Lubulona Blue Truck

Yes. The blue truck arrives with its own little truck driver, a wooden figure that lifts out and pops back in. Children can seat the driver, set off on a delivery, then unload and park up. Both pieces are made in Europe from beech wood.

Besides blue, the trucks come in plum, ochre, lime, dark blue, red and grey, six colours in total, each with a matching driver. The dark blue and lime trucks also feature in the On the Road vehicle packs if you want more vehicles at once.

It is. This wooden toy truck works with any Lubulona Lubu Town product, so it can roll through tunnel blocks, park by the houses and share the road with the other cars and buses. That makes it easy to fold into an existing town setup.

Kids push the truck along the floor and act out journeys, deliveries and traffic around their town. Moving the driver in and out turns simple rolling into pretend play with a purpose, such as collecting cargo and dropping it off at different stops.

Rolling the truck develops gross motor coordination, while handling the small driver strengthens fine motor control and a pincer grip. The stories children invent around their deliveries also grow language, sequencing and imagination.

Lubulona lists the truck for preschoolers aged 3 to 6 and for older children and adults from 6. It includes a small removable figure, so keep it away from babies and supervise the youngest children during play.

With its driver included, the truck makes a lovely small gift and a neat add-on to a Lubu Town collection. Wipe it with a barely damp cloth, dry it, and keep the beech wood away from water and direct heat so it stays smooth.