Grand Prix

The track pieces click together firmly, and my daughter loves re-enacting the underdog's last-lap comeback over and over. We've already built three different circuit layouts—it keeps her imagination racing for hours.

My son turned the living room into a full race track and the countdown start had him shouting "three, two, one" every single time before zooming his cars around. The little underdog car ending up as the last gasp winner was the highlight of our afternoon play.

The countdown start is such a nice touch—my son actually pauses to shout "3, 2, 1, go!" before every race, and the flexible track pieces let us bend it around the sofa legs without breaking. He's already replayed the underdog story three times tonight, which says a lot for a five-year-old's attentio