how to do hotwheels right.....talk to me like i've never played with hotwheels (because i haven't)

[Anonymous]

I realize this is a very specific question, but my 4yo is car and truck OBSESSED. We've already been given a couple hot wheels things (a garage and a one loop track)...the garage he uses and the track is just in broken pieces in our toy room and I doubt we could ever find them all to build the loop again and it didn't hold his interest for very long since it was just one thing over and over.

Given his obsession and that he already owns every car and truck and bus and other vehicle there is, I'm planning to get him a hotwheel set for xmas. My impression is that you can over time combine sets / build your own etc....is that right? Is there a best place to start so it doesn't just turn into another one loop thing that gets old quickly? Are there different types and I need to get a certain type to make sure they can be used together?

Sorry for such random Qs but I'm looking at the 10billion options and don't want to spend a bunch just to have something thats not used because its not flexible to play with in different ways.

[Anonymous]

If the track didn't hold his interest for very long save yourself some money on the loop sets and just use Amazon boxes or something else like that to build your own ramps down stairs, chairs, etc and into large Tonka dump trucks or whatever. Seriously. My son was obsessed with hot wheels cars from 3-6 but wasn't interested in the track sets. What he enjoyed was making his own "ramps" and having the cars go off them into his jumbo dump truck or a darn bucket. Could have saved ourselves a ton of money had we figured it out quicker.

[Anonymous]

The more track you have the more fun it is. Also, 4 is still on the young side. Look to buy the tracks used. We got a $100 set for free bc it’s bulky and the mom wanted it out. All of ours are in a rubber made bin for organizing. The get pulled out frequently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the track didn't hold his interest for very long save yourself some money on the loop sets and just use Amazon boxes or something else like that to build your own ramps down stairs, chairs, etc and into large Tonka dump trucks or whatever. Seriously. My son was obsessed with hot wheels cars from 3-6 but wasn't interested in the track sets. What he enjoyed was making his own "ramps" and having the cars go off them into his jumbo dump truck or a darn bucket. Could have saved ourselves a ton of money had we figured it out quicker.

This! A lot of the fun is also pushing the cars down a hall or across a room and crashing them into the wall.

[Anonymous]

I got the octopus Hot wheels car wash and the color-changing cars and my 3-year old has gone bananas. You can combine different sets.

[Anonymous]

I remember being utterly obsessed with my hot wheels car wash as a little girl

[Anonymous]

We have a loop with an attached launcher thing that is SUPER fun.

[Anonymous]

Blue track!

Use magnatiles and blocks to build tunnels for the track, garages, etc.

My 5yr old and 7yr old get a lot of entertainment out if this - but it’s loud.
Hot Wheels Massive Loop Mayhem Track Set with Huge 28-Inch Tall Track Loop Slam Launcher, Battery Box & 1 Hot Wheels 1:64 Scale Car, Designed for Multi-Car Play, Gift for Kids 5 Years Old & Up https://a.co/d/8LH9hGl

My younger child at 4/young5 would get really frustrated with any set where you had to get the angle and jump just right for the car to land in the right spot to feed into a loop.

Hot wheels are the same gauge as wooden train tracks - you can build driving courses out of train tracks.

[Anonymous]

Agree with the others about making their own tracks out of cardboard or blocks or whatever. Also, my boys really loved the Hot Wheel storage boxes with their own compartments so they could organize and reorganize their vehicles in their little "houses."

[Anonymous]

Masking tape on the floor or carpet! Let him do it himself to make roads, parking lots, etc.

[Anonymous]

2nd for blutrack. My kids get so creative with this and love how it rolls up neatly until the next time they play with it. Prob the best toy I’ve bought them. Works great with hot wheels.

BluTrack Classic 15 Ft Starter Set https://a.co/h9bynrx

[Anonymous]

3rd for blu track. It’s the best.

[Anonymous]

Avoid the bulky stuff that doesn’t break down (which is most of it). My least favorite thing about hot wheels is storing all the random sets that aren’t as much fun as the more plain track pieces anyhow.

[Anonymous]

Wrapping paper tubes make fun tunnels.

My DS is 15 and he had a friend over. They have been feeling nostalgic and built a huge Hot Wheels city. They are still out for his little brother who never plays with them.

He wants to save them for his own kids. I agree that storing them is a pain, which is the reason they are all still out. LOL.

[Anonymous]

My kids (boy and girl) just loved hotwheels cars and wood blocks. They built garages and ramps and ??? We did need several sets of blocks to make it work.