Fun Slides Carpet Skates

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My daughter is very active and loves to be outside. I bought these for her two years ago so she could use them on rainy days and snow days. I have to say...she has a hard time using them with all the adults trying to get their "turn" too! WE LOVE THESE! They work best on short carpet...even BETTER on indor/outdoor style carpeting. If you get a bit of a running start you will definitely slide quite a ways. I think it depends on how coordinated your kids are. Put socks on them and send them sliding down a slick hard wood floor...then you'll know exactly how they'll do with these on carpet! They're also EXCELLENT for adults to excercise in the house. I love them! My daughter is now 9 and we still take them with us when we go places. All her friends want them this year!

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My kids had a great time pretending they were on ice, colliding cars etc. promotes imaginitive play,great indoor exercise but needs fairly large area free of furniture to be safe.

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These are so much fun! I tried them, my husband tried them and of course, our daughter uses them all the time! Strap them on and slide to your heart's content!

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The carpet skates are such a great idea! In use, however, they required lots of 'push' without much 'slide' as a result. Perhaps they work best on an old-fashioned shag rug, but on berber they do not cut it. I bought two pair as I have had good luck with all of my other Leaps and Bounds purchases. One dud out of 100 is a great ratio, however, so I will keep trying the fun things coming in :).

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The kids use it on our carpet in our master bedroom where there is ample room. However, they don't go as fast as they looked to be going in the commercials. Our kids are 5, 7 and 9 y. They each tried it and quickly got bored with it.

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My grandson is five years old, he put the skates on for about 5min. the first day and never picked them up agian. Even with promptimg

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My three-year old twins (a boy and girl) opened these presents at the beginning of our Christmas exchange. They immediately wanted to put them on and try them. It did take a few attempts and a couple of falls, but they finally "got the hang of it" and now want to use them often.

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I am always on the lookout for structured ways to increase indoor physical activity on rainy days, so we tried the carpet skates. Fantastic concept, poor performance. The children tried them ONCE and did not bother again.

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A great first step for my 8 year old who isn't ready for roller skates or blades

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We bought 3 pairs of Carpet Slides last year on a whim. They have proved to be a *very* fun, active toy! We have hard wood floors, so I bought these thinking we could use them when we visited Grandma and Grandpa. When our flight got delayed for several hours at the airport, I pulled these out of the bag. They kept the kids actively engaged for over an hour! Best yet, they burned off energy while playing--something my fellow travelers surely appreciated when the kids slept on the plane.

Since then, we've used them numerous times. When we accompanied my husband to a weekend convention, the kids used them in the hotel halls (only during the day!) and in some of the public areas. We've also used them at the park district rec center during 'open play.' They are somewhat comparable to Heelys in style of play/activity level. My kids *love* doing races with each other, or competing to see who has the longest slide. I'll admit that I've had quite a few fun runs on them as well.

Carpet Slides pack up flat so they take up little space; easy enough to pack into the outside pocket of a regular carry-on suitcase.

I recommend them as a great, clean and easy form of active play, appropriate for many age groups. My own kids are 9, 7, and 3 and we've shared them with kids as old as 15 who were just as enthusiastic about them. Heck, my husband and I find them fun!