Easy Rider… Evan can ride a bike!

My baby has learned to pedal. We have the Fisher Price Rock Roll and Ride , our version is a little older but you get the idea. We inherited it from our neighbors. We never used the rock portion, though we would have b/c all three of my kiddos loved the plastic tiny tikes rocking thing… but we inherited the one we have metamorphised past the rocking stage. When I was 8 months pregnant, with Evan, and pushing Amy folded over on a trike, our neighbor took pity and give us the rock, roll, and ride, minus the rock, but with the roll. The handle was way too short, but much better than bending over! Hopefully the new model has a longer handle.

I was grateful for the push along almost ride toy, but the best secret was yet to come. This is the easiest thing for kids to learn to pedal on. I have so many mom friends with “big wheels” like this and there is just something about it that is very toddler friendly and they can learn to ride on it. Evan started doing the usual, fred flinstoning it around the patio, then feet on the pedals rocking, then going backwards, the POOF… it all clicked and he was racing around the patio. He has to ride this daily or he gets mad, we even let him bring it in the house because he’s been sick and it’s been so cold outside. He doesn’t bump into one wall (or that would be the end of that!).

Anyways… Mr. Easy Rider….

As you can see it’s been a well loved big wheel ride on toy. The irony of it all… the big kids love it too. I have to fend off Kyle and Amy and any playdate friends b/c Evan is very possessive of his bike “you no ride my bike!” They ALL love that darn big wheel. Do they even actually sell big wheels anymore, maybe they should!

Posted on 11/11/07, 12:56 AM
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