Disney Pixar Cars Helps Keep Kids Entertained At Home and on the Road

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Tomorrow we are leaving to go on a beach vacation. This means that we will have to contend with three kids in the car for almost 12 hours. Just thinking about it terrifies me. That’s why I’ve always been sure to plan to take things to keep the boys entertained.

Since we do have three boys, but we don’t have a ton of space I try to bring toys and activities that they all can enjoy. One thing that they can all agree to play with are items from Disney Pixar Cars! I’m pretty sure that this is one of those ageless movies that all boys love. N was into the Cars movie when he was young, and now he is more than willing to play with E and Baby R.

One thing that I know that we will be taking with us tomorrow is the brand new Disney Pixar Cars Daredevil Garage app.

Using the Daredevil Garage App

This is a really cute app that was just released through the App Store and is compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (it is optimized for iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus). In the app, you will be using Lightening McQueen, Mater, and other Cars characters to maneuver through different stunts while unlocking new levels as well as adding cars to your garage. Plus, the more you play the app and the more stunts you do, the more cars and tracks you can unlock.

Of course, E was the first one who wanted to try the app since he is probably the biggest Cars fan out of the three of the boys right now. I was a little concerned about whether he would be able to figure out how to operate the app on his own without constant “Mommy, help me!” I was pleasantly surprised when he was able to figure it out all on his own.

It is pretty easy to use, actually. You just pick which car you want to use, then pick the track (beach or backyard). Once your car starts down the track you can tell it to do barrel rolls or flips as it goes off of the ramps. There are really only three buttons to push to make it do the stunts so that made it really easy for E to operate.

The boys have quite a few die-cast Cars vehicles that they play with. Another cool thing about this is that you can actually scan certain die-cast vehicles and “add” that car to your Daredevil Garage. This means, if you have a compatible die-cast car, you can actually scan it and then do stunts with it. Just look for the specially marked die-cast car boxes to find out if the one you are purchasing is compatible.

I anticipate that the boys will be passing this app around quite a bit while we are on the road.

Disney Pixar Cars Story Sets

As I said before, we don’t have a ton of space in the car. This means that we have to be choosey with what sorts of toys we take. I don’t want to take things that have a ton of pieces or that are too big. I would much prefer something that is compact enough that we can take it in the car, but also so that it can be played with at the condo. That’s why the Cars Story Sets are perfect.

We purchased the Mack Truck play set as well as a Doc Hudson die-cast vehicle (we already had Mater and Lightening McQueen). What is really cool is that at first glance, Mack just looks like the semi-truck that transports Lightening in the movie, however, this one opens and inside is a whole play set. It has a garage where Lightening can be worked on, a car wash, a piece of road, and much more. E and N can spend a ton of time just playing with Mack by itself.

What is so nice is that this can be a stand-alone piece or it can also connect to other Story Sets and is approximately the same size as some of the other Cars and even Disney Pixar Planes story sets.

You can pick up both the die-cast Cars vehicles as well as the Cars Story Sets in the Disney Pixar Cars section of the store at your local Toys “R” Us. You can bet that we will have stocked up on a few to help us through the trip!