My 1st RC GoGo Auto Ford Mustang

Fun, durable RC for kids
I gave this to my son on his birthday a few weeks ago and he likes it a lot.

I like the fact that it is made of rubber material which makes it very durable. My son dropped, stepped-on and rode on this RC but it is still working fine.

For $20, this is really worth it.
cute
My husband picked this out for our son's 2nd birthday. I should have bought 2 since they both want to play with it. Luckly my son usually gets first choice and get to play.
Cute but disappointing
This was on our son's Christmas wish list, and his grandparents got it for him (because grandpa actually has a red Mustang). It is cute, and I like that the car is kind of "squishy" instead of hard plastic. I don't know whether it's the car or the remote, but after a few hours of sporadic (not constant) play it barely worked at all--NOT batteries but mechanical problem. It doesn't make turns well anymore. It is so frustrating to tell your 4 year old that his brand new Christmas gift does not work. It's just sitting around collecting dust at this point. It is not worth the money or my frustration and my child's disappointment. It was a good gift idea in theory: decent price, seemed durable, and a nice introduction to the world of RC cars, but it simply is not a high quality toy afterall.
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Fisher-Price Shake 'n Go! Disney/Pixar Cars 2 - Mater

Doesn't work on the World Grand Prix track
I purchased this specifically to use on the Shake 's Go World Grand Prix track and was very disappointed to find that it doesn't work at all. Mater is too top heavy to make it up the small hill and then goes up on just his back wheels and tips over. At first I thought I simply misunderstood and he wasn't supposed to be compatible with the track, but then I looked at the back of the track's box and there is a picture of all the other Shake 'n Go cars with a caption saying to shake them and race them.

If you're not interested in using this with the Grand Prix track, I don't think you'll have any problems at all. It is a sturdy toy that runs well.
Mater shake n go
My grandkids really enjoy this car. It is very durable and the sound of Mater's voice is good also.
A Winner!
A hit at Christmas! My 2 year old grandson played with this and the Lightning McQueen Shake 'n Go car all day. Despite being dropped and banged on the floor, it held up and seems to be very durable. He loved it!
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Bruder Toys Loader Backhoe

Cool Vehicle That's Identical To the Real Thing

Should have been made of metal.
Front loader broke off after 2 weeks. It seems bruder toys are very detailed but can't stand up to real world play.
a bit disappointed
I bought this for my 3 year old son for Christmas. I read previous reviews from other parents. What a disappointment...the truck is not sturdy at all and is not even made of what I would consider "durable" plastic. I know that with minimum play, this truck will be banished to the island of the misfit toys. Save your money.
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BluTrack 18' Starter Set

A big hit in (and out) of our house!
I had never heard of "BluTrack" a couple of months ago, but when my soon to be 4yo son informed me he wanted a "race car party", I started researching the best tracks out there to race Hot Wheels or Matchbox cars on. I fully expected to buy a run-of-the mill Hot Wheels track at Toys R Us, but when I asked some veteran moms about their top picks, they pointed me towards BluTrack instead. It seemed like a lot of money to drop on a pretty simplistic looking toy, but I have to say, it has been a huge hit with both my kid & my hubby. Like the previous poster, it was a little "bumpy" coming out of the box, but we had no problem softening it up. It worked fine as is in the house, but when I moved it outside for the big race car party, the sun warmed it up and it got plenty smooth.

At our party, the track was a hit again with both the kids & their dads. I foresee getting a lot of use out of it, especially as my son gets older and can come up with different configurations on...
Overpriced for What you Get
We purchased this for our 3 yo grandson, who is car-crazy, after reading the many positive reviews. It is a no frills product and somewhat difficult to use. It is just a rolled up two laned track that is fastened, in our case, to the window with a sturdy suction cup. I can only imagine how difficult it might be to unroll in cold weather, as it never completely uncurls in our temperate climate. Our grandson does enjoy shooting his hotwheels down the incline, but any loops have been disappointing. For half the price, I would be very happy, but over $50 for this seems way overpriced.
Excellent Toy
We purchased this for our 2.5 year old who is showing an interest in cars. I was very surprised at the quality and durability of the toy, even with our child trying to walk on it and slide down it himself. We are letting him do his own thing with it and it is quickly becoming one of his favorite activities. It is of much higher quality than any competing products I've had experience with. We paid around $33 when we bought this, which seems fairly competitive for this length of track.

I would recommend this product.
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Conductor Carl 100 Piece Wooden Train Set. 100% Compatible with Thomas the Train. Plus FREE Conductor Carl Train!

Excellent train set, very happy !!
I looked around at a lot of different train sets.
We set this up for my sons 2nd birthday and he LOVES LOVES LOVES it !!
It's a very good sized set with lots of pieces and the build quality seems good.
My only dissapointment was the main train had a chip of paint missing, but I can forgive a small error like that.
I've seen this style of wooden track sell for $7.99 a piece in a retail store near me, so to get this entire set for such a good price,
was a no brainer.
I would suggest finding a method to stick the track down if you have a dedicated table to set it up on, because the track will come apart easily,
and that caused my son some frustration. That's not a fault of this brand, just to be expected with this wooden style track in general. I used basic wood glue, which is easy enough to undo if we want.

This is an awesome product and I'm glad we found it.
Great set but consider the following
For the price I think the set is great and quality is good. The following are not necessarily negatives but just things to consider when buying this item. This is my first train set I don't have other pieces already.

-Not enough straight pieces. This set is fine for my 3 year old as is but for an adult playing with a toddler or an older child you might want to get a few extra straight pieces so that the adult or older child has the option to build new layouts. As is you are extremely limited to variations of the pictured layout
-As other reviewers have said their are too many extra pieces ie. people, trees, buildings etc that I would have liked to be used towards track instead. However I should note that my 1 year old loves to bang the blocks together so they are getting use just not as buildings.
-The bridge is not good if you have a 3 year or younger child. It is very precarious and is a pain for the adult because you constantly have to fix it because...
Affordable wooden train set.
Got this for my son (2.5 yr) and he loves it. Currently I only give him the tracks and vehicles. He can build linear tracks but not loops. He especially loves the bridge and letting trains roll down. I was able to build a few closed tracks with multiple loops, so there's enough tracks pieces. I also got him a Wooden Thomas train and it's fully compatible. Overall a great value.
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Thomas Wooden Railway - Cranky The Crane

Cranky is Crankeriffic!
My 2 year old son loves his new Cranky! He loves to load and unload freight off of all of his Thomas train cars. The crank is still a little difficult for him to turn, but he maneuvers it mostly by hand. It is sturdy and lightweight so that he can do so. He enjoys moving the freight up and down. The magnet is strong enough to grab hold of most magnetic items easily.
Just want I expected
As our experience with the other Thomas the Train stuff, Cranky is well made, durable and fun. My 2-year-old loves him. Just what I was expecting from this product.
Anything "Thomas" is a 5 star!!
We love all the "Thomas The Train" pieces. Very durable and colorful and easy for the kids to play with.
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Hot Wheels R/C Camaro ZL1 Red Vehicle

