The Search Is On
The Rip Curl GromSearch series is back and on the search for the best surfer under 16 on the planet. There are 12 stages on the European leg of the tour, which runs from June to October, in the UK, France, Portugal and Spain. This year’s competition will finish in style, with the European Final...
See A Penny Pick It Up
First introduced in 1983, Penny skateboards from Australia were the original plastic, injection-moulded skateboards that ignited a passion and love for the sport in millions of kids worldwide. They went away for a while, but Penny skateboards are back with their classic design and an amazing range of bright new colours. Apparently you can run...
As Snug As A Bug In A Rug
Exactly what you need on a cold, rainy day, a sleeping bag to snuggle up on the sofa in front of a good film. Thing is, you can’t walk in one or hold a drink without getting your arms out. Enter The Nap Sack, from cool new US camping company Poler. It’s a sleeping bag...
The Best Places To Take Kids Mountain Biking
With so many amazing places to go mountain biking in the UK, it’s a bit of a minefield knowing which ones are suitable for kids. And what if you’ve got kids of different ages and abilities? Fret not, we’ve dialed up our experts in the MTB field, all parents themselves, to bring you the best...
6 of the best…Raincoats
In the words of East 17: Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain. Yes, last week we may have featured six of the best sunglasses, but in typical April form, this week it’s all about the wet weather. And as it looks set to continue, we thought it fitting to pick out some...
BMX Coaching In The Capital
There’s nothing better than seeing a group of young kids in full-face helmets bigger than their bikes pumping round a BMX track on a Sunday morning. And now that BMX is being taken seriously as a sport by the powers that be (BMX at the Olympics, whatever next!), government funding is flowing in, with five...
6 of the best…Sunnies
The sun is coming out, well kind of, and kids eyes need as much, if not more, protection as adults eyes from UV rays. We’ve sorted the wheat from the chaff to bring you six stylish and protective sunnies for little peepers. Ray Ban Junior £50.90 Roxy Little Blondie £40 Zoobug Super £39 JBanz...
Precious Cargo
Taking your newborn on a bike is possible, if you’ve got the nerve. For cycle-mad London-living families like ours, one of the main concerns during my pregnancy was “how are we going to survive nine months without being able to take our baby on a bike?” Nine hours without being on a bike was alien...
Hits From The Bong
Feeling the new summer kids kit from Billabong. Makes you yearn for the south of France. Mmm sand, sea and fresh fish…
The Gnarly Grom Interview
Youngest rider on the DC UK Snowboard team, Scottish shredder, Brandon Bow is only 11 but when we caught up with him at DC Shred Days, Meribel last month, he was riding rails, killing the kickers and dropping cliffs alongside his international team mates, Devun Walsh and Aaron Bittner. Not a bad day off school…...
Burton Riglet Snowboard Camp
If your beloved is between 5 and 8 years old and keen to learn how to snowboard, sign them up for a four-day snowboard camp at Tamworth Snowdome. They’ll be able to use a special fleet of mini Burton snowboard equipment designed specifically for young children, and be taught balance and equipment awareness, basic turns...
Pimp Your Ride
Our good friend Chris Moran over at ACM sent in these pictures of his little boy Harry and his Micro Scooter pimped with a Knog Frog Strobe light. Intended for bikes, Knog lights are the perfect safety/fun feature for kids. “Harry is beside himself with the different flashes it does” says Chris. Knog lights don’t...
