Wooden Animal Friends Pull-Back Racing Cars
Pull them back. Let them go. Watch them whizz.
The Wooden Animal Friends Racing Cars are three pull-back wooden vehicles, each with a brilliantly silly twist. There's a rabbit driving a carrot, a mouse riding in a cheese triangle, and a cat zooming along inside a fish-shaped car. Pull each one back, set it down, and let go — they whizz off across the floor at full speed, sparking races, chases, and endless replays.
It's a deceptively simple toy with a lot going on. The pull-back action introduces cause and effect, the racing element invites cooperative play and turn-taking, and the chunky wooden bodies are perfectly sized for little hands at age 3 and up. At $22.99 for three vehicles it's also one of the best-value vehicle sets in the Mentari range — and a gift that almost always gets played with on the spot.
It pairs beautifully with the rest of the Vehicles collection — particularly the Wooden Ramp Racer Toy and the Wooden Building Vehicles for kids who love anything on wheels.
What's in the box:
- 1 x rabbit in a carrot pull-back car
- 1 x mouse in a cheese triangle pull-back car
- 1 x cat in a fish pull-back car
Skills & development:
- Cause and effect — discovering that pulling back makes the car go is a key early reasoning milestone
- Fine motor skills — gripping and pulling back each car builds hand strength and coordination
- Social and emotional development — racing with friends and siblings teaches turn-taking and cooperative play
- Imagination and creativity — the silly animal-car combinations spark storytelling and humor
Product details:
- Age: 3 years+
- Pieces: 3 pull-back cars
- Size: 5 x 4.49 x 2.68 inches
- Weight: 0.39 lbs
- Material: Sustainably sourced wood, non-toxic paint
- Safety: ASTM F963 certified
- Assembly required: No