| Great news, all you nostalgia enthusiasts. The | | | | you fondly remember. They have a 16 inch front |
| original Big Wheel tricycle is being manufactured | | | | wheel and an adjustable seat that will grow with |
| again, and now you can introduce your own | | | | your child. The toy itself is appropriate to kids |
| children to the same, no-holds barred spinning, | | | | ages 3 to 8, and can carry a child of up to 70 |
| sliding, riding fun you remember from being a kid. | | | | pounds with ease. It's simple, easy fun at its best. |
| The original Big Wheel was first manufactured in | | | | This is no high-tech toy. It is powered by your |
| the 1960's and soon became a right of passage | | | | child's own pedaling and steering, and is suitable for |
| toy for kids on up through the 1980's, when it | | | | outdoor use on sidewalks, driveways and some |
| faded from fashion. But for anyone who grew up | | | | streets (with supervision and on streets with little |
| in that era, there is almost assuredly a memory | | | | traffic). It's a great way to get your kid outside |
| or two of flying down the street at super speeds | | | | and away from the video games and into the |
| (well, as fast as you could pedal) in your big | | | | sunshine getting some much needed exercise. If |
| monster of a Big Wheel. | | | | you want to give your child a touch of retro fun |
| Sure, it wasn't the safest toy in the world. It | | | | this Christmas, the original Big Wheel tricycle is |
| would spin out uncontrollably sometimes, and | | | | one toy that should definitely be on your list. |
| often tip over. There were no brakes (and still | | | | Four wheelers are always a little bit more |
| isn't...they've really kept true to the original | | | | advanced than three wheelers. This is where kids |
| version), so stopping often had to be done with | | | | go crazy over electric powered ride on toys. |
| your feet, or by running into something. Still, as | | | | They are obviously a little bit more expensive; but |
| kids, we didn't care. We were having too much | | | | they come with a ton of features nowadays. One |
| fun. And parents back then weren't as concerned | | | | main disadvantage of these battery powered ride |
| about safety as they are today. Nowadays, | | | | on toys when compared to big wheel tricycles is |
| everything is padded to the max to avoid injury. | | | | that they don't make your kids exercise much! |
| In the old days, if a toy couldn't injure you in | | | | It's really up to you, whether you want to go |
| some way, it wasn't any fun. | | | | with an electric powered riding toy or muscle |
| Today's Big Wheels are virtually the same toy as | | | | powered trike! |