I’ve been trying to come up with a way to describe how cool Automoblox are, but they’re so superlatively cool that everything I think of sounds like a cliche. So, I’ll just tell you that I haven’t seen a cooler kids’ product out there. They’re so sleek, so aerodynamic looking, so much fun, that I’m having trouble sharing them with Pooky, who’s just as infatuated.

Each model (there are 7 different models), has its own unique color and look, but if you get more than one you can mix and match parts to create something fun and new. The parts, some wood, some plastic, some rubber, are sturdy and of very high quality (see the image below of the A9 model disassembled).

We’ve been trying out the A9 and the X9, and Pooky loves them both. She’s a bit young still for the assembling/disassembling, but they work great as toy cars once they’re put together.

One word of caution: They’re recommended for ages 3 and up because of the choking hazard posed by some of the small parts. Most of the parts are actually pretty big, but we only let Pooky play with the cars when they’re fully assembled and under our close supervision.

Price: $35 per set at the Automoblox online shop. You can also get extension blocks in different colors at the same place.