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My First Autobahn

My First Autobahn

Does your little Mario Andretti love to race his (or her) car all over the house? Provide a sleek roadway for driving (and racing) with My First Autobahn ($18) Your youngster can create lots of exciting racetracks in the playroom, bedroom, or anywhere with a hard surface. And when race [More]

Green Toys Dump Truck and Recycle Truck

Green Toys Dump Truck and Recycle Truck

Need help hauling a big load, or maybe sorting recyclables? The Green Toys Dump Truck ($17) and Recycle Truck ($16) are on the job. The dump truck has a working dumper and the recycling truck has a movable recycling bed and open/close rear door for realistic play. Made in the USA from [More]

Bruder Ausa Mini Dumper

Bruder Ausa Mini Dumper

Kids love construction vehicles. They also love it when their toys are just like the real thing. With the Bruder Ausa Mini Dumper ($20) your child can have a mini dumper just like the Dumper D 350 AHG made by the Spanish firm AUSA. And just like its real life “big brother”, [More]

A-Team Van

A-Team Van

One of the most iconic vehicles of the 80’s is back in action with the Classic A-Team Van ($20). Highly detailed featuring the signature red stripe and a fully equipped interior that can hold the 3¾-inch action figures, this van also plays sound clips from the movie and [More]

Automoblox Mini

Automoblox Mini

A reinvention of a classic wooden toy car for the iPod age, Automoblox by Manhattan Toy Mini’s 3-Pack ($30) is a mix-and-match design system that allows children to create and build their own cars. Each car in the series has its own unique VIN number, just like a real car. All cars [More]

25 MPH Remote Controlled Motorcycle

25 MPH Remote Controlled Motorcycle

Rev up the action with the 25 MPH Remote Controlled Motorcycle ($250). This Grand Prix styled motorcycle can reach a top speed of 25 MPH, and the triple-channel grip transmitter allows you to control throttle, steering and braking from up to 300 feet away. Tune the front wheel’s [More]

Pottery Barn Wooden Vehicles

Pottery Barn Wooden Vehicles

What little boy isn’t fascinated with construction vehicles? Now he can do it all with these Wooden Vehicles ($30 each) – move loads with a crane that swivels and lifts, raise the dump truck bed to dump a load and lift it with the bulldozer. Made from sustainably grown [More]

Kid Galaxy Morphibians Gator

Kid Galaxy Morphibians Gator

Other vehicles might claim to be “all terrain”, but you won’t catch them motoring across the pool like it was just another dirt road. The Kid Galaxy Morphibians Gator ($24) can really go anywhere your kids do, on or off road, and in or out of the water. The [More]

Super Solar Racing Car

Super Solar Racing Car

If there’s one energy source more inexhaustible than your child, it’s the sun. The Super Solar Racing Car ($11) takes full advantage of this free and abundant power, converting it into fuel for the high performance engine in this tiny, yet shockingly fast, car. You have to [More]

HaPe International E-Racer Le Mans

HaPe International E-Racer Le Mans

Built for speed, and minimal environmental impact, the HaPe International E-Racer Le Mans ($17) features aerodynamic styling, and roll-bars to keep the imaginary driver safe. Big wheels ensure a smooth ride over floors and carpets for great racing action anywhere. Made from sustainable [More]

Flip ‘n’ Tip Fred

Flip ‘n’ Tip Fred

They’re big, noisy, and smelly, so it’s no wonder little kids are fascinated by garbage and recycling trucks. Flip ‘n’ Tip Fred ($52) puts kids in charge of the dumping and crushing action, with 3 recycle bins to flip into the back with the truck’s bucket. [More]

Fisher-Price Talking Thomas & Friends Thomas

Fisher-Price Talking Thomas & Friends Thomas

Everyone’s favorite tank engine is even better when bigger! This Fisher-Price Talking Thomas & Friends Thomas ($10) is sized up for smaller preschooler hands to push along as he chug-chugs and choo-choos. The press of a button triggers famous Thomas phrases to make this [More]

Municipal Vehicles

Municipal Vehicles

Putting a modern spin on an old classic, these Municipal Vehicles ($17) look like simple wooden toys, but with the push of a button, lights flash and sirens blare to kids’ delight. The fire truck also has a movable ladder, while the hybrid car hums softly like a real electric motor. [More]

Chuck My Talking Truck

Chuck My Talking Truck

Behaving more like a pet than your typical vehicle, Chuck My Talking Truck ($25) comes when you call him, and responds to your touch. But Chuck has a big edge over Fido when it comes to communication since he actually talks back when you speak to him, with a vocabulary of over 40 phrases [More]

Tonka Real Rugged Dump Truck

Tonka Real Rugged Dump Truck

Kids can play in the dirt all day and suffer few ill effects. The same can’t be said for most toys. The Tonka Real Rugged Dump Truck ($11) was made just for those kids who can’t pass up a sandbox or a mud puddle. With a metal dump bed that really raises and lowers, and big [More]