Anyone know anything about stilts/circus skills equipment for children

[PlayingHouse]

I am looking at getting dd1 some circus skills equipment for her birthday/Christmas. She will be 8.

She seems to love stilts. Are the aluminum better than the wooden ones.

Any othet equipment you would recomend?

Get her a diablo and some juggling balls....if she learns to juggle balls she can progress to some lovely light clubs.

Thanks for that. Are all juggling balls much of a muchness?

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Some are cheaper...as she is young, I would get her the soft, beanbag type as her hands won't be big enough for the hard ball ones.

Thanks thehouse. I really appreciate the advice

I think idea had some bits and bobs like that last year?

Ikea?

Yes! Sorry, bloody autocorrect!

My trusty circus contact says :

Tell them that to look at firetoys.co.uk if she's 8 look at either wooden hand held stilts or bounce stilts for kids

Can't the circus toys on the ikea website and I don't have an ikea nearby

Thank you for the advice re firetoys and what to buy. I really appreciate it

If you're near Manchester say so.

I'm down south.

MrsA - I am interested in circus toys for Ds1 and am near Manc - is there a good shop there?

I saw some wooden stilts in Tiger Stores last week. DS2(18) said "I wish I was little again mum!"