On Canada Day we made it out to some of the festivities around town. We saw singers, dancers, the petting zoo, clowns and after Brea went down for her nap we made it out to Whee Bikes to purchase her birthday present from Nana and Grumpa. They had seen a friend's grandson use a push bike and thought it would be perfect for Brea. Craig did a bunch of online research and we decided that the Strider Running Bike was the one for our little girl. The premise behind the balance bikes is to have the little ones learn to balance so that they can go to a two-wheeler easier. Typical bikes with training wheels or trikes do not teach balance as the child simply leans on the training wheels. This way they gain confidence to transition to a pedal bike with the skills of balancing in place.
We were going to save it to give to her later but she was just so excited after seeing a little boy ride the bike that she just HAD to try it; luckily my helmet sized down enough to fit her head. So far Brea is straddling the bike and walking with it. We are going through how to turn but she insists on grabbing the fork and turning the whole bike. It's only been a few days and she's excited to go out every night after dinner with Daddy to ride more so I'm sure she'll be moving around in no time.
Making sure her head stays safe.
Waving her Canada Flag.
Showing off her new wheels.
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