When I have kids, I’m not going to do what my parents did to me—namely leave me at the mall while they went to “visit Uncle Paul” for three weeks. I’ll also give them a LikeaBike.
This thing is essentially a scooter that allows kids to “ride” their own bike by walking and eventually graduate to pushing off and riding on two wheels. Instead of training wheels, the LikeaBike is short enough to allow the kid to stabilize their ride with their feet. It encourages confidence and motor skills or some rot.
Product Page [LikeaBike via Treehugger]