Little Tikes Spray and Rescue Fire Truck

My 3 year old, Aidan, loves this truck! I made the mistake of letting him ride it around the house since it was cold out when we first got it (crazy Chicago weather) and now he drives it everywhere in the house. I don't really mind because it's plastic and it makes him so happy how can I take it away! Aidan drives it to the stairs when he needs to go up or down and he parks it there waiting for him. He has taken it in the bathroom with him to wash his hands, into the kitchen and had a corndog and sippy cup in it, and he even cleans it with wet wipes! Oh and the first night he even wanted it in his bedroom!
We have played with outside too and he has brought it over to all the neighbors to show them. He drives it like there is no tomorrow! He even makes siren noises! The truck wheels glide perfectly and the steering wheel works great too. We haven't added water yet to the water tank yet, but I am sure that will be a hit when the weather warms up here. It is also roomy in... Read more

My daughter, 3, saw this on TV. Since I am tightly wrapped around her finger, I ordered it. It's relatively easy to put together -- all you need is a phillips screwdriver and a hammer.

PROs:
She loves it! She drives it around, going VROOM VROOM VROOM. She absolutely adores it, even without spraying water everywhere. So that's great. It's easy to put together (though I do end up putting all this type of stuff together, so I'm sure experience helps). But all the parts are there, with extras, and everything fits easily enough.

CONs
1) There's a few spots where you have to screw in the siderails, and I wish they would have marked the spot better. I had to guess.
2) Some of the illustrations took a bit to figure out -- I wish 1 had been blown up a bit more.
3) THE WATER TANK. Here's the biggest of the issues. It works on air pressure. The tank has two pieces that attach to it: the pump, and the hose. The pump is fine. It attaches well... Read more

We just got this from Toys R Us and my 2 year old absolutely loves it. The hose works great (as long as you close it correctly) and its pump and water squirting mechanism was made for little ones to be able to work it themselves. This is a great outdoor toy to ad to your child's collection.