Our Smart Baby

As we play outside with our three-year-old son he loves to be one of the big kids. Luckily, we have sweet neighborhood children who help him do tricks on skateboards and safely take rides with him on their scooters. Over and over again we explained to our preschooler that when he is older, he too would have a scooter. Well, to our surprise we discovered a 3-wheel scooter that our three-year-old son can ride. Being the budget hounds we are, we searched and surfed for the best deal around. The most inexpensive 3-wheel scooter we found is at Wal-Mart at $24.84. Depending on the interest of your child, you can choose from the Disney princess or action heroes themes.

Upon bringing it home it took approximately 25 minutes to put the three pieces of the scooter together. Our son is a little short so we had to play with the front piece in order to adjust it right for his height. Once the scooter was put together our son jumped on it with ease, scooted down the sidewalk, and has been scooting ever since! To our delight the wheels on the scooter circle slower and do not allow the preschooler to loose control of the speed.

It is exciting to see him develop different gross motor skills as well as gain independence. He enjoys feeling like one of the big kids and at three-years-old he could care less that his scooter has three wheels instead of two wheels. Since the scooter is more advanced, it is recommended your child wear a helmet while riding the scooter.

Karen Preston
http://www.notsoordinarymom.blogspot.com/