For Christmas, I gave my two-year-old grandson a new red wagon. His delight with this age-old classic was palpable. It was love at first site. He loved sitting in it. He loved rolling it around the house. He loved being rolled around in it, and he loved putting his animals in it, and rolling them around in it.

The new little red wagon is his new favorite toy.

It’s so fun to see a little boy with his little red wagon, and it’s so fun to see a child delight in a simple toy. And it’s so interesting to see a two-year-old boy discover what millions of tw0-year-old boys have been discovering for the last 150 years: Little red wagons are a whole lot of fun for a whole lot of reasons.

And the best part, no batteries required. They’re fueled wholly by a child’s imagination and his own foot-power (and sometimes a favorite Auntie gives a push).

Elias enjoys just sitting in his little red wagon.

Corey gives her nephew a push through the house.

Grandma (far left) comes to give Elias a few rolls around the house.