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Cycling is one of the most popular past times in the UK, especially amongst children. Because of that, bicycle safety has become a paramount concern amongst parents all over the country.
We already make our kids wear safety helmets and they should also be wearing reflective clothing, although as it’s often seen as ‘uncool’ it can be hard to get children to wear them.
So how about giving your children a gift that they’ll not only consider ‘cool’, but will improve the level of safety when the children are out on their bikes? Well, with the new Bike SpokeLit, that’s now a possibility.
These little gadgets clip to the spokes of any bike, lighting up the wheels as they turn. The lights can be set to an intermittent flashing light, or set to constantly turned on. If you have the light on all the time, you’ll see that it produces an extremely cool ‘ring of light’ effect, which will keep your kids occupied whilst secretly making them more visible to traffic and passers-by.
The lights’ batteries don’t run out for a long time, meaning you won’t be worrying about them dying while your children are out and about. Setting up the lights is very simple, as they just clip onto the spokes, so you can let your kids put them on themselves.
They’re suitable for boys or girls, meaning you can still buy them if you’re looking for gifts for girls. The lights come in three colours; red, blue or green, meaning you’re covered whether your kid supports Liverpool or Manchester City.
Let’s face it, being safe is uncool to children, so being able to give them something that helps keep them safe without them really knowing seems ideal. Simply wait for a birthday or Christmas, and slip the lights in with their other toys and you can be sure the Bike SpokeLit will be attached to their bike before the end of the day.
So don’t spend your time fretting whenever your kids are out and about on their bikes, just get them a couple of these and relax knowing that they can be seen by road users wherever they are.
Tags: bike safety, Children, Family, gadgets
Posted in Children · July 26th, 2010 · Comments (0)
When the summer arrives most family are looking to go on a picnic. As UK is having one of the best summer ever most people are looking to go picnic or to do any other outdoor activities with their family. Most people don’t have a clue on what to take when going on a picnic. The top items which are essential when you go on a picnic are umbrella, kitchen accessories and food.
Umbrella can be very useful just in case if it rains especially because UK’s weather changes every few hours to tell you the truth, so always remember to an umbrella. Though if you are going away for picnic then definitely camping gear come in handy.
Food is very important because during the day you are bound to get hungry and that is the main purpose of picnic to cook and eat out. And when you pack your food I am sure you will take some drinks too.
Then you need some kitchen accessories in form off spoons and forks otherwise how will you eat the food unless you are going to carry sandwiches which is not fun at all.
Glassware will come is use too, for example you will need wine glasses to enjoy a lovely time with your partner when your kids are out playing.
Just imagine you take a bottle of lovely vintage wine with you so you can drink with you partner. Then out of nowhere you realise that you forgot to bring bottle opener with you. How disappointing will that be? So do not forget to take bottle opener with you.
Take paper plates and cups for kids. Children would just be playing outside in all honesty and they will eventually come to you when they get either thirsty or hungry, so have these paper accessories available you don’t have to worry about them breaking it, just ask them to bin it after they finish with eating and drinking. You won’t have to worry about them breaking your glass plates and glass cups.
Please feel free to comment if you have any other accessories you think can be useful for picnic.
Tags: Family, Home, party
Posted in Home · July 12th, 2010 · Comments (0)