Scootin’ Around the City

As Harlan gets older, her stroller is becoming less and less desirable to her. Living in the city, our main mode of transportation is walking or taking a bus or subway. Having something that she can ride in is a bit necessary. She’s not that fast of a walker {compared to the fast paced New Yorkers} and when she does walk for too long, she insists on being carried {something that is almost impossible eight months pregnant.}

There are so many days when I reminisce on our suburban lifestyle we once lived and think of how easy it would be to just put her in a car and drive to wherever we need to go. But then I am quickly brought back to how amazing the reality of our life is right now. Although some of the city lifestyle isn’t always convenient for moms with small children, I honestly couldn’t imagine our life right now any other way.

On those challenging days when Harlan just doesn’t want to go in a stroller, but we still need to get somewhere in a decent amount of time, I grab her Mini Kick Scooter and we hit up the city streets!

Although she is still getting used to it, it’s now her favorite mode of transportation around the city.

One thing I love about the Mini Kick is the ‘lean-and-steer’ design, which allows Harlan to use her body weight to control the steering. She’s tried other small scooters without this capability and just wasn’t able to turn it at all. With the lean-and-steer she has fun while turning to corners and it helps with her balance.

The winter weather hasn’t stopped us {not yet at least} from taking the scooter on our daily adventures to school and music class. If Harlan gets tired, it’s light enough for me to carry while she walks and holds my hand. When it is too cold to ride it outside, Har does enjoy scooting around in the apartment {although I’m sure our downstairs neighbors don’t enjoy it.}

Inside or outside, the Mini Kick is perfect for Harlan as we both continue to learn the ins and outs of getting around the city!

For more information on the Mini Kick or other scooters by Kickboard USA, visit their website.

Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post. I did receive the Mini Kick for purposes of review. All opinions are my own.