speed, but they’re a safe and easy alternative when your child is obsessed with cars and you know he’s not quite ready for something made for older kids just yet.

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