WIN IT WEDNESDAY! Win this Prince Lionheart Balance Bike from Franklin Goose!
by Beth Shea, 03/03/10
We’re eagerly awaiting the arrival of the first day of spring this month — which means kids will be back to having fun in the sun outdoors! Usher them into the great wide open by giving them a brand new set of wheels! We’re giving away this Prince Lionheart Balance Bike (worth $79.99) from online retailer Franklin Goose, an eco-friendly, one-stop shop for babies and children! “Prince Lionheart’s Balance Bike teaches your child how to balance — a crucial skill necessary before transitioning to a two-wheeled pedal bicycle. Your child’s sense of independence and self-confidence will become evident as they learn to balance and steer at their own pace.” This sweet ride features a 100% birch wood frame, 12″ rubber tires, a height adjustable padded seat and solid rubber handgrips. Franklin Goose offers a wide array of toys made with natural, organic or recycled materials, as well as everything green families need from organic clothing to eco-friendly diapers. The Prince Lionheart Balance Bike fits the Franklin Goose mission to provide mindful, eco-conscious products for green kids. Enter to win after the jump!
ENTER TO WIN THE PRINCE LIONHEART BALANCE BIKE FROM FRANKLIN GOOSE!
1) Sign up for our weekly newsletter (if you haven’t already!) We’ll be notifying the winner in our newsletter – so you need to sign up and receive next week’s newsletter to find out if you have won the Prince Lionheart Balance Bike from Franklin Goose!
2) Add a comment to this post with your answer to the following question: Why should your lil’ tyke be chosen to win this Prince Lionheart Balance Bike?
Contest ends Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 12 midnight EST. Winner will be announced in next week’s newsletter!
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.
My daughter needs to win this bike because she is my daughter. And any poor child of MINE is definitely going to need all the help she can get learning balance and coordination. Come to think of it, do they make these for adults?
My 18 month old is ready to get on this bike and race his cousins (who already have a balance bike). When they get together, watch them fly!
I know someone special who would love this bike when the time is right.
We love the Prince Lionheart products and we love that they are not only eco friendly but that they are well made and long lasting AND super cool too. Our little Zuzu would benefit from this bike because of those qualities as well as from having fun riding and playing on it.
Awesome bike. I saw a child using one of these at the MS150 in MO.
Our family loves Prince Lionheart products but find them difficult to find where we live. Our daughter would love the bike because it can work great both indoors (for winter) and outdoors when there is a little less snow!
My husband and I are avid bike riders and are anxious for our 17 month old to join us on our outings. We like to explore our environment on 2 wheels and can’t wait to share it with our son! I have heard great things about this bike and think it will be a perfect match for our high energy, determined, and curious child.
My daughter wants to really learn how to ride a bicycle – and she does not want to use training wheels because of the way the bike rocks from side to side. It would be awesome to win this for her
My son’s birthday is the 14th so this would be perfect. He actually does not have a bike yet and I’d love to get him something of this nature. I’ve signed up for the newsletter and retweeted the post (www.twitter.com/homemom3)
This looks great. My daughter would love to wine this bike because she really wants to learn how to ride a bike. She does not like using training wheels because of the way the bike wobbles between the two training wheels. It would be fun to have her show this to her friends in the neighborhood.
At a 13 months my little guy has mastered his pedal-free “bike” before he has even mastered the art of walking. I’d love to win this for him to use as he grows!
my niece loves to explore wheels. This will be the perfect one for her!. my daughter just outgrew this kind of bike..(or did she?:))
The Prince Lionheart balance bike would be the perfect gift for my 16 month old grandson, as he is a super busy guy and seems to be doing everything early!! I would love winning this for him as it is just one more example to share with my son and his wife how we can make quality, earth-friendly choices for everything in our lives, including toys.
I am confident that my grandson, Jackson, will be a very remarkable man in his life… there’s just something about him. I am making it my responsibility to teach him about “green” eco-friendly choices in his life… after all, the children of today are our future.
Thanks for the opportunity to win such a great toy! Especially one that is of quality to be able to be passed to other children for their full enjoyment as well. I know if my grandson is selected to receive this it will go on to bless many other children, most definitely! ~ Blessings…
This would be perfect — our little guy is fascinated by bicycles.
It would be awesome for my 19 ds to win this bike!! I’ve been researching to find the perfect balance bike for him! I think this is it!! I love that it is eco-conscious and has an adjustable seat. This would be a wonderful birthday present!!!!
Parker loves riding every single one of his bikes. He would love cruising in this! He has an obsession with riding them all and switching every few minutes. I definitely think he’ll be a little motorcross or racecar pro when he gets older.
Would LOVE this for my son Turner! I love the look and the fact it’s ecofriendly. I know he would have a blast all summer riding this.
