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Little Tikes Race Car Bed
Monday, November 9th, 2009There comes a time in every child’s life when they must abandon the crib and graduate to a more mature, practical bed to meet the needs of their rapidly growing bodies. These toddlers beds can occasionally cause problems with the children not wanting to sleep in their room, and not being able to fall asleep if they are convinced to. This is where the elements of fun and creativity come into play. With recent successful movies such as Disney’s Cars, and Herbie: Fully Loaded, cars are increasingly growing in popularity with children, especially boys.
From this popularity has sprung an infatuation with race car beds. The Little Tikes race car bed is quite possibly the most popular car bed on the market today. Most parents make the switch to toddler beds when their child is around 20-26 months old. The Little Tikes race car bed (Little Tikes race car twin bed to be more specific) is the perfect transition from crib to bed.
It comes equipped with slightly raised sides to prevent an accidental fall. This car bed is also very accessible for a small child to climb in and out. The Little Tikes race car bed generally costs around $230-$240 at various stores.
Another extremely popular car bed is the Lightning McQueen bed (also a twin size), the main character in Cars. These race car beds are commonly reported to be extremely popular with people’s children, many times leaving the child in awe. This Cars bed is a great way to solve the child’s problem of wanting to sleeping with you, making the idea of sleeping on a Lightning McQueen bed seem irresistible, exciting, and fun. One reported problem with this bed, however, is the fact that the sides are not as raised as the Little Tikes race car bed, resulting in a greater chance of falling out of bed. This car bed had a price tag of about $300-$350.
In terms of customer reviews and satisfaction, the Lightning McQueen bed and the Little Tikes race car bed are dead even. Both car beds are great choices for your young boy when moving away from the crib, and both will excite and entice him. The Little Tikes sports car twin bed is the better choice if you are looking for a safe, economical bed for your toddler’s bedroom. The Lightning McQueen bed is appropriate if your child is familiar with the Cars movie (and even more appropriate if he is obsessed with the film), and you are willing to pay a little more for the “wow factor.”
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A Little Tikes Car Bed Is More Than Just Cool Looking
Monday, October 12th, 2009Most young boys are struck with car mania in the very early stages of their lives. They’ll be fascinated by anything with wheels and will usually have a vast collection of hot wheel cars and hot wheel tracks. If your child is big into cars and trucks one of the coolest things you can get for him is a Little Tikes car bed. What little boy wouldn’t want to dream about driving in the Indy 500 only to wake up and actually be sleeping in a car bed? I know I would.
When kids are young and only just reaching the toddler ages, they haven’t been out of the crib for very long at all. Most children at this age will be used to the tall bars of the crib and will often fall off of normal adult twin beds because there are no elongated side railings to them. That’s what makes the little tikes race car twin bed so great, it has the car doors on each side of the bed and provides a barrier for your child so they won’t accidentally roll out of bed and hurt themselves.
The Little Tikes toy brand makes a ton of different race car beds along with their regular big wheels and toy truck lines and they are in all sorts of styles. If your son is into sports cars you can get him the little tikes sports car twin bed or if he’s just into flashy car designs and hot color schemes you might want to get him the lightning McQueen bed. Toddlers beds don’t have to be boring and average like adult beds, they can be zany and funny looking because they are built for children to have fun in them.
These car beds put the finishing touches on any car themed bedroom décor. You’ll often find that your son will love the bed so much that during sleepovers with his friends he’ll want to pretend to race around his bedroom with them in the back seat more than he’ll want to sleep. Of course, depending on your parenting style that could be a good or a bad thing but the important thing is that he is enjoying his childhood and slumbering comfortably and happily in a bed that was specifically designed with him in mind.
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Sleep like a Racecar Driver in the Little Tikes Race Car Twin Bed
Monday, October 5th, 2009Nothing says your child likes cars and trucks like his Daddy more than a bedroom filled to the brim with hot wheels and Hess trucks, Disney Cars themed wall paper and a Little Tikes race car twin bed to top it all off. Most parents will find that their boys develop an interest in cars and trucks around age two.
At that age he’s interested in either comic books and super heroes or cars and trucks and either way you have to support his interests. Some parents will settle for getting their boy a Spider-Man bed spread or a Minichamps race car model for his night table but if you’re looking to go all out and really get your kid’s attention you should invest in a Little Tikes car bed.
Out of all of the companies that make car beds the Little Tikes brand is by far the best. They construct durable and kid friendly beds of all different sizes but specialize in the twin size. You’ll walk into your child’s bedroom one morning to find him wide awake playing race car driver. The car beds come in a variety of styles from the Little Tikes sports car twin bed to the Lightning McQueen bed. The toddler’s beds come in a spectrum of color schemes as well so that your son can choose exactly what kind of car his bed will look like.
Once you’ve gone far enough to get your son a car bed for his bedroom you’re going to have to complete the look and set him up with some car models and a television set. What will really drive him wild (and get the grandparents to say how spoiled he is) is an HD television set at the foot of his bed hooked up to a PlayStation 3 game console. Get him the latest Need 4 Speed car racing game and he’ll have the best time pretending to drive around in his bed all day.
A child’s bedroom is his sanctuary and should be set up just the way he likes it. If he’s into cars he should have a Little Tikes Car twin bed because he deserves it. At the very least, if you get a bed like that for your child, you can feel confident that when he grows up to be an adult he will know something about cars and how to fix them.