Tons of fun
Oh how I love this (and yes I'm over 5 years old, buy about 47 years). I was surprised at how fast it was. I've had RC cars/bikes before that cost $100's and not be as much fun as this. My two English Bulldogs love it so much, I had to go out and get a Ford 4x4 for them to attack, so I could have the Camaro all to myself. Also when my 13 year old daughter started playing with it, she to had trouble stopping.
Don't love it, but like it
Received my new Camaro ZL1 in a slightly damaged package,(seller disclosed this information and I got it at a fabulous price!). Seller is awesome as it was discribed well and shipped lightning fast! This little car is OK, but the remote is too small, (maybe not for a child) and seems really cheap. The car itself seems durable and everything works well, but it is not as fast as my "New Bright" C6 Corvette. I would have given five stars if it was a little faster and had a better remote controller. I am glad I didn't pay the $45 plus for one of the other listings. It is still loads of fun, looks really cool,(even when sitting still, and well worth the Amazon price of $19.99.
Fun for all
Bought this toy for a Christmas present and the whole family enjoyed playing with it and had a great time. Easy for kids and fun for adults.
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100-Piece Orbrium Toys Triple-Loop Wooden Train Set Fits Thomas Brio Chuggington

Good buy, lacks straight pieces
Just had this delivered for my 3yr old grandson. He enjoys it but quickly wanted to change the set layout. The lack of straight pieces limited his attempts to make a complete track. Over 2/3 of the 100 pieces are things other than track. I would suggest buying the supplemental add on set first if you already have cars or, if you can, buy both sets. We will be ordering the add on set after I write this review as the overall quality is good and the price cannot be beat.
Fantastic value!
I was nervous about ordering this for Christmas, but the quality and attention to detail is outstanding. Brand name sets like this are very expensive. My four year old grandson has now played with this set for hours on end, and he loves the flexibility it gives him to build any track he can dream up. I would certainly seek out other products by this company.
Teacher
Several pieces broke during the first play session. The wood split along the grain when the children tried to disassemble the train. I should had spent the money for a name brand. I have tried to contact the company but can not find any information who the manufacture is. Do not buy.
UPDATE:
I have since been able to contact Orbrium? directly. They stand by their product and explained that some sellers occasionally purchase damaged merchandise and then resell it. They replaced the train set after I sent them pictures of the damage. The company was very helpful and I would buy their products again, just not from the same seller.
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Bruder Toys Man Side Loading Garbage Truck Orange

Great truck, and very durable!
Our son has loved this truck. He uses small Lego bricks as garbage, and they pass through the auger into the truck's box with no problem. The arm extends from the truck's side and grabs the garbage can. The can is dragged over to the very side of the truck, then lifted and tilted over the opening. The lifting mechanism is very cleverly designed so that no 'garbage' will fall from the can until the lifting knob is slightly over-rotated, thereby opening the garbage can lid. Sounds complex, but it is well built, and has lasted us a year so far. The Bruder line is very tough, and the plastic is almost indestructible.
garbage truck for a child who worships the garbage man
My two year old grandson's favorite days are Tues and Friday when the garbage truck comes by. The garbage man stops and talks to him. I (grandma) bought the side loader to match the "real one". The two year old figured out how the can attached, I couldn't!!
It was expensive so I shared the cost with my son. My grandson already has the Brueder dump truck and it is played with daily so I knew even though it was expensive, it was durable and good value.
It was deliver promptly in a HUGE box carefully padded.
Fantastic - sturdy
My son usually destroys toys in seconds. But the Bruder Garbage Truck is so sturdy/solid that after my sons first tantrum of the day, where he through the truck against the wall...it survived!!! I am so happy with a toy that is made to last. No cheap plastic parts, real tyres. Excellent product.
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Kid Galaxy My 1st RC Jeep Wrangler

great gift
My grandson loves jeeps, since his dad got one. He loves playing with this, and so does his dad. (3 years of age)


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Matchbox Mega Rig Shark Adventure

Fantastic fun at bath-time!
My six year old loves this ship! It comes apart to reassemble into dozens of new combinations, which both challenges his dexterity and sparks his imagination - he's a pretty sharp boat designer now. As with all the Mega Rig products, it's fairly durable (we've only had one small breakage in one of the other Mega Rig toys - and we have probably a hundred pieces). And it comes with a hungry shark! Who could ask for more?
Another great toy in the Mega Rig line!
My boys (ages 5 and 7) love the variety in the Mega Rig items each year. This is no exception. It is a pretty big set with lots of options for creating smaller boats. My younger son received it for his birthday, and he immediately created two smaller boats (to share with his brother and sister) along with the large section. They even combine the other Mega Rig sets to create different areas of their "world" on the living room rug.

The best feature for me is the fact that the shark has a slit on the underside. I can get my finger in there and poke out anything that the shark has "eaten", so nothing gets stuck there.

A previous reviewer gave this a very low rating simply because it includes a harpoon (so they assumed that the entire premise of the set suggests violence). THat's nonsense! All 3 of my children haven't even used the harpoon, they are so busy with other features of the set. It hasn't even occurred to them to kill sea creatures.
My sons current favorite toy
Bought this for my 6 year old boy and it was the clear winner from all of his BD gifts. He couldn't wait to start playing with it. It has a lot of variations to toy around with and he particularly enjoys having the shark eat the captain, which is foundly named Captain "Crunch".

So far, it's not fallen apart or been broken by rough play, so it may last a few weeks!
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Thomas And Friends Wooden Railway - Figure 8 Set Expansion Pack

Starting out with wooden railroads?
I purchased this expansion set, along with the Thomas and Friends Water Towr Figure 8 Set, for my 2 year old this past Christmas. The expansion set was an afterthought, prompted in no small part by the manufacturer's promotion running at the time (50% off this set with the purchase of a Figure 8 set).

With the conclusion of many initial hours of intense playtesting (an ongoing process, with no termination in sight), my son agrees that this is an essential choice for any but the most basic (read: boring) wooden railroad layout. This expansion pack comes with switch tracks, and allows little train engineers (and their dads) to reverse directions or explore different parts of the railway. In retrospect, I think that I would have been dissatisfied had I not purchased this set to complement the basic Figure 8 layout, promotional price or not.

