Today we’re sharing great ideas for families who have young car enthusiasts in their midst. From playtime to quiet time we’ve got lots to keep your kiddos entertained and excited. These suggestions are great for everyday play or for holiday gift giving. We’ve chosen lots of activities for kids to work on together with parents, friends or siblings, or for independent play and reading time!
You’ll love our fun car themed post today! And who knows, if they’re really well behaved after all, perhaps Santa will deliver some of these under the tree this year. Check out our picks and get ready for a family fun night together with lots of hands-on, screen-off time for everyone.
This Take Apart Racing toy is a STEM focused activity with a real working drill, lots of fun sounds, and flashing lights. Great for little engineers who love to take things apart and reassemble, but without the mess of broken household items for just $29.99
For the littlest car fan in your fam, why not grab the Kids Picture Show Vehicles board book! It’s also available in digital for parents on the go with tablets and e-readers. Both copies are just $7.99 apiece!
Kraftic Woodworking Building Kit for Kids with DIY Carpentry and practical life skills. It’s an invaluable tool for your children to learn young or old, and a bargain price for $36.99! Keep them unfinished wood or paint and decorate. You can disassemble them later, and put them back together over and over! It’s hours of fun for pennies, and a great idea for siblings or friends to build as a team.
Blippi’s Things That Go book is perfect for long car rides or bedtime wind down. The digital version is just $2.99 for e-readers and tablets, and the paperback is $5. Full of fun and exciting photos and colourful pictures.
The R&T Crew Subscription box kit is perfect for kids who love things that GO GO GO!
Priced at $225 a year it’s a steal! You’ll get monthly automotive themed boxes full of puzzles, toys, and STEM inspired activities. It’s great for the whole family!
The Playz V8 Combustion Engine model has an incredible STEM centered focus for families and older kids. The included DIY Guide shows your little budding mechanic how it all works! Learn how to put together the timing belt, cylinder heads, pistons, spark plugs, and connect the wires. And at just $69.95 for the educational and entertainment value provided, this is a real steal!
Pica Toys Solar Car Stem Build Kit gives your child an opportunity to build a remote control car from the ground up! It’s an electric and solar powered hybrid toy they’ll get hours of joy from, and feel proud at their hard work!. For $39.99 it’s a real deal!
The LEGO City Road Plates are an excellent addition to any builder’s collection. They can race to their hearts delight and build the bustling metropolitan of their dreams! A Great deal at $19.99 per set with 112 pieces included. An excellent addition to your ever-growing collection of LEGO sets and adds much needed charm and functionality to all the LEGO houses your kids build.
If you’ve got a voracious reader, we bet they’ll love the Slide or Die Driftx illustrated novel series. It’s available on digital or print edition. Great for comic book enthusiasts and manga fans, and even the gamers who love car videogames.
The Motor Novels by Will Weaver are an excellent choice for older teen readers. Weaver was looking to fill the void of material for younger car enthusiasts, and this series is absolutely perfect for them. It follows a cast of teenage characters and their dirt road car racing adventures.