Strengthen your muscles, flex your agility, and have tons of fun with Kinderfeets’ Balance Disc! Crafted with eco-friendly, non-timber bamboo for the board and sustainable plastics for the base, the disc is perfect for building body stability, upping your core and ankle strength, and perfecting your posture. Plus, its top-traction surface prevents slips, so you can challenge your balance and coordination with no worries. Kids can practice balancing while boosting their concentration ability, parents can gain balance and posture at their standing desks, and teens can attempt balancing squats to get their core and lower-body strong. It’s the sustainable way to get fit and have fun!
Crafted from sustainably-sourced bamboo and recycled plastic bottles and sawdust for the base.
Suitable for 3+ years.
- Sturdy, fun balance disk for toddlers (and the whole family!)
- Top surface grip layer provides traction and prevents slippage
- A perfect tool for developing body stability, mind-muscle connection, and good posture
- Helps build physical and core strength, and improves agility and balance
- Fun for the whole family (tested up to 136 kg)
- Great for your child’s mobility, gross motor skills, balance, coordination, and confidence
- Made with eco-friendly bamboo for the board and a mix of recycled plastic bottles and sawdust for the base
- 100% bamboo (no veneers)
- Sustainable wood from renewable forests
- Water-based dyes and lacquers
- Safety tested for the European, North American, and Australian markets (CE, ASTM, EN71, and AS/NZS 8124)
- Dimensions: 40 cm x 7 cm (40 cm diameter)
PLEASE NOTE: this item will take an extra 1-2 days to dispatch from our standard dispatch time.
About Kinderfeets
Kinderfeets™ is the product of award-winning designer and Netherlands native, Oscar Mulder. Having grown up in the Netherlands, where bicycling is a way of life, Oscar wanted to share this with his then two-year old son, Sebastiaan, in their life in San Francisco.
Oscar searched for the perfect push bike to fit Sebastiaan’s needs, but couldn’t find exactly what he was looking for. The great-grandson of a Dutch bike designer, and a designer by trade, Oscar pursued the challenge himself and created a prototype.
Once he and his son began cruising around their neighbourhood, neighbours starting asking questions about the small push bike and urging Oscar to pursue the creation as a full-fledged business. Kinderfeets was born soon after.
Inspired by traditional Dutch bikes, Kinderfeets is a play on words for the Dutch word “kinderfiets” which translates to “child’s bike.”
Kinderfeets is a small training bike with a low step-through frame without pedals that allow children’s feet to touch the ground–it’s the best way to prepare them for learning to ride a full-sized bike.
The innovative foot pegs Oscar added serve as comfort tools to familiarise children with how and where their feet will be placed when they graduate to a full bike; the pegs ultimately allow them to find their balance, comfortable speed and prepare them for pedals. The bike’s adjustable saddle allows for flexibility and complete comfort.
When Oscar’s twins were born 5 years later, he decided to develop a new push bike to add to the collection; the Kinderfeets Tiny Tot is designed to get little ones riding as early as one year.
Kinderfeets encourages children to live an active, adventurous lifestyle alongside their parents. The award-winning quality push bike models are eco-friendly and feature a whimsical, patented design. The wooden frames are handmade and the bikes come in a variety of chalk-board finishes.
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Kinderfeets’ Environmental Philosophy:
There is a Native American proverb that cautions us to “treat the Earth well … we are borrowing it from our children.” Kinderfeets set out, they wanted to make an investment in their children’s future.
Their balance bikes are made from sustainable birch wood, from a replenishable source. The airless tires are completely biodegradable. They use minimal packaging material made from recycled paper and water based-ink. The chalkboard finish paint (not available on Tiny Tot) is water-based and the lacquer is non-toxic. And with Trees for the Future, Kinderfeets plants a tree for every bike we sell.
Their efforts recently earned the Toy Man® Eco-Recognition Seal, but it’s our children’s children who will benefit from their environmentally conscious efforts.