As far as the quality, the Learning Curve wooden track is made from hardwood, and is more substantial than many other brands of...
Outstanding Purchase!
Most Thomas sets are constructed in such a way that require you to buy additional dual ended pieces in order to be able to connect them to other sets and this expansion set was the only thing I found that included a couple of these extra linking pieces. Not only does my 3 year old son have endless hours of fun putting the tracks together, but my husband and I also really enjoy putting them together in a variety of ways. These tracks act like a puzzle that grows with your child as he develops. Our son started learning to connect them end to end, then he began connecting them in circles and ovals, and he is beginning to experiment with layering in figure eights and using bridges. I highly recommend this set to anyone who wishes to make Thomas track building easier while enhancing their child's ability to learn through building.
A classic and terrific toy, but get it second-hand!
My grandson was obsessed with Thomas for a full three years, and he got just about every Thomas Train and accessory available. These are wonderful toys, well-made and he played with them for hours. However, when the train phase is over, it is over. You don't need to pay the rather high prices for new Thomas stuff - there must be another child who has just outgrown his and you can get it used. It will still be in terrific condtion and just as much fun to play with.
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Bruder Mack Granite Flatbed Truck with JCB Loader Backhoe

THE RIGHT TOY FOR THE RIGHT CHILD
This is a massive plastic toy truck that is amazingly well detailed. If your child is going to smash it into a brick wall or throw it down a flight of stairs then you better pass up on it as it will never stand up to that kind of abuse. If you have a child that loves any kind of construction equipment and has some respect for their toys your money will be well spent on this item. I think the age group Bruder recommends for these "Pro Series" is a little young for this line of vehicles. You should start them out with the less expensive "RoadMax" line of toy trucks as they have less detailed items to break off and see how they do. If your child still shows interest as they grow then upgrade to the higher end 'Pro Series" models. This particular truck is so nice that we decided it was going to be an inside play toy only even though Bruder says it's safe for outside also. My son loves it and plays with it for hours but I still had to show him how to operate some of the features on the...
Great toy for boys who love trucks!
I purchased this toy from Amazon after my son saw it in a catalog of an expensive toy store. He continuously asked for it and I found it on Amazon at a cost significantly less than the toy store catalog. It arrived quickly and perfectly - no damage whatsoever, especially given the size of this truck! (This is a large truck about 3 feet long and includes a backhoe.) My son adores this toy and plays with it daily. It is made well - I have had very good experiences with the "Bruder" line of toys - made well, durable, and very realistic.

If you have a child who really likes truck, you simply can't go wrong with this truck (or any other trucks in the Bruder line). I've found that Bruder trucks are more realistic looking, which is key for my 3 year old.

Overall, I would highly recommend this truck.
the best truck ever
I bought this truck for my 3 1/2 year old. He is crazy about Bruder trucks. It has put up with alot of abuse. I highly recommend Bruder toys to anyone, who's child loves trucks, farming or construction equipment. These toys are wonderfully crafted and loaded with detail. I am sure that my son will enjoy this truck for a couple more years.
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Matchbox Dino Breakout Playset

Interesting complex toy (Note: needs one additional car)
Packaging is medium frustration level. You'll need a small blade for cutting the tape and removing some packaging. There are a number of grey plastic parts used to hold the toy in the packaging, including a large spring-loaded tube which can all be discarded. There are two plastic pieces (one grey, one red) that are loose in the bottom of the package with the instructions and which have to be attached to complete the toy.

Unless you've seen a video it's hard to figure out how this things works.

You start with everything folded up, and the included car on top with its wheels in the little wells. You press the red button and (if you're lucky) the platform the car is on will tip forward, the car will enter the dino's mouth, and the dino's head will pop up.

Next you pull up on the handle to expand the set completely (this can be a bit difficult for a child to get the hang of). The cage opens, and the racetrack deploys around it. You will need to manually...
Too Funny
So, cars. Dinasaurs. Cars and Dinasaurs? A hit. The dino eats the car and it shoots out his butt. What kid, especially boys, would not go nuts over this? Mine sure did. They love it. I love that, once it is put together, it works like a pop up book without the loose pieces. Also, no batteries required. Hurray! In saying that, this was a mess to put together. I suggest watching the video tutorals, because the instructions were no help. Also, it's not compatable with Hot Wheels cars, etc. You need to use the ones specifically for the set, and it only comes with one. So far, it's pretty durable, but I can see where this will break down over time with the design.
Great concept, mediocre execution
You know how pop-up books magically spring to life? Well, the Dino Breakout is like a pop-up toy. It starts as a nice self-contained box which is easy to store and carry around. With a simple pull of the handle, it transforms into a dinosaur racetrack. Except for the car, there are no loose parts. The concept of an all-in-one toy with no loose parts is fantastic for parents who are tired of picking up random toy parts all over the house.

The execution of this toy leaves a bit to be desired however:
-The playing instructions are poorly presented in small, monochromatic diagrams.
-The car is supposed to be able to pass through the dinosaur mouth and body but it gets stuck half the time.
-In order to play as intended, you will need buy a 2nd car. You will want a 2nd car that is small enough to easily fit through the dinosaur body which might be hard to find.
-There are limited ways to play with this toy. There isn't much variety in paths for the car and...
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Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies Zig The Big Rig

Zig
This toy is definitely fun and cute. My little three year played with it for hours the first day it arrived, and he loved the side door that opens. He loves the voice and the things the truck says. His only complaint is that the doors do not open for the cab of the truck, but other than that he loved it. He dropped it several times on the floor from the table and it did not break and it is large and rills well. The little car rolls out of the bed when the door opens, as well as other toy trucks he has, of which he absolutely loves and laughs at. overall this is a cute and durable toys, with great sayings and a moving face. I would not rate it high for educational, but it does well for eye hand coordination.
fisher price big rig
recieved today 22 sept. the youngest grandson at 13 months old was here. i broke it out and his eyes lit up. he went over to it and started playing with it. boys love big toys. i was going to keep it here at the house but he played all day with it and when it was time to go----well he didn't want to give it up. so g-pa let him take it home.. remember this boy is 13 months old and at this age they have a attention span of a nat. he played over 6 hrs straight no nap and had to put the truck on the table with him during supper) with this toy. he was playing big truck driver just like his g-pa.
FP Talking Truck Fun
Toy arrived well packaged--no plastic used to encase truck, yet there was enough tape and tough cords holding the wheels of The Big Rig that it takes some effort (and a knife) to free the truck from the box. Truck doesn't seem to mind, it's full of "happy sayings" recorded in a little boy voice. Push the blue button on top of the truck to activate sounds and movement of features. When you do this, the headlights light up, the side mirrors move (like waggling ears), the eyes move around and other sounds play. Sometimes the big side door drops down to the floor releasing the little "wheelie" vehicles. The child can re-load up to six vehicles (only one comes with The Big Rig)and push the door back up. This activates a switch that causes it to talk and move again. You can also activate The Big Rig by pressing the blue front bumper of the truck. The truck rolls easily on it's six wheels. I wish the front wheels would swivel as you turn the vehicle. Also, I wonder if it will frustrate a...
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Bruder Toys Man Garbage Truck Rear Loading Green

Nice Truck, Hoped for More of a Wow! Factor
I had a really difficult time deciding which garbage truck to buy: Bruder or Playmobil? I went back and forth, watched YouTube video reviews, and when the Bruder - which I really liked the appearance of - went on sale, I snapped it up. You can, for the record, get this at about 30% off from time to time, and I beleive it's worth the wait.

