The greatest gifts ever for kids

7 cool gifts that won't have them playing with the box instead

By Money Magazine's Charles Passy, Noah Rothbaum and Wilson Rothman

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A sweet ride

Fisher-Price Power Wheels Mustang, $270

The fleet for the preschool set includes the Escalade, Jeep and Mustang.

New this year: replicas of famous NASCAR racers. (These latter ones are expected to sell out.)

All the cars carry up to 130 pounds and top out at 5 mph, though you can set them to go slower.

Don't leave a Power Wheels out in winter; you may ruin the battery, warns Marianne Szymanski of Toy Tips.

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