Review: Hasbro PlaySkool Step Start Walk N Ride by Hasbro

Are you trying to decide between purchasing a walker and a ride on toy for your young child? Well, if you purchase the Hasbro PlaySkool Step Start Walk N Ride by Hasbro you will have both from one single purchase. Too often toy manufacturers try to get every cent out of parents that they can by producing different toys for every single developmental task. That is not the case with Hasbro though as Hasbro PlaySkool Step Start Walk N Ride serves as a walker when it is set up in one position, but after pushing a couple simple buttons it converts into a ride on car. This allows you to pick up a toy that helps your child develop, and is entertaining for your young son or daughter to play on.

When using the toy as either the ride on car or the walker, there is an antenna and spinner to entertain your child. When in the ride on car mode, there is an additional entertainment option in the form of a gearshift that clicks. There is also an area under the hood of the ride on car where your child can store other small toys. My son loves this, but I will warn you that keys sometimes end up appearing in that storage compartment. There's been more than once that I was ready to go to work and had to wait until I checked in that hood for my missing keys to leave.

The safety portion of the Hasbro PlaySkool Step Start Walk N Ride by Hasbro is a bit of a mixed bag. That is not what I expect from a respected manufacturer like Hasbro. They do make sure that the Hasbro PlaySkool Step Start Walk N Ride by Hasbro does not collapse from walker into the car just by applying pressure, there are locking mechanisms parents must adjust to make the conversion. The problem I have with the Hasbro PlaySkool Step Start Walk N Ride by Hasbro is that when using it as a walker it seems to move a little fast. While using the Hasbro PlaySkool Step Start Walk N Ride by Hasbro as a walker if your child leans back the toy becomes off balance and tips easily as well. When deciding if you want to purchase this toy for your child you have to take into consideration those two safety risks. My suggestion would be to either spend the extra money for the two individual devices or find a combination device that is constructed better overall for the intended use by children ages one to three years old.