This was a gift for my two-year old daughter. Both my two and four year old are mesmerized by the weekly garbage collection on our street. Lots of running to the windows, faces pressed against the glass and so on. So I knew this would be a big hit, and it was. I don't know which of my girls likes it better, and it was a struggle tearing my four year old away from it at naptime (the two year old took it with her and is happily singing and shuttling garbage to the main compartment as I type).

The first thing that really struck me about this truck is just how incredibly large it is. There is a sticker on the top discouraging...
Great Bruder Garbage Truck
My grandson just loved playing with garbage trucks since he was about 2 years old. Just the noise of the garbage truck going by would wake him up. He has quite a few of them - several back and side loading types and Bruder seems to be the best made.
This Truck is AWESOME!!
I purchased this truck for my son's 5th birthday. He is an absolute garbage truck fanatic!!! He loves all the Bruder trucks that he already has because they have working parts and it makes for realistic play. This garbage/recycling truck is no exception! The crank on the side pushes the contents to the inside of the truck and the garbage cans can be dumped by lifting the attachment they hook to. He has really enjoyed playing with this truck and like all his Bruder trucks they are durable and well made! I highly recommend this truck and all the other Bruder toys. A+ toys!!!!
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Bruder Mack Granite Dump Truck

Handsome but not hardy
Shiny & very handsome; what I always wanted as a kid but never got. However, swiveling doors & mirrors are very flimsy plastic, had to be reworked to open easily & are too delicate for 4 or 5 yr. old. Must yank on truck bed to open. Tires & body sturdy but more suitable for indoor play. Front wheels do not turn so truck has to be skidded around curves. Definitely not for child who likes to ride on or crash his trucks. A bit smaller than advertised: 20" L, 6.75" W, 9" Ht. Too bad it isn't made out of metal.Overall more luxurious than practical.
Great Truck Very detailed and durable.
Got this for my 4 1/2 yr old and he loves it. Fanastic detail, just like the real thing. Doors open, hood opens and of course it dumps. I was impressed when my son and his 6yr old cousin, ( who breaks everything he touches) started pushing it around the backyard at max speed and it stood the test but when I accidentally dropped a 5 foot 2x4 on it and there wasn't so much as a scratch I was really suprised. We've had it about 4 months and it's been in the sandbox, the dirt pile and up and the driveway a hundred times and still looks and plays great. Bruder makes great toys. Highly recomended
not a rough boy toy
Bought two for Christmas. Boys are 6 and 4. They love the trucks!! But I DONT!!!! I know that by the end of January something on the truck will be broken. Everthing is plastic and fragile. My boys want to push the trucks all over the place and they can't because the truck wiggles underneath them. So they sit and play with them instead of being active and then they get bored after about 10mins. They will not get the oppurtunity to haul rocks and dirt because it is not sturdy enough for that. A dump truck that can't haul that's handy. What happen to toys made to be played with. Not really worth the money. I should have sent them back and went to Walmart and bought Tonka!!!!
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Kid Galaxy Morphibians Explorer (Colors May Vary)

Great first r/c vehicle for child
We have purchased four of the kid galaxy morphibians, two for my son and two as gifts. They are excellent toys for young children who want r/c vehicles. They climb over grass well and we've even had them in the swimming pool! They "swim" as well as they drive. My son accidentally jumped into the pool with the remote, but it worked fine after it dried out. We did recently have a problem with one of them that started to drive backwards only, but these cars have been through so much abuse during the last year, I expected something to break. We've not had any other r/c that lasted this long or that performed so well. I should note that if you want to purchase more than one, make sure you get different frequencies. Kid Galaxy's website provides the frequency of each car.
Seven year old boy's review
I like it because I have a little car and it is not able to go over bumps. But the Morphibian is able to go over carpet, bumps and even ramps that I make with my wooden blocks. It's easy to control. I haven't tried it in the water - I'm waiting 'til its older and I'm bored with playing with it on land.
A Kid's Review
We bought two morphibians two years ago. They still work and the boys race them outside and inside. The worst part is trying to replace the batteries but if you can figure that out without stripping the screws, they run forever. We have used them in ponds, bathtubs, and puddles. They are fast and my four year old uses the remotes without any trouble.
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Bruder Toys Caterpillar Excavator

Caterpillar Excavator, neat toy - does not work well in dirt
I bought this for our 3yo son who loves heavy equipment and digging in the dirt. This is a cool toy as far as being a pretty good replica of a real one but it does not work well in dirt or sand. Fine sediment gets caught in tracks and after a short amount of time, the tracks quit turning. Then the handles on the arm do not move the bucket well. My son has since ripped off the tracks and does not do any digging with it but still enjoys pushing it around. Don't buy this if you want your kid to actually dig dirt, it would be good inside toy or outside but away from dirt or sand. But, I think it was intended for playing in these areas, so the rig is not that well designed.
Broken after 3 days
My son is obssesed with excavators and if ever there was one made out of durable material it would be great fun for the kids. But I cannot find one that will actually dig up dirt. I like that this one didn't have batteries or sounds, but unfortunately it also didn't have any durability either. The little hinge that makes the arm work broke within three days of use. Bummer.
Excellent
My 3 year old loves the excavator. It has big handles so his little hands don't have any problems diggging with bucket. It was a wonderful addition to our "big machine" fleet.
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Disney Planes Wing Control Dusty Crophopper Radio Control Plane

Clever design, well made, and accurate voice
I have a 10 year old girl and a 7 year old boy. They both love playing with Dusty Crophopper. Their favorite aspect of the toy is the remote that fits over the hand. The child pretends to be a plane while playing with Dusty. This allows Dusty to be a playmate, not just an RC toy.

The voice of the toy is clear and accurate to the film. It isn't overly loud but is loud enough for the child to hear during active play. And this is a toy that you can't sit down and play as an RC toy (but a child can pick Dusty up and fly him around).

Dusty does go on medium-height carpet but not very well. On hardwood it runs so smoothly, you'd expect him to take off.

A great toy. The kids rated it "two wings up."
This is NOT a flying toy
If you look at the pictures on the box, it seems to show Dusty flying thru the air, in front of the boy with the controllers. On bottom of the box, however, in eighth inch letters, is written "This is not a flying toy". My first response was "ahh!", but if you look at the body of the plane, it would be aerodynamically impossible to fly, unless you were in a zero gravity. Since the boy I got this for is only 5, its actually great that it doesn't fly. Those flying planes require big open space, no electric wires or trees, and they STILL crash. If you want to introduce a child to radio controlled toys, this isn't a bad place to start. The box recommends age 10 or older, but with a little bit of supervision, you can start them out younger. If the kid forgets to turn off the plane when done playing, there's an automatic shut off to conserve battery life.

