Children love to imitate what they see the adults doing – and if Dad loves cars, so will Son. It's inevitable. There's nothing wrong with this, of course, and it should actually be encouraged. Racing car toys, vehicle toys, motorised toys, or battery operated toys, are actually very good for a young boy's development. This is because children learn many things through observation. With these toys, they learn hand-eye coordination, experimentation and timing. These kinds of toys are usually highly sociable as well – which means the development of social skills.

Children that love motion and action will especially love these sorts of toys. There are a number of choices of toys in this genre to choose from, and that could also depend on what your child enjoys. Railcar set toys are a classic, and seem to provide endless entertainment. They are also highly sociable toys, and even girls enjoy these toys because of the excitement and competition that occurs with these toys. There is a certain amount of healthy competitiveness which parents should not discourage (unfortunately, many parents discourage all kinds of competitiveness in children and toys, which is not helpful for your child's social development and confidence, and has just the opposite negative consequences to over-competitiveness.) It all boils down to the right teaching. It's often helpful to teach your kids to win, so they can help others and teach them how to win, not so that they can lord it over them. This helps your child in maturing. But a fine balance is needed.

For kids that are serious race fans, they will also enjoy high speed charge railcar toys, taking railcar to the next level. They will probably also enjoy remote control Rally Car toys. Remote control toys are great for individual and social play, and these toys are also incredibly safe and encourage experimentation. Toughness is also required from these toys, as boys will be boys – and no doubt - they will begin to find ways to ramp and perform various stunts with these toys to impress their friends.

In the old days, water toys were just as popular as today, except children used to only have boat toys that they would need to put in a stream to watch them sail. These days, our toys go one step better, with remote control speed boats and power boats which are cool enough to even make Dad a little jealous. 

Toys and play are paramount for any child's development, no matter what their age, and are also key in distinguishing a child's natural interests. Toys such as these are great ways to encourage sociability, and are also great ways that parents can spend time with their boys and enjoy playing together – whether it be outside or inside. Many of these work great as toys for more than one child, so you only need to buy one toy to entertain not one but many children. This is a great idea in the case of two young boys in the house.