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One of the best ways to motivate kids is to present required tasks as fun games with their mission being to win the game. Tedious tasks become exciting and fun when put into the right context. This is where kids learning toys can be a big help.This strategy not only works with daily mundane tasks, but also with educational objectives. Learning things does not sound like any fun to most kids. By posturing a learning opportunity as a fun game, kids are enthusiastic and ready to begin.How excited would your kids get if you present them with an opportunity to learn about physical science? What about basic math concepts for young kids or electronic circuitry for older kids? Most kids would be looking for the door.Now ask them the same question again but this time in a completely different context. Who wants to have a car race with really cool Carerra slot cars? Okay, now we are talking!Carrera slot cars are miniature cars guided by a groove (or “slot”) in the track. Though most consider them to be toys useful only for entertainment person, Carrera slot cars can also be used as kids learning toys.Slot cars provide a great teaching tool for physical science. Get kids to explain how the cars accelerate, decelerate, and defy gravitational forces as they fly high on a high-banked curve. Why is one car faster than the other? The cars are designed to simulate real race cars so they actually drift across the track as they go through the curves. Lane changing and passing are also included features that add to the fun. Carrera slot cars could even be used for a science fair project to illustrate properties of energy and physical science.With a stopwatch, children can measure the time it takes their slot cars to complete the track and, in doing so, explore how the shape of a slot car affects its speed. Kids can learn how wind resistance and aerodynamics can make a vehicle go faster.For younger kids, Carrera slot cars can be used to teach basic mathematical concepts such as grouping, ordering, sorting, and patterning. Try matching the cars based on their colors shapes and sizes. The cars become kids learning toys as kids identify the differences to sort them and group them.Older kids can use slot cars to explore circuitry and electricity. Since slot cars rely on electricity to run, children can use a slot car and a slot car track to explore how the electricity makes the car run. Turn the cars over and even remove the bottom to see how the cars connect to the track to receive their electrical power supply. For even more exploration into electronics, wireless controllers are available. Get kids to explain why the wireless controllers only work within 10 feet of the track.Slot cars are kind of tricky because kids see them as being far removed from homework lessons. They appear to be shear fun. However, that is why they are one of the most effective kids learning toys available. Kids may not think they are learning, but they are!
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