Is a smart trike really worth it?

[Baby France]

DS got one for his first birthday, he is now 2.5 and prefers to go out and use his scooter instead. He's only used the trike about a handful a times!

He absolutely LOVES his bouncy castle though

 

[Pixelle]

Kai had his for his 1st birthday and loves it. He's been out in it lots already at the park. I just wrap him up nice and warm and off we go!
For us, it's great. I know he'll get a lot of use out of it, especially in the summer.

I'm going to get him a piano mat thing for the floor for Christmas. You step on it and it makes sounds and lights up....quite a good activity

 

[KittyVentura]

Thanks loves. We'll skip the trike I think for now and get some of the other bits suggested... and now we don't need worry about room to fit things because Ian has agreed we can convert the downstairs office into a playroom. Yippeeeee xx

 

[Mindy_mini]

Thanks for posting thus. I thought we were a bad mummy and daddy as we didn't buy one for dd's birthday as 70% of the babies from antenatal group got one. Our reasons for not buying are if we are out walking it's because we are going somewhere like town or super Market. Our garden isn't suitable for it so wouldnt get used there, the pavements near us are almost always blocked with cars so I'd gave to take lo on road in it and I'd rather have a sturdy pushchair handle to move them quickly if needed rather than a stick, also as opening poster said no rain cover.

I think they are over priced tbh. We've bought a scuttle bug for when lo is a bit older.

 

[Sarahwoo]

Oliver loves his, if we go for a walk around the park etc he would much rather be on his trike than in his pushchair. It makes it more like 'playing' lol! He loves to walk now too but will happily ride along on his trike for a bit / walk for a bit etc. I tend to just keep it in my car so its always there. It was def worth the money for us, because Oliver just enjoys it so much

Oh, the balance bikes look fab btw, we'll be getting one of those when Oliver gets a bit older

 

[Dragonfly]

no mines in my spare room now never looked at and still to big for normal trike on own. Just get a normal one.

 

[Jamiesmummy22]

My lo is 15 months and loves his smart trike, we bought it for his birthday in august so he has had alot of use of it. It makes life easier going out as getting my lo in a buggy to go out is not an easy task lol I would defo reccomend it, but I dont know if it would suit you as we are coming upto winter maybe just hold off until the bad weathers past then see if your lo is still interested in it. We are getting our lo a little tykes junior activity gym which has a slide on it for christmas, he has a double bedroom all to himself so need to fill up the space some how lol x

 

[mum2b2009]

My son has one and been on it for 5 mins and wanted to get off after 5 mins.

 

[hippobaby]

wow- really surprised by the responses, we bought one for lo's bday and have used it loads and shock horror we'll use it thru winter too , god fobid a child go outside when its cold, what will the neighbours say! besides ypu can pick them up cheap anyway so not always a waste.