When it comes to operation, I had a few problems. First, you need a large, flat area to play upon. It wont move thru grass,...
Fun but hard to control
First, let me say this plane does not fly. It is basically a remote control car that looks like a plane and has a different type of remote. The remote is the wing that gets held in the right hand. It has a button on it to make Dusty go and the angle at which it is held controls the direction of Dusty and how he turns. Turns is easy, getting Dusty to level out is a little more difficult. The left hand wing does nothing. It is more for play and making your child feel like he/she has two wings.

Dusty himself has three built in motions which seem more for demo purposes than anything, They just make him go by himself. I don't see the real point to it.

The plane requires 4 AA batteries and the remote 2 AAA batteries. The batteries are not included. It would have been nice to at least include the cheap no name batteries.

For a child this is a lot of fun. It was an immediate hit. While it is hard to straighten Dusty out it is not so hard that the fun is...
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VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Garage

Entertaining toy
I just got this toy a couple days ago for my 1 yr old and 3 yr old. They love it! Cars are perfect shape/size for little hands. Yes, I agree with other reviewers that it is a bit loud- especially with everything going at once... but, they enjoy it. Two reasons I didn't give 5 stars- first, the main set only came with a tow truck.... yeah, that's not going to work with two kids, for the price they could've at least given two vehicles. The other thing- on top it looks like there is a helicoptor pad, but there isn't an option to buy one. So, overall great toy, but there are a few things to do to improve the set.
A Fun, Interactive Toy That Teaches as They Play
We got this toy a little over a week ago and my son just loves it. It's pretty durable, considering he's somewhat rough on his toys and this one hasn't broken yet. He also seems to be having a whole lot of fun with it! It sings songs and each area has a different sound to it. Some of the spots even tell him to do things, such as push down on the vehicle to see what happens next. With an elevator, spiral ramp, traffic stops and tons of different sounds, it certainly makes role play easy. All in all, it's a pretty neat toy and it definitely entertains him, which is the main goal.
Parts keep coming apart
My boy loves this garage. But the problem is the parts don't fit together well. They keep coming apart. The helipad comes off very easily. and the red track thing also comes off. And it is not possible to play without it. The toy basically needs to be assembled during every playtime.
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Green Toys School Bus

Improved wheels!!
We love Green Toys products. So durable, love that they're made in the USA. The tugboat in particular is a big hit at bathtime. I've been eyeing the various trucks they offer and have been hesitant to purchase any since they really don't roll well on anything but carpet. My 15 month old has played with the dump truck, recycling truck and firetruck at the local bookstore and while he seems excited about them I can see him getting frustrated that they don't roll well on hardwood. He just pushes them along and they slide so he winds up carrying or dragging them. Like a previous reviewer mentioned, the Green Toys school bus rolls really well!! I was very happy to discover this and finally bought a Green Toys truck for my son. He hasn't played with it yet but I know it will be well-loved as he loves all things transportation and vehicles and loves watching the school buses go by our house. I'm thrilled that Green Toys improved the wheels!!! It rolls great on tile and laminate. Just like it...
Another great addition to the Green Toys fleet!
My kids have all of the Green Toys trucks, and the school bus is the best yet!! The hole in the top is great for putting passengers in and out, and we love the chunky design. My favorite thing about Green Toys' trucks is that they can go in the dishwasher. We left the dump truck out in the sand box for over a month and it was a mess, but after running it through the dishwasher it was good as new. Now my 3 year old daughter is begging for the pink dump truck for Christmas.
Green Toys does it again!!
We love the Green Toys trucks, but the school bus is really really extra fantastic. It's made in USA and recycled, but most of all it rolls really well. The opening fits all the little characters we have already around our house. Highly recommended!!
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Orbrium® Toys 6 Arches Viaduct Bridge for Wooden Railway Track Fits Thomas Trains Brio Chuggington set

A good product, but not tall enough to work as a tunnel
This is a very sturdy and well crafted product. It would easily get 5 stars except for one glaring flaw: it's not tall enough. Yes, standard sized trains that can fit on its tracks can easily pass through the tunnels underneath, but only if there is no track. If you want to have the trains go through the tunnels on a track, it's simply too low. The designers should have made the product a centimeter taller. Users can get around this problem by taping a few legos or other items to the bottom to make it taller, but that's not very appealing.
Adds lots of new design ideas!
We bought this for our 4-year old who loves building train tracks. It is a simple, but great addition! He loves hills, so he was naturally excited about the bridge, but he also loves designing tracks to go through the tunnels! Made from quality wood and is compatible with the wooden train track sets.
Hours of fun!
I bought this for my 3year old train enthusiast. He is in love with this bridge because he can do it himself. The other bridges needed blocks under them to build them up. The bridge is sturdy and fits nicely in with all of our other tracks. We have all different brands of wooden track and the bridge works with all of them.
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Thomas And Friends Wooden Railway - Whiff and the Scrap Cars

Love WHIFF
This was a Christmas present for one of my boys who wears glasses and loves Thomas and his friends.
He loves it to pieces. This train also helps my son, to see that others wear glasses too. Thanks!!
great addition to a set
Wiff seems longer from the episodes seen on TV, but my son still loves it. It has two sets of wheels that swivel like the wooden Diesel 10 toy. My son does not really play with the attached 2 recycling cars. He is 2 1/2 years old.
Great deal
Most of these trains cost a little more then feels worth it. Coming with three parts made this a easy buy for me. My kids love playing with the wooden train sets and making new tracks.
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Cars Micro Drifters Super Speedway Playset

Quit working as well in two days!
My 4 year old got this toy for his birthday. I always wait to buy things after I've read reviews, except for this one time. Since it was a newer item, only one review was available which was a good review. He loved it for two days. Although it was very loud, he was having fun! Two days later, I thought the batteries must have already been dying as the cars were no longer making it up the ramp after passing through the motor that gives them a push. I changed the batteries, but it still isn't working like it did the first day. The motor makes a horrible dying sound, the more cars you put on, the more they just get jammed in the motor area, and my child has not touched it the past two weeks! I really hate toys that are junk! He is now back to playing with his regular Disney Cars.
Cheap pos!
My son got this or a birthday present. Looked cute opened it up the plastic is the all to familiar cheap flimsy NEVER STAY TOGETHER PLASTIC. I'm getting tired of it. It's not worth the money. I think we should take a stand send all the cheaply made toys back to the manufacture, and pass the word on to stop buying them until they are made with some pride and quality!
My kid loves this toy
First, my kid has been obsessed with little cars for years. when the cars micro drifters came out I didn't wait for christmas for the track set and a pack of each of the little cars.

