The Skuut winner is Alyson! She said, “My 2 1/2 year old watches her older sister ride her bike all the time. She has a little playskool car that she scoots around on but she is getting too big for that. I would love for her to have something like this!”
Send an email to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com to claim your prize.
Congrats!
THE PRIZE
THE REVIEW
Teaching a child to ride a bike can be kind of traumatic with the falls and figuring out the balancing thing… Some kids get scared and don’t want to keep trying!
The Skuut balance bike is the perfect solution. They can learn all the essential bike riding skills easily and quickly without even knowing they’re doing it. The Skuut teaches balance, coordination, and steering and it’s not even a little bit scary!
It’s also such a cute and sturdy little bike, and so easy to put together! I did it with just the little tools included in about 10 minutes. We pumped up the tires and he was ready to Skuut!
The frame is made of wood and it has no training pedals, training wheels, or brakes so it gives kids the chance to practice those essential bike riding skills without having to think about about too many things at once.
It’s made for children ages 2-5. My Gus is pretty tall for his almost 4 years and it was a little small for him, but it still totally taught him how to ride a regular bike, he just couldn’t get it going quite as fast. Fine with me!
Because there are no pedals, the child pushes off the ground with his feet just like he’s running, letting him get the feel of balancing without being on just two wheels. It’s the perfect way to get a child ready to ride a regular bike!
Gus hadn’t tried riding a regular bike at all before he hopped on the Skuut. He went straight from his tricycle to this and he loved it immediately. He never fell over or crashed, it wasn’t scary, and he could go faster than on his little tricycle. And he felt a lot more like big brother…
We love to take our bikes to a local park with lots of sidewalk space and Gus cruised around all by himself on his Skuut, getting himself ready to ride a regular bike without even knowing it.
After a few days of Skuuting around, we went encouraged him to try riding Elliot’s bike. He was afraid at first and didn’t want to do it but agreed and…
Seriously, within seconds he was riding out of Boyd’s grip! I had no idea how easily he would take off and go on a regular bike after practicing on the Skuut!
He was a little wobbly at first and still is getting the hang of it all, but he hasn’t fallen yet!
Teaching Elliot how to ride a regular bike was so much harder. The Skuut balance bike is the best way to get a child ready to ride without fear or falls.
Good thing Gus’s birthday is coming up, he’s ready for a regular bike thanks to Skuut!
Have you ever tried a balance bike? What did you think???
GIVEAWAY RULES
- Make a comment on this post telling me why you want to win before midnight Sunday, May 19.
- A winner will be selected and announced the following day.
EARN EXTRA ENTRIES
- Follow Skuut on Twitter
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- Follow VanillaJoy on Facebook
- Repin the giveaway image from this post
- Facebook/Tweet about the contest
- Comment on any non-contest post (must contribute to the conversation)
GOOD LUCK and THANKS!
{This product was provided to VanillaJoy.com for review purposes. Thanks to Diggin Active for sponsoring today’s giveaway!}
My son would love this! He’s always watching the big kids do it.
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I have always thought these bikes looked cool. I have a two year old that would love this!
I would absolutely love to win this little bike… I’ve been eyeballing these ever since I got pregnant with my daughter, Lilija. This will be perfect for her birthday this summer!
I have also shared this contest on Facebook!
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What a fantastic giveaway! I know a little 2 1/2 year old that would LOVE this bike. Thanks for the chance to win!
I would love to win this – I have three little grandsons who would think I was a really cool grandma if I had this at my house for them to ride!!
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My cousin youngest daughter would love to learn how to ride a bike
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I would love this for my grandson.
My youngest daughter never learned to ride a bike after we took the training wheels off, couldn’t balance. I would love this to make it easier to teach my son.
I’ve adored these bikes since they first came out! Great way to begin to ride, I’d love one for my son. Thanks for the great giveaway!
My son is ready for something like this, I think he would love it. Thank you for the chance to win.
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These bikes are great for balance and coordination. Training wheels, shmaning wheels. I’ve seen 2 year olds ride these faster than a biker on a Harley. We want one for Kz!!! Pick us! Pick us!
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My son would be thrilled to have one of these! He is dying to keep up with this sister on her two-wheeler!!
Oh this is so great! I have been reading a lot about balance bikes lately. I have a 3 year old boy who is ready to move up from his tricycle. Fingers crossed!!! Thanks for the chance at this cool giveaway!
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I’d love to win this…I have 2 boys who are both looking to learn how to ride a bike. This would be perfect!
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I have a son that could really benefit from this bike. I have tired to teach him to ride a bike without training wheels and he is terrified. My family would love to win this bike.
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I would love to win this for my son! He absolutely loves bikes and while he’s too young for a real bike, he would definitely be able to ride a Skuut.
My 2 year old daughter would love to learn to ride a bike with this! My best friends son has so much fun with his.
I would love to win for my 2 year old son. I think he’d get the idea pretty quickly. And, then he’d be closer to keeping up with his big sis.
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Would be great for my little guy turning 3 in July!
This would be wonderful for my son. He wants to learn to ride but is so scared, we can’t convince him to try. Thanks!
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Oh my heck. That is so cute! I would love to have this for my almost-four-year-old. I feel bad that we haven’t gotten him started on a bike yet; he is a little bit cautious about things, and I think if we would have started him earlier, he wouldn’t be so nervous. A balance bike would be a perfect way to build up his confidence and get him ready for two wheels. And with our second, having learned our lesson, we would be sure to start him on this much earlier! Thanks!
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My 2 1/2 year old watches her older sister ride her bike all the time. She has a little playskool car that she scoots around on but she is getting too big for that. I would love for her to have something like this!
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I have one son who’s ready to learn and two to follow. I think this would be great.
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My oldest son rode a balance bike and his transistion to a peddle bike was just as smooth as it was for your son! He was nervous but took off right away and was SO confident (my daughter was in Grade 1 before she lost her training wheels….I will never do training wheels again)
The Skuut bike looks so nice and sturdy!
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I have three children and all THREE need to learn to ride a bike!
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I would love this Skuut bike for my Granddaughter..She has a toy she rides and balances well so I think she would love this….
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I’ve been eyeing these for a very long time. I’d love to win one for my kids…especially for the son who thinks he’s always going to use training wheels! Thanks!
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I’ve been wanting one of these for my 3 year old girl!
I would love to win this to give to a friend!
It looks awesome! My son would love it. He is 3.
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I think that it would really help my 3 year old build up the confidence she needs to ride a bike without training wheels.
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I want to win this for my son.
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My middle child had a ‘bike’ version of something like this that was handed down to us. I didn’t realize exactly what it was for! He played and played with it. After a while, I saw him pick up one of his big brother’s bikes and voila…he rode it! That little thing has since been run over :( and my daughter is getting of age to ride now. This would be awesome for her!!
I would love this for my for year old
I have three kids…5 and twin 3.5 yos…that would love this for different reasons! One of our twins has Ds and I think this bike would be great for him for balance.
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So random- found your superhero tutorial on pinterest and happened to see this giveaway. Over the past few weeks we’ve attempted to help our son ride without training wheels. It has been unsuccessful. This bike will help build his confidence and we’ll definitely skip the training wheels when our daughter is old enough to ride.