Kids scooters are one of the best present options for every holiday or occasion.
Not only are they fun to ride around on, but they are a great way to keep your little one fit and healthy.
Whether they use them to get to and from school every day or for exploring the great outdoors on a weekend, the possibilities are endless with a super cool kids’ scooter.
Still not convinced? Then maybe these mind-blowing scooting facts will leave you head over wheels about them!
Learning to ride a scooter is a rite of passage
According to our survey of 2000 parents, 47% of them believe that learning to ride a kids scooter is just as important a rite of passage as learning to ride a bike.
This suggests that parents see it as a vital part of understanding freedom and the basics of road safety and awareness.
A scooter helps improve balance
The same Halfords survey also revealed that 25% of parents have seen their little one’s balance and sense of direction improve.
Scooting can improve hand-to-eye coordination
Learning how to use a kids’ scooter requires concentration and a level of good hand-to-eye coordination.
In fact, 20% of parents say that they’ve seen a vast improvement in this area since their child has started using a scooter.
Scooting can lead to higher school performance
If concentrating is something your little boy or girl struggles with, scooting may actually help in that department too!
Our survey also found that 10% of parents had seen better concentration levels at school by simply letting them use a scooter!
Scooting lanes
Just like dedicated cycling lanes, 35% of parents are keen to see the same idea implemented for scooters too.
This will not only make things safer for your children while they scoot from A to B, but it’ll help put your mind at rest as well.
Kids scooters save the environment
How much do you think you spend on petrol taking your child to school every week?
Well, according to Micro Scooters, if all 500,000 Micro scooter users travelled just one mile each way to school every day, that will save parents across the UK a combined total of £130,000 in petrol costs.
This is not only great for everyone’s back pockets, but it can save over a tonne of CO2 carbon emissions per family in the process too!
Scooting is here to stay
If you think kids scooters are a present that’ll be forgotten about in a few months, think again.
As well as there being active ways to prolong the use of them, like our free lifetime safety checks, there are also calls from parents to bring in further incentives in schools too.
Most notably, 35% of parents believe there should be incentives to encourage children to scoot to school in the form of vouchers.
Have we blown your mind? To see our full range of kids scooters, take a look at our full range today.
Need a hand picking the perfect scooter? Then you may find our essential guide handy.
What to consider before buying a scooter
We’ve established that, kids scooters are an ideal way for your little one to get from A to B, helping your child:
- Develop good motor skills
- Encourage more exercise
- Get your little one outside
- Build confidence and social skills
However, before you scoot on down to your nearest Halfords to buy a kids scooter, you might want to read our top buying tips.
Two and three-wheel scooters
Whether you’re buying a three-wheel scooter for kids or a regular two-wheeler, your child needs to feel comfortable scooting.
For instance, if your little one can’t ride a bike without stabilisers, they might struggle to balance on a two wheeled scooter.
Three-wheel scooters give your child more of a surface area to balance with ease, making them perfect to build confidence and get the ball (or wheels) rolling on their scooting adventures.
When you visit your local Halfords store, get your child to test out our range of kids scooters and see how they balance and push off from a stationary position. This might give you a better understanding of what type of scooter they need.
The weight of the scooter
Kids scooters vary in weights due to the different metals every brand uses to create them. A heavier kids scooter will require more effort to move and make it harder for some to transport.
Get the weight wrong and you could see your child’s interest in scooting be over in a flash. Always consider practicality. This includes whether it’s easy to carry or if it folds away.
Where will your child use their scooter?
While testing in-store, think about where your child will use their scooter the most. Down the park on bumpy services? On a smooth road around your house? Or on a long journey to school?
Once you’ve established how frequently they’ll use it and the kind of terrain they’ll face, you’ll get a better understanding of how much you need to spend on one.
Scooter style
While performance might be important, style is king. There are lots of different colours and designs to choose from, so you shouldn’t have too many problems finding the perfect one.
Here at Halfords, we have a huge range of kids scooters to choose from. You can see them here.
What to consider before buying a scooter
We’ve established that, kids scooters are an ideal way for your little one to get from A to B, helping your child:
- Develop good motor skills
- Encourage more exercise
- Get your little one outside
- Build confidence and social skills
However, before you scoot on down to your nearest Halfords to buy a kids scooter, you might want to read our top buying tips.
Two and three-wheel scooters
Whether you’re buying a three-wheel scooter for kids or a regular two-wheeler, your child needs to feel comfortable scooting.
For instance, if your little one can’t ride a bike without stabilisers, they might struggle to balance on a two wheeled scooter.
Three-wheel scooters give your child more of a surface area to balance with ease, making them perfect to build confidence and get the ball (or wheels) rolling on their scooting adventures.
When you visit your local Halfords store, get your child to test out our range of kids scooters and see how they balance and push off from a stationary position. This might give you a better understanding of what type of scooter they need.
The weight of the scooter
Kids scooters vary in weights due to the different metals every brand uses to create them. A heavier kids scooter will require more effort to move and make it harder for some to transport.
Get the weight wrong and you could see your child’s interest in scooting be over in a flash. Always consider practicality. This includes whether it’s easy to carry or if it folds away.
Where will your child use their scooter?
While testing in-store, think about where your child will use their scooter the most. Down the park on bumpy services? On a smooth road around your house? Or on a long journey to school?
Once you’ve established how frequently they’ll use it and the kind of terrain they’ll face, you’ll get a better understanding of how much you need to spend on one.
Scooter style
While performance might be important, style is king. There are lots of different colours and designs to choose from, so you shouldn’t have too many problems finding the perfect one.
Here at Halfords, we have a huge range of kids scooters to choose from. You can see them here.