He has played with this track set quite a bit over the past month that he has it and loves it. We haven't had any issues, we usually have pretty good durability with the cars track sets.
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Hot Wheels Wall Tracks Power Tower Trackset

VERY fun track set!
I hesitantly bought this at a large toy store on a whim. Before opening it, I checked Amazon's price and reviews. After reading the reviews, I *almost* took it back. Instead, I decided to try it (at the pleading of my 5 & 8 y/o sons). However, when I put it up, I used TWO of the LARGE command strips on EACH of the brackets holding the big tower. It hasn't budged a millimeter! My boys have been seriously abusing it for about 3 weeks now, and it's still solid and secure to the wall.

Now... I must say, it DOES jam with large or odd-shaped cars. Some cars don't make the jump or the sharp curve and fall off. Some cars get munched by the monster and fall out the bottom. But that's what ALL Hot Wheels tracks are like! That's the FUN part! Some cars just don't work - it's designed to work with *most* cars, and this one indeed works with *most* cars. My boys have only found about 3 or 4 cars that won't go up the tower. Or sometimes they'll send too many cars to the...
Cool idea, but it doesn't hold up.
My 8 year old saw this and thought it was the coolest thing ever. He spent his own money to buy it. We brought it home, and followed all the directions for installation. We even waited longer than the recommended hour after putting up the 3M adhesive brackets before hanging the track on the wall.

It lasted 10 minutes. One of the moving parts began catching on the center spiral tower and then the whole thing came crashing down off the wall. Only one of the 3M adhesives held.

I expected better results from both 3M and Mattel.

We're not sure what we will do next. Mattel will be called on Monday. We are even considering getting out the power drill and some screws to try to salvage it. Or maybe doubling up with extra 3M strips.

This toy is a great concept, but I don't think they tested it enough before putting it in stores.
FUN TOY!
This is a fun toy, we bought it for our 3 year old and he loves it and everything else "hot wheels". It was really simple to put together but there are a few flimsy peices and sometimes the cars get flipped upside down and jammed when they reach the bottom spiral so thats the only reason I gave it the rating I did but once we got it up on the wall I think I had more fun playing with this than he did and I'm the mom so that tells ya this really is easy and fun!
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Thomas And Friends Wooden Railway - Tidmouth Sheds

Perfect Roundhouse & Turntable
I bought this roundhouse for my son's 3rd birthday. The look and construction seemed fine from the product description. Other reviews had mentioned the 5 screw holes visible on each of the two sides that are not visible in the images associated with the product. Well, they're small and insignificant. I can see why the company would photoshop them out. It's not something you would want to draw attention to. There's no safety factor and I don't think my son notices at all.

My biggest concern was, will the large engines, Gorden and Henry, fit on the turntable with their tenders? It turns out that they do! Hurray!

The back is open enough to allow easy access to place the engines. The doors open easily. And the turntable operates easily as well.

Some other reviews had mentioned that it was odd that the center part of the turntable comes out easily. It does, it pops right out if you turn it over. It's held in the plastic part by gravity only. But I can see...
Turn table not wood
My son loves this shed, however I am very disappointed that the turn table (the grey part) is plastic, not wood. I have re-read the product description and it doesn't indicate that it is plastic. Also, the doors do not stay closed which is somewhat frustrating to my son. We plan to fix this with magnets, but for the price the entire product should be wood with magnets for the doors included.
Well built and sturdy but a little expensive
My 3 year old son LOVES the Tidmouth Sheds. I was apprehensive paying $60+ for an accessories but that all vanished when my son started playing with it. There's something about the Shed that really brings the wooden set to life and the children playing with it. I think it's because the trains now have a home which adds to the children's imagination. As for the quality, it's very well built and will last for years. The doors are pretty sturdy and haven't had any issue with them coming off. Overall I very happy with the purchase and my son is a thousand times happier and that what's most important.
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Thomas Wooden Railway - Battery-Operated Hiro

Be Aware of the difference between Fisher Price and Learning Curve Battery Operated Trains
I have a 2 year old who loves trains. He's obsessed with them (as is dad) - I have spent a small fortune on a variety of trains, track, and accessories from multiple mfg's. One thing I have discovered by purchasing both Learning Curve and Fisher Price trains is there are distinct differences. First and most obvious, the LC trains have a very noisy motor – really nerve racking, especially if it falls off the track and becomes unattended. Compare the FP motor, and it's almost silent. I have found mfg's trains to be fairly strong, they do a good job hauling a heavy load via the magnets. My son has successfully pulled 10 + cars of various sizes behind each brand. I bought Hiro (FP) before discovering the difference of each mfg's quality control and different internal components. This Hiro train is hands down the strongest (and he runs very quiet because he's manufactured by Fisher Price) - so if you like the fun, and want to enjoy a little less noise in your house, do...
This toy shows a great deal of class
HIRO, which is part of the THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE collection of engines, train cars, tracks, and buildings, show a great deal of class. First of all, the engine is made of metal. It is not plastic. As with the other engines and train cars, HIRO's face is made of plastic. The metal is painted black, with gold-painted detail work. The roof of the engine's cab has a rectangular portion, which is actually a button. When you push the button, the engine moves at a constant speed. The speed is about one meter per ten seconds. HIRO has six plastic wheels, and four of these are unusual, in that they have rubber rims. Truly, the HIRO product is a "class act." To use a phrase that is sometimes used in another context, "Hiro has a classy chassis!" (Please note that "chassis" rhymes with "classy." Don't blame me. I did not invent the English language.)

COAL CAR. The HIRO product comes with a coal car. The coal car is made of wood, not plastic. HIRO pulls the coal car by way of magnetic...
Experience the fun of a motorized engine
This is the first motorized Thomas & Friends engine that I've seen, and I really like it. With all-metal construction, it's heavier (7 ounces with the AA battery) than the non-motorized engines, but it needs the extra weight to have enough traction to pull itself and a few cars up the grades of bridge approaches. I tried the Hiro engine pulling two cars around the figure 8 layout of the Tidmouth Timber Company set, and it had no problem with going up and down the steep bridge approaches. The weight of the engine and the rubber rims of the four driving wheels gave it plenty of traction.

Note that the pictures of the Hiro engine in the Amazon product description page aren't all the same. The middle picture, showing an engine with six wheels, is the correct one. The #51 coal tender is as shown in all the pictures.

It's a different experience watching the Hiro engine chugging around the track under its own power. It took me back to my Lionel electric train days as a...
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Bruder Man Tga Tow Truck With Cross Country Vehicle

Much better than expected
I bought this toy for my twin boys for Christmas. They love it! It has lots of working/moving parts, well constructed and the wheels roll amazingly smooth. They have already spent hours and hours playing with it. My husband likes playing with it too. We got a few other Bruder trucks and are just as pleased with them also.
Flimsy truck - not up to Bruder standards
We are big fans of the Bruder trucks for our 3-year old son. Most of them are built of thick, durable, high quality plastic, and have interesting moving parts. We have the cement mixer, the recycling truck, the excavator, the crane and a few others. We highly recommend all of those. They are extremely durable and our son plays with them for hours. However, this particular Bruder item is not up to standards, and is somewhat flimsy. The plastic is either a different material or thinner than what we have come to expect from Bruder. The various attachments such as the chains and the wheel wells for the flatbed are also flimsy. Perhaps Bruder is experimenting with outsourcing to China, or just made some bad decisions with respect to this particular product.

