I recently bought myself and Liam (my now 4 year old son) scooters. I got a Razor Pro, and he got a Razor A. They are so much fun.

Previously he had a three wheel scooter, which he was quite happy with, and hadn’t asked for a new scooter. But I thought it would be a great idea for us both to get one so that we could scoot together. I bought them both at the same time, and started using mine immediately and kept his a secret to be given at Christmas. It was his BIG present. You know, the one that they are supposed to be completely impressed by.

So on Christmas morning we did the big reveal and he opened up the wrapping on the big scooter box and looked at the picture on the outside and said “oh, I already have a scooter Dad.” So I tried to convince him that it actually was a very cool present. But he was much more interested in the other presents that we had given him and Henry. I have to say that I was a little disappointed.

It turns out that the scooter was more of a slow burn present for him. By the end of the day he was scooting all around the house and having a blast. He had even commented to Henry ‘This is the best thing EVER!’

Since then, we have been going on regular scoots around the neighbourhood, and his scooting stamina has increased dramatically. One of the adventures that we do sometimes on a weekend is to scoot parallel to the trams on some quiet suburban streets until Liam gets tired, and then catch the tram back to our house for lunch. His balance has improved really quickly and now he is doing long glides on downhill stretches and has figured out how to use the back foot brake too.

Lots of fun. I recommend you get one.