I can see my son Joshua loving to play on this!!! Thanks for this wonderful opportunity!
Many Blessings,
Cheryl Moore
We have been saving our money to buy these bikes for our twin girls’ 2nd birthday coming up this summer. It is not always easy or practical to have two of everything, so the girls have learned a lot about sharing at an early age, but I think there is something special about having your own bike. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
My son is always on the go and his Oma bought him a tricycle for Christmas, but it’s too big for him. He desperately needs a device to help him run more circles around him mom…er, me!
What little boy doesn’t need a bike?
i would love to win this for my godson. he has autism and we are trying to teach him play skills with other kids. this bike would be awesome to get him out and about in the neighborhood. it looks like a great bike! thanks.
My son is almost 2.5yo and he’s obsessed with bicycles, motorbikes, motorcycles, you get the picture!
We don’t have the money for something like this, but he (add my daughter) would get so much out of this awesome bike!
Our little guy is getting so close to learning how to ride a bike, and this bike would make a perfect fit for his first bike! He comes from a family of bike riders; his grandparents are getting ready to do their third cross country bike tour!
If our little guy loves biking as much as his mommy and daddy, then this bike will be a dream for our family. Not to mention eco-friendly! Yeah!
Our little grumpy monster is both a joy in our lives and an occasional twitch in our sanity! He is determined, stubborn, yet extremely giving and makes everyone around him smile. He isn’t always easy, but looking at him reminds of ourselves tremendously…
This bike would simply be gift to say thank you for being who he is, with grumps and all!!
A family in our neighborhood just lost everything in a house fire. Luckily, they all survived
along with all of their pets. They have two children that would love this bike and I would be
so excited to give the fabulous bicycle to them. They and I would be very grateful…..
Many thanks, Cindi
My little daredevil needs this bike! What a great way to learn balance, coordination, and spark imagination all in one curb hoppin’, wheelie poppin’ dream of a bikin’ machine! I can hear the squeals of delight already!
Our little guy could definitely use a great pair of wheels. On second thought, maybe he doesn’t need to go any faster. If we win I promise to let you know how much he loves it and how the project to install a remote controlled brake goes.
this would be great for my little tyke because he’s not quite adept at riding a tricycle so this would help him develop his balance
Our daughter is just the right age for this, but the bikes like this one aren’t available in our country (Croatia). It would be great to give her this gift.
My son should win this bike because we love the earth and make sure we only buy environmentally friendly toys for him. He dosen’t have a bike yet, and I think by this summer he will be ready for one! Thanks for the chance.
she deserves it because she is the cutest sweetest little thing in my world!
Living in northern MN my little girl has had some bad cabin fever- yesterday it was in the 30′s and we spent 4 hours outside, poor kid cried when we had to come in. I know she would just use the heck out of this bike.
My little 4yr old daughter could really use this bike. She tries so hard to keep up with her six your old brother who has been riding his two-wheeler since his 4th birthday (yes he leads in the coordination and balance department). I have tried to get her to ride her brothers old bike with the training wheels but she doesn’t like the noise the trainers are making. Tis,Tis! Maybe this bike would give her the since of security that she obviously needs while at the same time teach her balance and coordination. My fingers are crossed!
My older daughter (who is 6) has had such a hard time learning to ride her bike and has never been interested. I think if we had had a bike like this, it would have been easier for her–which is why I would love one for my younger son!!
This is the perfect toy for my daughter. Not only can she ‘cruise’ the neighborhood on it during fair weather, but she can also burn rubber in the house during winter! I love how Prince Lionheart made their balance bike out of wood, we are very much a wood toy family
Your question: “Why should your lil’ tyke be chosen to win this Prince Lionheart Balance Bike?”
My answer: First, this is for my grandson (and we ALL know that grandmothers are priviledged to spoil their grandchildren! It’s our right after so many year sof raising our children – their parents!) Second, I want to teach my grandchild that he too can be Earth friendly, while having fun. Third, this bike provides and awesome potential for my grandson to develop agility. balance and self-esteem when he accomplishes riding this bike.
Cyn
My son is a very physical little boy, and we’ve been suffering through this winter with just one car, leaving us stuck inside with feet of snow around our house, literally. After an exhausting few months, we’re ready to get outside again and I think he’d love riding this on our block. He’s just starting to get to the age where he’s having fun riding on things, so this would be perfect as a first bike.
Why should my light-filled daughter win this Prince Lionheart bike? Freya is a miracle girl and a true princess in the deepest sense of the word – not the watered down variety. Surely a princess should have a princely chariot!
Thanks for the opportunity!
queenie-mum
My little girl is a fearless explorer, and if she won this bike, she could get stronger and go further.
