Five simple ways to explain a tow truck to a 6-year-old

Five short, kid-friendly rephrasings that explain what a tow truck does — moving broken cars or cars parked in the wrong place, written for a 6-year-old.

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Here are five kid-friendly ways to say it:

  • A tow truck is a big truck that pulls broken cars to a safe place.
  • A tow truck helps move cars that stopped working.
  • A tow truck picks up cars that are parked in the wrong spot.
  • A tow truck carries cars that cannot drive by themselves.
  • A tow truck is a helper truck that takes cars to a garage.

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