A Party of Two

So I was supposed to host a party this month. It was supposed to be for boys Lovebug's age, which would make up for the fashion thing Ironflower did last fall and I figured I could smuggle in a friend of HugMonkey's as well.

Except.

We got stuck in Florida. Then there was scheduling. Then there was illness. Then I was freaking late to turn in my blog post, which was due Friday.

So. I did not get to have an Xtreme Customz by Ridemakerz Party yet, but I am writing my blog post anyway. Because the ladies at Mommy Parties are super understanding and kind. And because my boys would have lost their minds if "the car box" had gotten mailed back.

So Xtreme Customz are toy cars that your kids can build themselves.

It took 7 year old Lovebug about 30 seconds to figure everything out and not much longer to build his car. Um, it took me considerably longer to figure things out well enough to help Hugmonkey. In fact, Hot Guy was the one who built Hugmonkey's car. It took him longer than it took Lovebug, though.

Clearly, 7 is the perfect age for these things. But both boys happily embraced playing with their cars.

The coolest thing is that the parts are interchangeable from one car to another so they can really customize them, over and over again.

Actually, no, the coolest thing is that a set costs $9.99. When the two most popular toys in your house are American Girl and Lego, anything that's reasonably priced is welcomed. Things that are reasonably priced and entertaining even more so.

Full disclosure: I got these for free, courtesy of the saints at Mommy Parties and XTreme Customz.  And some more, which I will be giving out when I get to have my party. Except for the one the boys commandeered for their sister.