Stimulate your child’s sense of touch by softly running the car wheels along your child’s body (outside of her clothes).
Push a car forward, attracting your child to crawl after it.
Encourage children to push the cars across the floor.
Encourage children to first pull one of the cars back, then let go and watch as it zooms forward.
Encourage children to stack 2 cars, one on top of the other. This activity also trains children’s patience.
The cars are made from foam and soft fabrics. Encourage children to grasp the cars with both their right and left hands.
Teach your child to recognize different facial features using the cars.
Name a facial feature and encourage your child to point to it.
Use the different colored cars to teach children to recognize colors.
Name a color and encourage your child to find it.
Encourage children to stack 3 cars, one on top of the other. This activity also trains children’s patience.
Using the characters, teach your child the names of different occupations and their matching vehicles. For example, Bobby is a firefighter. Firefighters drive fire engines.
Have a car race. You may have 2 to 4 children or adult players. The car that travels the furthest wins!
Build a tunnel or arch for the cars to travel under, using boxes other everyday objects. Encourage your child to aim and have the car travel through the tunnel. Parents may increase the difficulty by varying the width and distance of the tunnel/arch.
Encourage children to stack 4 cars, one on top of the other. This activity also trains children’s patience.