“I like that it does not require batteries. … Safe for a 4 year old boy to play with it alone.” This one goes out to any parents, family and friends with monster truck-loving toddlers in their lives.

Some kids who play in the imaginary realm of firefighters, astronauts and doctors grow up to pursue their passion in a real-life career. For Joe Cypher, space helmets and stethoscopes were nothing in ...