Folding scooters for 3 year olds

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The 2 wheeled ones seem to be for ages 5+ and the 3 wheeled ones that fold seem far more expensive.

Does anyone have a 3 year old and a 2 wheeled scooter? Did it take them long to get the hang of it?

my dd just got the hang of two wheeled one now.
She just turned 4.

I got the mini micro scooter absolutely fabulous, very very light so it doesn't need to fold and is much smaller than your usually 2 or 3 wheeler scooter.

cargirl like this?

I wasn't thinking of spending that much but it does look great

eek they were £40 at Christmas keep an eye out for discount codes at places like GLTC my 5.5 year old still prefers it to her 2 wheeler and my 3.5 year old can keep up with my cycling on hers!

I agree with CarGirl ... the mini micro scooters are fantastic. Ds had one for his third birthday and he is soooo speedy on it and they are incredibly light if you end up having to carry it!

I can carry it in one hand whilst cycling and I'm tiny.

I got DD this for her 3rd birthday. She love it.

It is hideous and it flashes (and the blue version is cheaper) but she doe adore it in all its appallingness

Now that's what I'm after soupdragon but about £15 cheaper like the 2 wheeled ones!

I'm hoping we might be able to walk to school if ds1 had one to help him along (it's 1 1/2 miles and he's a hopeless walker!) but it needs to be easy for me to carry home afterwards while pushing ds2 in his pushchair up some hideously steep hills!

not that CarGirl and I are trying to make you buy the micro scooter but you really can pick them up with 1 finger - they are soooo light! I am sure you could hook it over the buggy as well. They are more expensive though but it was seriously ds' most successful present ever!

yes mine has done many miles hung on the back of a scooter. My dds are allowed to leave their scooters at school?

Try one of these for £3.80 you can't go wrong even if he can't use it straight away.

the blue one is only £20

I did look a lot before I bought one and that was the cheapest I came up with at the time.

I did the link on that thread!

It was what prompted me to start this one

Just noticed that soupdragon. Think I might go for it, though DH doesn't think it'll be any easier than him walking. What do you think??

my ds has the same one as oupy and finds it easy to manage with a bit of added sturdiness at the back. he is not a confident scooter-er

I don't think it's easier than walking yet. DD is good at scooting but it's still a bit of a palaver. Especially going down the hills!

Have you considered a bike with no pedals (they have a name, which my addled Friday night brain can't recall)? Anyway, we got one for DS1's rd birthday, and he got the hang of it in just a few days adn zooms around all over the place on it now. They teach them how to balance on a bike too so that when they migrate to a proper bike they don't need stabilizers and all that falling off malarkey. Faberoo. Highly recommend it - though I think they are quite pricey, you might be able to pick one up on Ebay?

She loves it though, whether it's easier than walking or not

Dd is 3.5 and been confident down hills on her mini micro for about a month she can control the braking properly and no collisions with other random children at the bottom of the hill. Think the mini micro is more stable as it has a wider base and very low to the ground and much much lighter.

He's got a running bike, but it doesn't have brakes and the hills are steep with roads to cross along the way. And it's heavier and more awkward to carry home than a scooter.

I guess the only way to find out is to give it a go.

I'd like to start walking more to school if I can find a way!

How do you brake on a mini micro?

on the back the orange bit you press down on the rear wheel.

I wouldn't buy one of those micro scooters on principle because they say "Little dudes and dudettes will just love zooming along on it. " [barf]

It doesn't look like you can adjust the handle height on it either