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Fisher Price Smart Cycle - A Great New Way to Keep Your Kids Active

31st May 2009 by Babies No Comments


The Fisher Price Smart Cycle is a new innovation in indoor activities. It is a stationary bike, a gaming system and a learning center combined in one product. This interactive bike and game combo promotes both learning and physical exercise by guiding the child through various educational games. Children can learn upper and lowercase letters, counting, spelling, shapes, matching and spatial reasoning. How much fun would that be, children can be entertained indoors while the weather is poor! This is especially ideal during the cold, snowy days of winter and the rainy days of spring. A Hamleys Awards nominee, the Smart Cycle is no doubt going to be one of the hottest toys for this fall/Christmas season. It has also won the Toy Industry Association's "Most Innovative Toy of the Year Award" and was listed as one of the Best Toys for 2007 by AllAboard.com. The Smart Cycle requires 4 “D” (LR20) alkaline batteries that are not included. It also contains an extra long lead & height adjustable seat. It is designed for children over 4 years of age. Just plug the cycle into your television, as your child pedals, the favourite characters will show him the way through games, fantastic races and lots of discovery all through the games. There are several levels of play for different stages of development. It helps significantly to improve hand to eye coordination and also helps with balance for bike riding skills. Smart cycle come with a learning adventure cartridge. Themed games with Dora, SpongeBob, Hot Wheels, Barbie & Dinosaurs are sold separately. You can use the joystick for a number of other games and activities. The software works in three different modes. In the Explore/Encounter mode, the child can pedal through different settings and situations such as, Math Mountain, Shape Lake, Number Fields, and Letter Creek, learning along the way. In the Arcade Games mode, the child takes a break to play a game using the joystick. They may be taking a rest from the physical aspect of exercise, but they are still learning. The games teach important early skills concepts, like numbers, letters, shapes and colours. In Race mode, the child can race with other cars or engage in a timed race with another player. The Fisher Price Smart Cycle has received many positive reviews from both retailers and consumers alike. In a day when childhood obesity is becoming a frightening epidemic, this product allows children to get plenty of exercise even in inclement weather, all the while learning important educational concepts.

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