We used to buy Bruder based on pictures on the internet. But now we feel we need to go to the store and poke and prod the product prior to purchasing to make sure the same designers / manfuacturing facility...
Too hard for the younger ones, too boring for the older ones.
Made well, but hasn't held anyone's interest for too long. Our youngest boy can't see how it goes together, and oldest doesn't care about it at all. (Almost 4 and 6 years old). The winch can't really handle the weight of the Jeep, and does project or retract well. External parts don't stay on well either. It gets some play from time to time, but it is too frustrating and doesn't work well enough to play with long. It's marginal.
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Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway Connor

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Disney Planes Propwash Junction Airport Playset

A Review of Disney Planes Propwash Junction Airport

Cute toy, kind of flimsy.
My son is almost 5, so he's relatively careful with this set. So far it's seen a lot of play, not sure what the long term use will be. It is a really thin plastic and parts can easily come apart, so I wouldn't recommend this with kids who are rough with their toys and/or just too young to be soft with things. I could see it easily breaking for a 2 or 3 year old.
Prop wash junction
Directions were simple
Stickers stayed on
The plane it came with was good
Over very good
I would buy it again.
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Moluk Bilibo Green

With great respect, I dissent
Well, it's intimidating to write a bad review for the Bilibo. First, you need a thick skin, because it seems that a sure way to get "unhelpful" votes on Amazon is to utter disrespect for the sacred Bilibo. Second, even anonymously, a bad review can't help but come off as perhaps some sort of indication that your child is just lacking in the "imagination" department. Who wants to be perceived as having an unimaginative child?

Well, my flame suit firmly in place, I respectfully dissent. When the Bilibo arrived in our house as a surprise present for our 3.5 year old, my wife looked at me as though I were a bit off. "No no no," I protested. "You don't understand! This is the most talked about toy on the Internet. What looks like a simple oddly shaped upside down German World War II helmet is really the key to unlocking our child's innermost happiness." Despite several skeptical glances, I pleaded: "Please trust me. Apparently, kids just love them, even if adults...
Great toy
Had two Bilibo's delivered to my grandchildren (ages 1.5 and 2.5) while we were on vacation. What great fun the Bilibo's are! They spin and rock in them, sort toys into them, cradle their babies in them and walk around with them on their heads acting like cartoon characters. We haven't even tried them out in snow! The play value is immense and never ending which is what great toys become.

And while at my 2.5 yr. grandchild's, she stands in it, hangs on to a chair and twists and balances standing in it. Her mother was a gymnast and NCAA diver and this looks like a great toy to build those ankles up for balancing and take-offs. The 1.5 yr. old uses it for his cars and trucks and plays train with the Bilibo as a tunnel. He also uses it like the back of a dump truck.

I would rank the Bilibo up there with staples for the nursery/kindergarten like blocks and balls. There is no end to the creativity and usefulness a child gets from it. It looks like fun and the...
A few years later, and..
We've had ours for a few years, now, and still love it!

I see that a few other reviewers were bothered that it isn't more functional as a chair. I agree that it is not the most comfortable of chairs. This does not bother me, however, because it's design is very well suited to the active and creative use intended.

It's best use is not as a single self-contained, self explainatory activity (the simple rocking, balancing, or spinning never lasts long around here), but as an accessory to any number of activities and imaginative games. In addition to being the means to some serious dizziness, ours has been a tunnel, a sled, a cave, a chariot, a stool, a mountain, a cradle, and so much more.

There have been times when it was tucked away and unused, but the kids are always excited when they rediscover it and suddenly it returns to being the most cherished and fought over among toys.

I admit to having a few initial doubt- my kids' interest was...
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Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies Disney/Pixar Cars Mack Hauler & Lightning McQueen

My son LOVES this toy!
The Binky Fairy brought this truck for my son. He absolutely LOVES it and every time he asks about his binky we only say they are gone, but the Fairy gave you your new truck. He forgets about his binky so fast!
don't buy
this is an small truck, It looks bigger on the picture, but is vary small, and It doesn't have good quality either
EXCELLENT TRUCK DISNEY VERY GOOD
This is the best truck a kid can buy. It is easy to snap on, and the cars that shoots out from the front do travel good distance. Will recommend this to anyone who's kid like to play with cars and truck. nice design, good price, the initial information in amazon is exactly what I expect, colors, funtionality and etc. My soon is really happy with this product.
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Kidkraft Fire Station Set

love this firehouse!
I looked at many different wood houses for our son including the other wood firehouses on amazon. Based on reviews I was nervous about this one, but for the price I decided to try it out. It is a big hit in our house! It spins around 360 which makes playing with it really fun and the firehouse doors open easily which makes it easy for our toddler to open on his own. The quality seems great although it needs time to put together so do not wait until 1030 on Christmas eve! I do not love the firemen as they are so generic and I have seen much cuter ones but they are fine for us as our son mostly has Buzz and Woody ride in the fire truck. I rarely post a review but I wanted other mommy's out there to know that for a really good price this is a fun alternative to a doll house for your boys.
Awesome boy doll house
Just got this for our 3 year old boy as he was playing with the doll house in school and loving it.
It took about 15 mins or so to put together and looks fantastic.
sits on a lazy susan so you can spin it to axcess all sides and has loads of furniture and a helicopter and a fire truck. Lots of fun and best of all no batteries!
Kidkraft Fire Station
This is a very well made wooden toy. My 3 year old son loves it. He uses his imagination and plays with the firemen and accessories. It is like a doll house but aimed for a little boy. This does not mean the girls in our house do not also enjoy playing with it. The figures are really cute and everything is very well made. THe instructions were easy to follow and I put it together by myself. We love this toy and Amazon.com had the best price around.
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Hot Wheels R/C BMW M3 White Vehicle

perfect little R/C car
I purchased this for my 5-year old nephew for Christmas this year. Being the good uncle that I am I had to make sure it had batteries in it ready to go, that way we could play as soon as it was open. I may have also tested it out to make sure that it worked :)

The packing of this car is genius, with two quarter turn fasteners I was able to have the car out of the box so i could load up the batteries (and of course test it out for myself). Once it was ready to go back, just put the posts back in and load it into the box. Most of the time you will not need to put the car back in the box of course, but the simplicity of getting it out with no other tools, scissors, knives, etc was a very nice surprise.

So far so good as far as durability, its been dropped, smashed, and put over more than a couple of jumps (although the nose on the M3 is SUPER low to the ground making it a little more difficult).

