Driving and crashing scooters trollys bikes diggers

Anything with wheels on is usually a hit with children. It doesn't matter if they are a boy or a girl. From the first trolley that helps them take a few faltering steps to the incessant requests for a new full suspension mountain bike/Quad bike/car. These are some of the toys I have experience of along with any comments.

First scooter Age 6months -4 years Excellent value for a first ride on toy. Well before your beloved can walk they can scoot around on one of these if they have the balance to stay upright. Look for one where the steering only turns the wheels a bit, if you can turn the front wheels at 90 degrees to the body these thing fall over faster than you can say "LOOK OU.."	Trike 2 -5 years Try and get a trike with an adjustable seat which you can get close to the pedals when your child is young. I prefer the pedals driving the rear wheels, but you have to look around for them The trikes with pedals on the front wheels are cheaper but are a lot harder to drive, especially if it's your first pedal bike. Until your child has developed decent muscles they also need a firm flat surface to ride if they are not going to give up, grass is far too Difficult.	Bicycle 3 years up The first chance your child has of covering large distances under their own power. Children like to feel they can put both feet down and so need the saddle a lot lower than it should be for starters. See the stuff on choosing a bike

	<<< Cozy coupe Age 4 months upwards(sitting) 1 year (driving) The steering wheel is just for decoration, the front wheels swivel (like a shopping trolley) and you scoot it around with your feet. Easy to push around until your kids can work them out themselves. Virtually indestructible. You can also put very tiny kids in and they can pretend. to drive.	Lawnmower - As soon as they walk A top value toy, These are really cheap to buy and will get used till they collapse.
	<<< Pedal tractor age ~3+ Quite an investment, especially if you get the ones with the digger scoop. The child needs quite a long leg before they can pedal this sort of thing and in 4 months they will be riding a bike. ( I think they are mainly bought by dad's)
Sit on train >>>>>> Age 2-3 (depends on leg length) An example of poor design. The seat is too high to be used by smaller children and the high center of gravity makes it unstable. A deep front skirt also digs into the ground causing the train to tip up. Indoor use only
	I have found a can of line marking spray paint is great. <<<<< This is the stuff you can get for marking sportsfields, it wears away after a few months, but you can paint roadways for your children to drive on, Zebra crossings for them to stop at. They can learn road awareness from 2 and still think it's a great game, especially when they go the wrong way around the one way system!
	Subaru Impreza WRC Age 8+ Unfortunately not the full size impreza, this is a 1/10th scale model. Radio controlled with a tiny methanol engine. It does require supervision as it weighs 1.6Kg and can do 40kph. More my toy than my kids at the moment. Big advantage over the battery powered version is that it does not need charging up and you can run it all day, disadvantages are the noise (sounds like a petrol hedge trimmer) and poor acceleration (compared to electric cars ) .