How to Shop For Dump Truck Toys

So many toys, and so many things kids can do with them, but so many reasons why parents choose them. One of the famous toys that parents tend to get their younger children is a dump truck. Although a dump truck provides the same basic use no matter the brand, like all products there are lower and higher quality brands from which to choose. Before you go out to the store to get a dump truck, discover which brand has the qualities which you are looking for, more specifically, the qualities that will hold up with your child.

Tonka Brand

Anything Tonka is worth buying for your children. Tonka is American made and know what American children like. They are always made with durability in mind. Being durable means lasting through all the tough bumps, rams, bams, and bangs your child will put the dump truck through. The specific truck to look for is called Tonka Toughest Mighty Dump Truck. This particular truck and brand can be found at most large retail stores such as Wal-Mart,Target, or Toy's R Us but can also be found online at stores like Discount Tonka Toys.

Tonka has evolved to marketing their toys to both boys and girls, giving the girl versions a little color blend for attraction. Discover Tonka with construction, medical, and police designed vehicles and playsets. Find most of their dump trucks and other toys for ages three and over.

Prices can range anywhere from $10.00 to $30.00. For ride on tonka toys you can expect to spend $30.00 to $300.00 for battery powered rides.

Little Tikes

The next best brand of them is Little Tikes. They tend to use more plastic in their toys but still create very durable material. Most of their toys are for ages three and over. They are significantly smaller than Tonka brand but are suitable for many uses such as digging in the dirt or sand, playing in water, or just for driving them through momma's house.

Some types of such toys available from Little Tikes are Dirt Diggers 2-n-1 haulers truck and bucket, monster dirt digger, and excavator and sand shovel.

Prices for Little Tikes such toys could range anywhere from $12.00 to $30.00. The prices are competitive with Tonka.

These are just a couple of such toy brands listed above, but other brands you can find are CAT (caterpillar) and generic store versions. These should get you jump started on some of the more famous brands that children do well with.