I believe the simpler the toy is the more fun for kids it provides. I can judge this from the observation of my own son when he was younger. He got irritated with toys too complicated to assemble or too problematic to sort out. But what he undoubtedly liked, was taking part in competition.

If your kids are into car races you can easily ignite their inner speed racer by building Marble Race Track. This clever track was presented by Amy from Home Spun Threads. Instead of buying plastic, poor quality tracks you can cheaply make your own foam version. If you choose to build a wider track your children can use Toilet Paper Roll Race Cars to compete.

While building the toys with your kids don't forget to take the photos and send them to us to show other handimaniacs.

A tutorial on Marble Race Track is available here.