Radio Flyer Classic Walker Wagon
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Toys and Games Reviews of Radio Flyer Classic Walker Wagon
Customer Review: Fun, but not worth the price
Summary: 3 Stars
I'll agree this toy is very sturdy. I'll agree it's cute. And it's great for little walkers who are JUST beginning to toddle. Truth, though - NO TOY will teach your kid to walk sooner than he is meant to, so don't hang your hopes on that. Once your child is ready to cruise, ANYTHING can and will be made into a push behind walker. Boxes. Toys. The step stool from your kitchen.
The best thing about this toy is it allows pre-schoolers and little ones a way to play together. They love to push each other and be pushed. I have seen this with 2 prechoolers and 2 1 year olds so that's 4 baby/preschooler combinations.
However... the simple fact is, this toy is NOT maneuverable. This may be good if your baby needs a lot of support in early walking... but soon he will outgrow this need and this benefit will become a curse. Your baby will steer it right into a wall and leave it. It will get annoying!
My baby has more fun walking behind the laundry basket or other toys or like I said, the step stool... they are light and he can push them to make turns better.
Luckily, this was a gift, so we didn't waste our money... but I feel bad that my mother did.
If you want a walker, I would go with one of the lighter-weight plastic ones, like Little Tikes or Fisher Price makes. It may not seem the best at first, but once your baby gets more adept, it will probably be better for you.
I am hoping we can justify the wagon-ness of this feature at some point by using it in the grocery store... but we'll see. As others have mentioned, the slats come out really easily, which makes hauling stuff tricky. First the baby is distracted by something being in the wagon bed... has to remove it to investigate. Then he realizes the slats pull out easily, so he has to remove those, too.
I see this isn't stocked any more... I wonder if Radio Flyer is revising it?
Customer Review: Favorite Toy
Summary: 5 Stars
Highly recommended, and here's why:
My son got this wagon for his first birthday. He could already walk, but it is still has become one of his very favorite toys. From day one he has been practicing climbing in and out of it (with the sides up, but he's tall). Since the wheels don't turn super-easily, I don't have to worry about it sliding out from under him while he does it (especially on carpet).
Once my son is sitting inside, he sits down and we wheel him around the house (the faster the better). When little friends come over, they also take turns pushing each other. This is very cute and apparently so fun that they often all try to climb in at once (we've fit up to a large 18-month-old in the basket, but that's about its limit). Usually, at least once a day, I find him sitting in the walker waiting to be pushed in circles around the house. My son also pushes stuffed animals around, but the corners are hard to turn, so I do have to follow him.
This is also a very sturdy toy; we will be able to pass it down to my son's children. Because toddlers can also ride in it, this is the very best walker I've seen and my son certainly loves it. If you do push your child around in it, be prepared to do it a lot (he or she will love it). And, since the handle is quite low (it's built for a toddler, after all), it's hard on an adult's back.
Customer Review: Fun and easy to assemble, but small design problem.
Summary: 4 Stars
Got this for my 10 mos old newly walking daughter for Xmas. She loves to push it around and I love the simple design.
I would recc. that parents put the slats away until baby is older. My kid tried to sit in the wagon and leaned back on the slats and ended popping out the screws that hold the brackets that the slats slip into.
I hope Radio Flyer addresses this problem -- young children are really quite brutish with their toys. In the meanwhile, we are going to unscrew all the brackets and put the slats away in the box it came in.
We'll give her the slats back when she's old enough to cope with them and understand what they are for. We will also put some epoxy on the brackets before screwing them back in for added strength.
I'm not thrilled that the brackets are INSIDE the wagon where the babies will sit. It's inviting some scrapes and bruises with the way babies clumsily climb in and out of it. And older child would know to take care but an infant/toddler won't yet know to do so.
This design problem is why I give it only 4 starts instead of a full 5 because this is marketed for babies/toddlers.
Other than the above, we're very happy with it and baby loves it.
Customer Review: Best walking assistant ever!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this walker wagon for my "cruising" 11-month old and he absolutely loves it. Unlike the plastic walker-toy we have that was a "hand-me-down," this little walker-wagon does not topple over when he attempts to pull himself up. He can grab on to any of the 4 sides and pull himself right up to a stable standing position. And, when he gets behind the bar, he takes off with the biggest smile and screaming - he just loves pushing it around and putting stuffed animals in it and taking them out. The wheels make a "click-clack" sound as it rolls (which echos over the all-tile floor), but it's really not as annoying as some reviewers made it out to be (in accompaniment with the tv, dogs barking, and all of the other normal every-day sounds in the house). His 3 cousins (aged 13 months, 21 months & 3.75 yrs) all love playing with it too when they come over. Caution though: The 13-month old likes climbing in and out which I will not let my son do as the wooden sides are not stable since they are removable. One thing that I should mention that is cumbersome: My son can only direct it in a straight line since the wheels do not turn - so we have to turn it for him. So husband and I sit across from one another and send baby back and forth.Customer Review: Helps pre-walkers walk!
Summary: 5 Stars
Within minutes of assembly our little guy was stumbling along behind the wagon, bonking it against the furniture (not a problem bonking into furniture due to the plastic bumper on the front. It causes no harm.) Be sure to tighten all the bolts fairly tight... my husband didn't and a bolt fell off, but that's not a problem with the product, just his assembly technique. Before this wagon, our son would only cruise sideways, and wouldn't ever go forward. Now, he trots along and has already figured out how to reverse and semi-steer it around obstacles. He loves to put toys into it, wheel them around for a ride around the living room, and then take them out again. It goes a bit slower on carpet than it does on our wood floor, so until he can learn some speed control, we are keeping him on the carpet with it so it doesn't fly out ahead of him and leave him without support. It is definitely worth the higher price than a cheap plastic version, and we would buy it again in a heartbeat. Those plastic ones tip too easily and don't offer any stability or support for little pre-walkers. Don't wait until your kid can already walk before you buy it! Very sturdy, cute, and multi-purpose. We expect he will be playing with this for many years.