It's a Mini-Kick!
Monday, April 12, 2010 
As my daughter was turning three, I found myself on the hunt for a great birthday gift for her that fit our city living criteria: She had to love it, as we could not acquire unloved clutter. She had to use it more than once for 20 minutes and it could not take up a large chunk of much needed space in our 10 ft wide Canton row-home.
One morning, about a month before turning 3, while we were reading one of her favorite books Ella said “I want a scooter like that!” while pointing to the picture in the book. My mom had been saying for months that she had seen children Ella’s age zipping around the Upper West Side of Manhattan on these great little scooters with 2 wheels in the front and one in the back. My mom had stopped a ton of parents on the sidewalk and asked them their child’s age and the type of scooter they had. The answers were all the same, “He/she is 3 years old and it’s a Mini-Kick”.
When I spoke to Claudia and heard she had it in stock in both stores it was a done deal. The wheels are just like in line skate wheels and actually do glide effortlessly. It takes no more than 1 or 2 pushes of her foot to really get a good glide going, which was thrilling for Ella. The positioning of the wheels allows her to kick back at a slight angle and remain balanced in the front. She quickly figured out on her own that by shifting the handlebars to the left or right, the front wheels would turn.
The best part is that it’s small enough to fit behind the couch, it’s super light to carry across to Patterson Park and she absolutely loves it. The bad news? The tricycle that is taking up a large corner of our basement is going to have to find a new home. She hasn’t looked at it since the day the Mini-Kick came home with us.
Reader Comments (4)
Thanks for your guest post, Nina! Ella is SO cute. I'm glad she's loving the Mini-Kick!
Awwwww! Ella looks like she's having so much fun! Now that the weather is starting to change for the better, we may need to put a bike/scooter rack in front of the stores to accommodate all of our wheeled customers.
Thank you so much for sharing!
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Mini kick is a 3 wheel kid’s scooter with two wheels in the front and one in the back and comfortable for sidewalks.