Advantages: Encourages imagination. Disadvantages: Bit fiddly. Expensive.
This is a review of a product I do not actually use, but I was responsible for its purchase and I do trip over it several times a day!
This was the must-have toy that my four-year-old had to have for Christmas 2007; well it was the toy I had most difficulty acquiring for Christmas. I eventually sourced the toy and purchased for around the £35.00 mark.
The product comes as a large truck, called Mack from the CarsDisney movie. Basically it is a large playset which transforms into 3 different playsets, Radiator Springs, Route 66, and Dirt Track.
Included with Mack there are 3 other character toys from the movie including a miniature Lightning McQueen, the hero of the movie, Mater and Bessie. There is a car launcher to launch McQueen, also there are a few pieces of scenery which can be attached to the playsets.
The truck itself ...
My son wanted a doodle pro as his sister was also putting it on her xmas list,so we got him this one last year.He was into the DisneyCars film ,and that was really all he was into, so what better than this.Cars and a doodle in one.We bought ours from Toys R Us,as that was the only store i found selling it.
It was great...required no batteries,didnt take ages to get out of the box...and my son loved it.
It has a handle so can be taken wherever you go,and comes with 2 car templates that fit the screen and then kids can copy the template,but my son didn't really use the templates much,but are a great idea for doing great pics.The pen is also shaped as a tool,and included is Lightning McQueen that when ran over the screen leaves tracks,this car then clips back onto the board for storage.
This is a great item that requires only ...
Advantages: Very durable. Simple to use. Disadvantages: Not much.
This is one of Mattel's motorised Shake and Go toys from the Pixar CGI film "Cars" which are released under the Fisher Price banner. The film is incredibly popular with children of all ages and the merchandise is still selling well years after the film was released in the cinema.
This toy in particular is Mater, a tow truck who befriends Lightning McQueen when he arrives in Radiator Springs. The toy has a reasonably good likeness to the character from the film. However, like the other toys in this line, the design is stylised, presumably to accommodate the mechanism inside.
When you shake the car from side to side an engine start-up noise is heard. As you continue shaking a revving sound is heard. The more you shake, the further the car will go. Then you place the car down on the floor and after a seconds pause it plays one ...