Saturday, May 8, 2010

Safety Tips For Ride On Toys

There are many places on the internet you can find a ride on toy or pedal car as they are also called to buy. Children love them and can easily spends hours in the garden riding their new toy to their hearts content. Mum and Dad are now even greater than they thought before hand with their new outdoor toy. There are though, several safety aspects to take into consideration with a ride on toy as well as other outdoor toys available for your children.

Even though there are a great range of pedal cars available, they all share the same characteristics and what they function. There are some areas to take into consideration before allowing your children on their new pedal car.

The first is to make sure you are always around when children are playing on their ride on, as it can be very easy for children to fall off, especially if they get over excited or speeding around the garden. It can be very easy for children to want to show off their new toy to brothers, sisters, friends or relatives.

Only one child should be on a ride on toy at the same time so no additional children holding on, standing on the back depending on the model. As well as possible slipping off, the ride on can easily become unstable and tip over.

Do not allow children to push their brother, sister or friend on their ride on toy as it can be very easy for them to slip, fall and knock their mouth or head on the child riding the toy or the toy itself. Pedal cars are as they are called, pedal powered so pushing a child on a ride on can cause the pedals to rotate to fast and catch children's feet in between the pedal arms and the ride on itself.

Do not allow children to ride their toy in areas which could be dangerous such as near a road, other children riding about or where items such as washing lines could entangle a child.

It can be a good idea to lock gates, block paths with dustbins or similar if you need to go indoors and leave the children riding in the garden for a short period of time, although not recommended.

Aside from the points above, ride of toys are a source of fun for many children and a good way to get them outdoors in the fresh air. They also provide good exercise and much more beneficial than sitting in front of the latest games console.

With the range of superb detailed pedal toys available, you have many choices to give way to being the greatest parents in your childrens eyes.

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