Because bikes are awesome and we’re moving to a new house with lots of space in the back to ride. Our daughter’s parents are big bike tourers, so we want to start her early. That new house we’re moving to…well, we just bought it, so we also have no more money left. ;-D
My kids, 1.5yrs, 3.5yrs and 5 would love to fight over this bike.
Seriously though, it would be especially nice for my youngest who will have to wait until he’s old enough to ride a big kids bike. Might make him feel more included when his sisters are riding their 2 wheelers
My 4 year old son needs this bike because he needs to regain his confidence in riding a bike, he’s grown fearful since he fell off a big boy bike last year.
Well, my last name is King, so my grandchildren will always be princes and princesses.
I so want to be the one to give my granddaughter her first bicycle. She will be a year old on March 9th and I haven’t been able to see her yet; I’m not medically cleared to fly. My bicycle has been instrumental in transforming my life…I want her to have the bicycle bond with her nana. The fact that it’s boyish? My granddaughter is going to need all the help she can get if she’s to turn out to be a half-decent tomboy…her mum is really, really girly. 
A balance bike!!!!!!! This is just the ticket for my daughters hypotonia. She was diagnosed almost a year ago when she was a little over one and was not walking. Our doctor says that she’ll need some extra time and assistance with the gross motor skills like running and riding a bike. Nothing we can’t handle my husband and I thought, we’ll just get started early and give her plenty of time. This would be an excellent tool/toy/treasure to get her on her way to riding a bike as well as improve her balance skills in general. We’d be so thrilled to give this to her!
my son gets so excited every time he sees a bicycle and really wants to ride his own like his mama and daddy do. he’s just not quite big enough yet and this balance bike would be the perfect way to teach him! my husband and i try to set a good example for him by using our bikes instead of a car as much as possible and this would give him a chance to go on some practice rides with us. right now we pull him in our bike trailer on outings, but i know he would much rather ride along with us. we need a balance bike to teach him the skills he needs to be a little bike commuter like his parents. his tricycle just isn’t fast enough! balance and coordination are such important skills for kids to learn, and it’s hard to find practical ways to expose kids to this at early ages. i also love that this bike grows with the child making it truly a sustainable toy. i know this bike with its solid birch wood frame would get handed down to each of our children and maybe our grandchildren, providing for many future bike commuters!
with his second birthday approaching, this bike would be the perfect gift for our son. it would also set a good example to his cousins that eco-friendly toys are just as much fun.
thanks for this wonderful opportunity!
because his daddy is a cyclist and its never too early to get in spring training!
My son so deserves to win this! His birthday is coming up in a couple weeks and my wife and I have been debating on getting one of the skuut bikes for him. However, if we won this it would be such a blessing! Plus, his dad is gonna start racing mountain bikes this summer.
Whoever wins is gonna be one lucky kiddo and good luck to all!
This product is fantastic way for kids to learn the most important skill needed to ride a bike – BALANCE – how many times have you seen some poor little biker “wanna-be” pedalling their heart out while weaving back and forth over correcting and undoubtedly crashing into something? Not to mention the parent yelling “turn, turn, not that way, —-Look out—–” you get the idea..
This product allows kids to enjoy the sensation of coasting with the security of having to just put their feet down to stop.
Great product!!
my grandson does not have a bike-this would be perfect for him. I like that it teaches balance and coordination
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My son will be 3 this summer, and does not yet have a bike. We have a big area of pavement beside our house as we live on a farm (with 200 acres of lush green grass behind our house!), so he would have plenty of room to learn how to use it. He is a very active kid who loves being outside, and a wooden bike would be just the right wieght for him to handle.
My 2 1/2 yr old is always on the GO GO GO. This would be ideal- and I would love to show grandma that not everything that moves is electric or battery powered! This is a super-stylin’ bike and I bet he’d be feeling pretty grown up when he rides it.
My son has an incredible amount of energy and he needs to use it up in order to fall asleep! And then mommy can get some sleep too. ; )
My daughter should win this bike because she loves the earth, playing outside and racing away from me!
My little guy LOVES to ride. He asked for rides in our hand-me-down Burley all the time last season. He’s old enough this year to move under his own power, and this would be a great start for him. Plus, he’s the first child (and at least one more is planned), so it will get plenty of use over the years!
My daughter loves the earth, being outside, and racing away from me at top speed!
I would like to win this for my daughter because I myself was 12 before I learned to ride a bike. I’m determined that she’ll be able to ride when she’s a lot younger than that. lol And besides, that’s the cutest little bike; any child would love one!
My son is about to start allergy shots, which I dread, but this will allow for more outdoor time in the spring, without hayfever, itching, etc. This would be a super nice gift for him.
Great site and great giveaway, too! Thank you!
This is just the thing to help me get my son off the couch and out of the house. I could use help getting Isak interested in learning how to ride a bike. He can start by learning how to balance on the Prince of skooter bikes!
