The bed he chose is blue, my son loves blue.  The second he saw it, he climbed up into the bed and lay down, right in front of the salesman.  Then he proceeded to climb all over it and play in it.  The funny thing was, he sat on the car with his little legs sticking out and started making “vroom, vroom” noises.  I have no idea who taught him that since neither me nor his dad nor his grandparents have ever said that word!  When we were about to leave the store, he wouldn’t leave!  I had to convince him that we had bought that bed for him and that it was going to come to our house in a week.  I explained to him that it was going to be like when Santa Claus brings over gifts.  We had to wait a little bit, but then it would come.  In the end, he left with us, but was slightly teary-eyed.

Example of the Little Tikes Race Car Bed

We really liked the Little Tikes Race Car Bed because it was really sturdy.  My husband sat on it and knocked his hands against the entire bed.  At one point, he knocked and pushed so loud that the salesman looked over.  Apparently, lots of parents do it, so he didn’t mind.  It is really sturdy and the raised edges made us feel better about our son sleeping in it since it will help prevent him from rolling off the side.  My husband characterized it as “pretty good detailing” in terms of the tire and the body so clearly, he thought it was a good enough replica of a car to buy for our son.  Both of them loved the car and my husband joined my son while he was pretending to drive around in it and I saw them both steering a fake steering wheel while driving by cows and sheep and mailmen and all sorts of words that my son had remembered from the books we read to him.

If you’re looking to buy a racing car bed, I would highly recommend the Little Tikes Race car bed.