Smart Cycle By Fisher Price New Way To Get Kids Fit
The Fisher Price Smart Cycle is a new product for indoor activities. It is a free standing bike, a game system and even a learning center combined into one product. This interactive bike and game combo promotes both learning and physical exercise by guiding the child through various educational games. It can teach upper/lowercase letters, numbers and counting, spelling, puzzle solving, shapes, matching, and spatial reasoning. How nifty is that you can now keep your child active even while indoors! This is especially ideal during the cold, snowy days of winter and the rainy days of spring. We all want to be home warm!
A Hamleys Awards nominee, the Smart Cycle is definately going to be one of the hottest toys for this fall/Christmas holidays. It has even won the Toy Industry Association’s “Most Innovative Toy of the Year Award” and it was listed as one of the Best Toys for 2007 by AllAboard.com. The Smart Cycle takes 4 “D” (LR20) alkaline batteries that are not included. It also has an extra long lead and height adjustable seat. It is made for children over 4 years of age.
All you need to do is plug the cycle into your TV, as your child pedals, their best characters will lead them through the games, exciting races. It will be one discovery after another in the huge world of learning. There are a few levels of play for different stages of development. The Fisher Price Smart Cycle helps improve hand to eye coordination and helps youngsters develop their bike riding skills. The cycle includes a Learning Adventure game cartridge. Themed games with SpongeBob, Hot Wheels, Barbie & Dinosaurs are sold in stores 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, whilst 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 break from the physical aspect of exercise, but they are still learning. The games emphasize important pre-school concepts such as letters, numbers, colors, and shapes. 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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