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lellolicious
11-29-2010, 03:33 PM
My son is 6 1/2, and he's asked for both a skateboard and a snowboard for Christmas. Except he's never used either, and he's not exactly a daredevil with excellent coordination. It's mostly a matter of him wanting to be like the bigger kids in our neighborhood.

We have a room in our basement with a concrete floor, so i'm not opposed to getting him a skateboard that he can practice on a little bit over the winter. But I have no idea what differentiates one from another. Or is he better off starting with a scooter? (He's never asked for one of those, but sometimes Santa just knows what's best. ;-)

kristac
11-29-2010, 05:43 PM
I'm thinking about getting DS1 a yo baby kick flipper to practice on before he gets a real skateboard.

http://www.amazon.com/GarageCo-Toys-Flipper-Practice-Board/dp/B0024DGPNC/ref=pd_sim_t_4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Y-Fbwjw8A&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2ZC0ixXxi0&NR=1

He is getting a Razor A3 from Santa.

ETA he will be 6 four days after Christmas.