My daughter kicks her legs all night long. getting that energy out during the day would be great!
my twins are always fighting over the 1 bike we have this would be a double function, get the ready for the next stage bikes and help them share
My child should be chosen because she currently doesn’t have a bike, but I know she would love one!
My little one should win this because she is dying to follow in her big sisters’ foorsteps. They have mastered cycling and my little one wants to too. I think this bike would help her a lot to achieve this and it would be great for our trips to/in the park this spring. Thanks for the chance!
My “lil’ tikes” should win this bike because it will provide many children with the opportunity to learn to ride a bike. This bike would be used for the “Denali Community Bike Project”. This projects goal is to acquire at least 3 balance bikes and 3 trikes (along with safety equipment such as helmets), that are shared by this small community in Alaska, and passed from child to child to first learn to balance with the balance bike and then to pedal with the trike. After which they can move to a two wheeled pedal bike. If I won this bike I would be able to add this bike to my project. I only have one very used bike right now to start this project with. The Denali community in Alaska is a very small tight knit group of people that mostly have full time work in the summer revolving around the tourist industry and Dneali National Park. In the winter it is a community of about 200 people, in the summer it is over 2000! You can look up the beginnings of the project on Facebook Groups “Denali Community Bike Project”. This is where people who use the bikes share photos, videos and comments. So everybody will be able to see this bike in use (the group will be opened for all to see this summer when we get up and running with this new bike). Thank you for considering us in your contest.
Our family loves to ride, and this would make the perfect first bike for my son!
Looks like fun, my daughter would love this. We are so ready for spring!
My 3 year old is ready for spring and would love to ride this bike!
So he can ride round the seawall with mum and dad and get plenty of exercise! This would be an awesome first bike!
My little guy will be 3 in June and this would make a great present. He is doing well on his tricycle, so the next step is big boy bike. Also, we like spending lots of time playing outside.
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My daughter is turning 4 on monday March 8th. She is still struggling with reaching the pedals on her bike. She needs all the help she can get. This bike will help her to learn balance….perfect for her.
hi we’re from germany so we love to travel around by bike. this would be perfect for our little prince to accompany us!
our lil one should win this balance bike because its eco-friendly design fits in with our lifestyle and the arsenal of toys already in place. also our little one is not quite old enough to ride it yet so will get full use out of it when the time is right.
My Grandson deserves this fabulous bike because in a couple of weeks he will no longer be the only – he will be a Big Brother – and he has been the center of my Dtr-in-law’s and Son’s WORLD for a long time and shortly ALL the focus will be on new baby Sis (for a little while, with all the fuss over a new baby).= He;s a real “Daddy’s boy’ and this would be something they could do together, outside= giving them some ‘together time’ to allow my Son to let him see that Dad is still there for him! )We live 5 1/2 hrs away, so can;t be there on a dly basis ;(( )
(Oh – and can I just say that @ least your giveaway gives everyone a fair chance – so that those of us who do NOT have capabilities to FB or Tweet have a chance to win too!)
My niece would love to have this bike. She is wanting to learn to ride so bad. Her older sister just learned how to ride without training wheels this past summer. She’s ready to take off just like her sister.
Our 15 month old Hazel would LOVE a set of wheels she can balance on all by herself! She’s already mastered walking and running!
I couldn’t handle the rocking of the training wheels on my bike as a kid. So I had dad take them off. And I totally ate it a NUMBER of times before I got the hang of it.
While life’s good lessons are sometimes painful, I’m all about our kid not having to face-plant into concrete to learn any. Ya know. Something between the big wheel and the bike sounds like a superbly excellent idea.
So in a nutshell, we should win this so that our kid can use it for its intended purpose. But the bit about me falling on concrete adds a little something, yeah?
Daddy wants our girl to race and this would be a great starter bike!
I just want her to love mountain biking as much as we do so that our family vacations can include destinations out west like Moab, Utah and anywhere in Colorado.
My son has been watching me ride my bike on the trainer all winter long as I’m working off the weight I gained while pregnant with him. I’d like to think that he’ll love biking because both of his parents are fans. I want him to learn to ride so we can share fun memories. Some of my fondest memories are of time spent with my dad bike touring around Minnesota.
Because my son got the natural mohauk to rock with this bike.
My daughter absolutely loves the outdoors, and is fascinated by all ‘things that go’ in her books. I just know she would go crazy over such a sweet ride.
Dear daughter needs wheels!
My grandson would LOVE AND CHERISH this little cycle. His P’pa is an avid cyclist, and has been for many many years. (Completes about 33 miles a day). Before retirement he rode it to work every day. In addition to preparing him to follow in his P’pas footsteps, he will be able to hand it down to his younger brother in a couple of years!