Lucas and I happened to be on the porch when the delivery truck arrived, which in itself is a pretty exciting occasion for a three-year-old. When the delivery man rolled up the back of the truck, Lucas was spellbound and when he pulled out a box and grinned at Lucas and said, “I’m guessing this is for you” while holding a primary-coloured box with Thomas the Tank Engine on it, I’m pretty sure Lucas’s head nearly exploded.
My kind friends at Fisher-Price had sent us a Thomas & Friends Tough Trike for him to try out. Boys, bikes and trains — how can you go wrong with a combination like that? And so, of course, we had to drop everything and put it together.
That’s one of the things I’ve always liked about Fisher-Price toys: they’re fairly easy to assemble. This is actually one of the more complex ones I’ve put together, but it was a breeze even with my “helper”.
The trike itself is great. It’s solid and sturdy, and I don’t think you could tip it over while sitting on it if you tried (a problem we have with our traditional tricycle — it’s a little tippy.) The handle bars are set a bit forward from the pedals, so his knees won’t bump them as he grows. It’s light and easy to pedal, although I do find that the front wheel slips a bit in the gravel – I may add a strip of tape or something around the front wheel just to give it a wee bit more grip.
And one of Lucas’s favourite features is the fact that the seat lifts up to reveal a hidey-hole for storing treasure. Ours happens to be filled with quickly-wilting dandelions; your mileage may vary.
My only regret is that we didn’t have this fun trike two boys ago!
We’re not the only family who will be enjoying a new trike this summer courtesy of Fisher-Price — congratulations to “Windex”, winner of the Spring into Summer Barbie Trike giveaway! I’ll send you an e-mail — congratulations!
Thank you to Mom Central and Fisher-Price Canada, both for the Barbie Tough Trike to give away and the Thomas and Friends Tough Trike for Lucas. 🙂
Disclosure: I’m part of the Fisher-Price Play Panel and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are ALWAYS my own.
Love the little repair man photo. Too cute. And your water mark looks great on the photos, by the way. Nice job.