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for the little engineer at your house
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Crazy Machines: The Wacky Contraptions GameCrazy Machines: The Wacky Contraptions Game
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $14.49
Fun for kids and adults. Lets kids build fun things complete with explosions without the worry of hitting fingers with nails or blowing themselves up!
Gary Gadget: Building Cars (Win/Mac)Gary Gadget: Building Cars (Win/Mac)
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $19.99
This one is on our list for Christmas. Looks like fun!
Spot the Differences: Vehicles: 50 Mind-Bending Photographic PuzzlesSpot the Differences: Vehicles: 50 Mind-Bending Photographic Puzzles by Christine Reguigne
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $0.93
Provides many hours of obsessive looking for your little perfectionist.
Cars and Trucks and Things That Go (Giant Little Golden Book)Cars and Trucks and Things That Go (Giant Little Golden Book) by Richard Scarry
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $1.84
Probably best for 2-6 year olds and just plain fun. Lots of silly vehicles (apple cars, pickle cars, pencil cars etc etc) and details.
The Coolest Cross-Sections Ever!The Coolest Cross-Sections Ever! by Richard Platt
Buy used from: $35.63
My son has loved these since he was 3 but will still be interested in them when he's a teenager. Anything illustrated by Stephen Biesty is fantastic for the kid (or adult) who wants to see how things work.
Gears! Gears! Gears!® Beginner's Building SetGears! Gears! Gears!® Beginner's Building Set
Buy new: $19.16
Again, fun for kids and adults. Build vehicles, machines and watch the gears spin.
ZOOB ZOOBMobile Car Designer SetZOOB ZOOBMobile Car Designer Set
Buy new: $99.98
Design your own vehicles. The pieces are very well designed which makes them able to be used in many ways. The kit includes instructions in 3 different levels of difficulty so even little kids can make something from the booklet or just invent their own vehicle but still a challenge for older kids.
Quercetti Marble Run Vortis, 80 PiecesQuercetti Marble Run Vortis, 80 Pieces
Buy new: $24.99
A good deal for a beginner set. Younger kids might need a little help but it's also fun for adults. Great to let the marbles go and see what happens.
Transformed: How Everyday Things Are MadeTransformed: How Everyday Things Are Made by Bill Slavin
Buy new: $18.96 / Used from: $0.75
Shows how all kinds of things are made. We mourned when we had to take this book back to the library so it's on our Christmas list.