When my oldest son was small, everything was about trains. We tried to find as much train-themed merchandise as possible. Surprisingly, this is more difficult than one would expect. Sure, there were Thomas branded shirts and other paraphernalia, but precious little of just trains.
Apparently, Nick Morgan had the same problem I did. With a dearth of vehicle-themed t-shirts available to satisfy his sons, he founded Shirts That Go, a company that provides T-shirts using 11 designs of different things that "go." They have plans to add new designs on a regular basis.
I had fun poking around the Shirts that Go website, glad to see that many vehicles are represented. It is likely that your son's or daughter's obsession is included in their merchandise: fire trucks (red and blue!), cement trucks, garbage trucks, motorcycles, bulldozers, tractors, fighter planes, jet planes, and of course trains (three types) - plus more! are all available. In fact, they even have a helicopter shirt.
My kids received a motorcycle T-shirt and a fighter jet T-shirt. The shirts arrived in a very cool firetruck box. Even before we opened the package, they were excited.
The graphics on the shirts indeed look like their real counterparts, which is such a fun thing in this age of over-cartooned depictions. It is also a bonus for those kids on the autistic spectrum who really appreciate realism. Also, these are light-weight shirts, and very soft, so they would work well with kids with sensory issues.
When I went to the website to learn more about the company, I noticed a section entitled "Learn More" for each shirt. For example, the page for the cement truck T-shirt explains what a "rear discharge" truck is and why a "chuteman" is necessary. It also explains how "charging the mixer" is accomplished, and why this is important. I certainly wouldn't have known the majority of the information in these various descriptions, so it is great to have a "cheat sheet" for when the inevitable questions arise. (You know your kids know more about these things than you do, don't you?) And so, this isn't just a shirt - it is also an educational product.
I'll keep in mind Shirts That Go for gifts for those vehicle-loving kids in my life, of which there are many.
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Disclaimer: I received two shirts (one for each son) to facilitate my review. I will receive no further compensation or commission for this post or for purchases made as a result of this review.
