Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Radio Flyer Walker Wagon

This is one of my all time favorite purchases for my 1 year old. I discovered it at a friends house. Our kids were all at the age of starting to walk (~ 9 months) and they just loved taking turns pushing the wagon and giving each other wagon rides. Here's why I enjoy it so much...
  • It's going to last us many years through (hopefully) many kids.
  • It's not restricted to just a walker toy. In the future, my oldest could push younger siblings around or we could display toys in it in his room.
  • It's not wobbly... all other walker toys I was looking into purchasing were kind of wobbly... he would lose his balance easily when pushing it. This one is heavy enough to help him balance if he begins to stumble.
  • The wheels "click" when he pushes it. There's a purpose to it though... it's clicking because there is a mechanism that keeps it from rolling out of control when it transfers from soft to hard surfaces. So when he pushes it from the carpet to the kitchen tile... it goes the same speed.
  • I'm a huge fan of Radio Flyer equipment. They just remind of my childhood when toys were more simple.
  • It posed as a great "Easter basket" this year. My son could push it around instead of carrying a basket. For him, that was good because he's still pretty wobbly when carrying something.
The downer to this fantastic toy is the price. They are around $80 plus shipping. (They don't carry them in stores that I have seen). So, I beat the system and found one on Craigslist for $50. I have a friend that found one for $35. If you are in the market for a walker toy, I HIGHLY recommend this one. You just have to hunt for a used one if you don't want to spend the $100.

The wagon in action...

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