These are fast little r/c cars, and it handles great...
Bigger than expected
I purchased this for my son and I was surprised on how big it is. Thinking it was from hot wheels, i thought it would be tiny, but its about the size of a 1:18 scale car, maybe a little big bigger, but not quite 1:12. Body is lightweight, some may call it cheap, but i think its good since kids are going to be driving it, and its going to end up in a wall or 2 if inside, so its good. Batteries last pretty well if you're using re-chargable nimh ones or something similar, but with standard disposable batteries, it isn't as great.
love it
this RC vehicle is well made and easy to play with.

Only problem is the battery cover of the remote (too loose).
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Thomas & Friends All Around Sodor

Fascinating Thomas
While setting it up, I just went by colours and at one point I couldnt get the tracks to fit and then I realised that I interchanged the position of green tracks. After that the setup was easy. Thomas is a powerful engine. He doesnt even need tracks, he will jut wheel off even on the carpet. The cargo falls off sometimes while going downslope after crossing the bridge. Thomas asks once in a while where would we like him to go. The volume should have been tunable.
This toy will charm kids for some years. My toddler likes seeing Thomas go on track but I have seen the pride of a 4 year old when his father asked him to setup the whole system. Till your kids get onto a real train and beyond, Thomas will fascinate them with his googly eyes.
How cute!
My grandson is all about trains, so he loves Thomas. He loved this Thomas play set. The eyes and mouth move, and it has buttons that control where Thomas should stop and go. It was simple enough for him to operate, but he did need some help setting it all up. He is 2 1/2. It is quality made and does not feel flimsy. I think it is a great gift for the 2 1/2 and up ages.
Grandchild's favorite toy!
I'm so pleased with this train set that I bought for my grandson. It is more reasonably priced than other Thomas the Tank Engine toys. The quality is good and durable. The battery seems to last forever. But the very best thing about this toy is how much my grandson loves it.
My grandson is almost two and this train set is easy for him to manipulate and operate. Thomas says many things and giggles a lot in a very silly manner which pleases my grandson to no end. It can be pushed around off the tracks And will also motor along on a Tile or linoleum floor.
I'm so happy to have found something that he plays with every day. Mom and dad even texted me a picture of my grandson lying on his belly and watching Thomas chug along. It's the best toy I've purchased for him yet and believe me, I've purchased a lot as he's our one and only grand baby.
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Toystate CAT Tough Tracks, 3-Pack

Great for the sandbox
I purchased this for my grandson. He loves to play outside in the dirt and sandbox. These will hold up to the most challenging sandpile.
great toys
My 2 year old son loves these. Perfect for playing at the beach. The toys are functional so you can use the excavator to load sand into the dump truck and dump the sand. Toys are very durable.
Good outdoor toys
Our boys (1.5 & 3) love these. They are great for outdoor play as there are no batteries and minimal moving parts.
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Ertl John Deere Animal Sounds Hay Ride

Good Classic Toy Fun
This is a cute toy. My young son loves to push it around and hear the "Old McDonald" tune play. Each animal can be pressed to hear their animal sounds. Each barn yard animal can be taken out to be played with individually too. This toy goes great with the Fisher Price Little People Farm set. My son uses his with his farm set. THe only recommendation I can make to this toy is that it would have been neater if the song had the lyrics to teach the child the song. It is only a brief part of the tune that plays. Depending upon which animal is pressed, during the song that animal's sound will join the tune. That's cute.
Baby's favorite toy
My daughter received this toy when she turned one. She has loved playing with it. Even though she has lost the sheep, at 26 months, it is still one of her favorite toys. Our son at 7 months likes to play with it also. Plays old mcdonald tune and each of the animal's sounds. I would highly recommend this toy for a boy or girl.
This gets three "Tikka-tikka-tikka"'s
Whenever my 1-year old son gets excited by something, he says "tikka-tikka-tikka" and gets a huge smile on his face. This toy gets three "tikka-tikka-tikka"s.
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Bruder MAN Crane Truck

Mobile crane
I purchased this crane for our grandsons to play with at our home during their visits. It was so popular that my wife gave it to them to take home. She didn't want to hear them fighting over it at our home. She thought it better for their parents to deal with it than us. The toy is almost 2 months old and understand that they are still arguing about who plays with it. There is something magical about this toy that little boys love.
Worth every penny!
We gave this truck to our grandson for Christmas and he has not stopped playing with it. He even brings it over to our house when we baby-sit for him. It is very well made and is very sturdy and easy to maneuver. We also do not need to worry about any lead in the product. We are planning to buy other toys made by this company in the future.
Non stop play
My 5 year old son LOVES this crane. He has added more string to lower and lift toys from our second story balcony. He has had it since Feb. and still plays with it almost every day.
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Reptangles

Great toy for 5 and up!
Reptangles are a fantastic toy for the 5 and up crowd. I made a mistake and bought them for my newly 3-year-old here on Amazon based on the fact that on the fatbraintoys.com website, it was listed under "top toys for 3-year-olds." I should have checked the age rec also, but did not, so my fault. I was a bit frustrated when I received the box in the mail which said ages 6 and up, but I thought he would still enjoy the toy. However, when he opened the turtles, he is not able to even come close to snapping these turtles. Thankfully, he loves that they are turtle-shaped and just carries them around. Also, thankfully I have 4 older children that are having a blast with them and the puzzle book that comes along with them. They are a challenge to snap together though, it definitely takes some good fine motor skills. My 4-year-old daughter was struggling with it too. My 3 children 5 and up all were able to do it wonderfully though!

I just wish it would not be on the "top...
Great Imaginative Toy
I got this toy on a recommendation for my kids and I think I enjoy it as much as they do. These colorful turtles can be snapped together in an unlimited number of shapes and figures. Young ages will have fun just playing with the individual turtles. Older kids will begin to experiment with various patterns and shapes. They easily snap and unsnap and hold together very well. My only criticism is that if you force a nub into a slot misaligned you can damage the nub causing the turtle to have difficulty snapping together.
Impossible for a child to click together
I'm REALLY disappointed in this toy. I bought this very early on and set it aside for a Christmas present for my 5 year old son who loves animals and building things. A sure win, or so I thought. Lesson learned: if only I opened the package upon arrival to test it out before setting it aside and wrapping it for later. My son opened them on Christmas morning and we were so excited to use them. Unfortunately, they are near impossible for an adult to snap together, never mind a child. My little boy said, "That's okay Mama, we'll just use them as turtles." So sweet of him to look at the positive side but in my head, I couldn't help thinking, "Sure, just what we need... 30+ plastic turtles around the house with no purpose other than being colorful." And since I ordered them so early on, I can't return them as it's well past the return policy timeframe. What a waste of money for us and a waste of a Christmas present. I don't even think I could give them away since I don't know what...
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