Fisher-Price Stride to Ride Walker

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.9 x 22.7 x 7.9 inches ; 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8.4 pounds
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00005YVRM
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• Item model number: 73411
• Batteries: 3 AA batteries required. (included)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #222,389 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (235 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Small children can enjoy this versatile toy through two development stages. Newly mobile babies can push the walker around: the easy-grip plastic handle keeps hands steady, while four wheels ensure the walker won’t tip over easily. A simple adjustment to the wheel legs turns the walking toy into a ride-on for older toddlers, with a wide seat for comfort and footrests to keep feet safe when an adult ends up steering. The sun-faced handle doubles as a backboard to a red plastic basket. Four balls are included, and youngsters can develop hand-eye coordination by tossing them into the basket. Aural stimulation is provided via the switch on the sun’s face, which offers low and high volume settings. When the sun’s nose is pushed or when the vehicle is in motion, one of two jazzy little tunes plays for about 10 seconds. For quieter play the music can be turned off. --Pam Lauer

Product Description

The Stride-to-Ride Walker converts from a walker to a riding toy as your baby grows. As an infant walker, it rewards baby for the physical accomplishment of walking with lights, sounds and baby-techno music. When your little one masters walking and wants to ride, convert the walker to a riding toy. In both modes, the Stride to Ride Walker features a ball-toss game that rewards baby with lights and sounds for tossing one of the four balls into the hoop. Rear caster wheels make rolling easy in both modes. Measures approximately 21" x 12.25" x 17.5". Requires 3 "AA" alkaline batteries (included).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

59 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best $...I've ever spent, February 3, 2003

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tmichele "tmichele" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fisher-Price Stride to Ride Walker (Toy)

My daughter was about 5 months old when she got this and she is now 15 months and still plays with this every single day. No toy has ever kept her attention as much as this has. The nose on the front of the walker plays 2 different tunes when pressed and you would think that would get boring, but not for my baby. She loves to put the balls in the basket in the front and when she figured out they came out back that was a real treat for her! Now she sits on the back with the bars together and rides herself around the house. I like that it goes from a walker to a rider. It provides extra long use for the toy! She has also started using it to stand up on like a balance beam, which is pretty scary but she does really well holding on to the front part where the hand bar runs across the top. Just be careful leaving it near the couch or anything like that because it didn't take my daughter long to figure out she can use the ride on the climb up onto the couch.

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Help in Learning to Walk, March 23, 2004

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Jack Suber (Cabin John, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Fisher-Price Stride to Ride Walker (Toy)

We tried other walkers and they were stunningly unsafe and front heavy. A baby's first push would send the walker and the baby tumbling forward. Although this walker *can* fall forward (and backward) it doesn't happen easily and tends to happen slowly.

Our son was leaning on and pushing around the dining room chairs at 9 mos. as he learned to walk. After he got this he was walking comfortably with it immediately and comfortably without it in just days. Besides being more stable than other walkers, the flared struts prevent stubbed toes as he whisks too close to walls and furniture.

Now, having been walking for a few months he still uses it just to cruise around. His legs are still too short to exploit its "scooter" configuration. The balls and basket are irrelevant. He was never interested in them and will occasionally put some toy in the basket as he moves but it's really not necessary.

My strong recommendation for this toy is based on: (1) how much our son enjoys it; (2) how much help it was in teaching him to walk unassisted; and (3) its much more stable design compared to similar products.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, February 3, 2003

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Joey Roberts (State College, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fisher-Price Stride to Ride Walker (Toy)

My daughter has loved this toy since the day she got it. She got it for Christmas when she was almost 11 months old. She was already walking, but not steadily. This toy gave her confidence and she loves the silly face and fun music. She also loves when we convert it to a ride on toy and push her around. Now that she is 1 she loves to put things in the basket and truck around the house. she also loves to push the nose and just dance to the music. The motion sensor on this toy is real sensitive so it doesn't have to be banged to play. My daughter just has to walk up to it and it will play. Also, it isn't so loud that is can be mind numbing and the beat is kinda catchy. My neice who is almost two recieved this on her first birthday and used it for a walker until recently. She still uses it to push around, but now she really loves to sit on it and scott around. This is really a useful toy and really fun. My daughter doesn't really care about the balls that come with it she uses the basket more to push around other toys and her stuffed animal. She also loves the ram into things with it and since it is lightweight it doesn't hurt anything. Another good point is that it has all rounded edges so when she biffs she doesn't seem to get hurt. she just gets up, rights the walker, and keeps on movin'. This toy is sturdy and easy for my daughter to move around. I find that it doesn't get away from her like other walking toys did. I think the width of the toy and the wide wheels help to keep the toy moving at a good pace. If you want your child to use a walker to help him/her get used to her feet and have fun doing it, this is the toy, plus it is convertible and will last beyond a year. It is very affordable and worth every penny.