Strider Just Built a Carbon Fiber Bike for Your Kindergartener
Everyone deserves to experience the look and feel of a carbon fiber bike. And with the Strider 12 ST-R, that means every single little one.
Kids’ Fitbit Completes Family Fitness Watch Package
Fitbit fitness watches have encouraged adults to stay active. With the Ace, kids have a new way to play with the pack.
The Ultimate Guide to Getting Outdoors With a Toddler
Getting outdoors with a toddler can be overwhelming. But with the right gear and a few helpful tips, the entire family will enjoy playing outside.
Outdoor Kids: The Best Adventure Family Gear
Here’s the gear to make getting outside with babies and toddlers fun. From hiking with toddlers to biking with babies, we’ve got you covered.
Best Kid Bike Ever? Strider 14x Adds (and Removes) Pedals
Add-on pedals and refined ergonomics make a new children’s bike from Strider stand out. Our preschool-age tester gives his first-look review.
7 Best High-Quality Bikes Built For Kids
A father of four young children reviews the best bikes for kids based on their favorites for road, neighborhood riding, and dirt trails.
Kids & Knives: Teaching The Primary Outdoors Tool
When’s the right time to teach a child how to use a knife, how do you do it safely, and what type of knife is best to start?
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Thumb-Less Warmth: Veyo Simplifies Mittens For Kids
Dexterity comes second to warmth for small children playing in snow. A new thumb-less handwear concept from Veyo offers a simple covering from the cold.
Adventure Dad: Balancing Fatherhood, Outdoors Pursuits
Adventurer Ken Hoeve shares a few rules for balancing fatherhood and family with a outdoors lifestyle.
‘TreePod’ Is The Treehouse You Simply Hang
No hammer or nails needed, just hang it in any tree and get to play.
‘Stick Sword’ Gets An Upgrade
Sticks make great play swords. This product protects from the inevitable finger bashes of play sword fights.
Tiny Rider: Child Push-Bike Test
Kid push-bikes are becoming mandatory for littles ones looking to ride and learn balance. We put our tiny tester on two new models.
New Take On Kid-Size Bikes
The company’s vision is to create models to accommodate children from ages 1 – 18.
First Look: Petzl ‘Macchu’ Kid Climbing Harness System
Petzl has a new kind of climbing harness system for kids. We test it with a tiny gear junkie at the local climbing gym.
Tiny Racer: New Take On Kid Bikes
From a shrunken road racer (above) to a ladybug-like design, Early Riders offers a great kid-bike line.
Knee-High Kids Boots Keep Feet Dry, Warm
“Muddy Munchkins” are light and cinch closed on top to keep snow and muck out and feet toasty.
A Sleeping Bag That Grows With Your Child
The Kelty Big Dipper expands to provide more room as a child grows. Contributor and father Steve Graepel puts it to the test for this review.
Kid’s Only: Climbing ‘Academy’ Experiment
We got an inside look at a new concept in the world of climbing gyms.
A Fat Bike For Kids (and parents, too)
With the release of the new child-centric Mini-Sota fat bike, Framed Bike Company now offers a cycle for everyone in the family.
'My Dad Is Not Normal' – Daughter Of Explorer Mike Libecki
50 expeditions down, 50 more to go…. That’s the goal of prolific climber and explorer Mike Libecki. But he’s raising a daughter back home, too.
Family Bike Gear: Six Essentials
We’ve been testing gear from a few companies that cater to moms and whole families looking to pedal with kids in tow. Here’s a look at six stand-out “family bike” products.
Kid In Tow: ‘Weehoo’ Bike Trailer Is Exhilarating Ride
The Weehoo is like a tag-along bike attachment except the kid gets a chair.
‘Have Baby Will Hike’ Group
A group in Portland helps parents and their newborns explore the outdoors through hikes and other activities and they want to expand to a city near you.
Toddlers Compete On Push-Bikes… Strider Launches ‘National Championship’ Series
Jump out of the stroller and put a bike helmet on. This race series is for real.
Outdoor Nation $50K Grant Up For Grabs. ‘Campus Challenge’ For Students
Outdoor Nation, a youth organization that encourages outdoor activities, will award $50,000 divided up to ten schools.
Teaching Homeschool On The Appalachian Trail
A family of five will backpack for six months and teach their kids along the way. They will carry their own weight and trek with enough time to be homeschooled on the Appalachian trail.
Rugged Indie Twin is ‘Luxury SUV’ of a Stroller
Made with high-end components and unique fabrics to block sun and regulate temperature for kid passengers inside, the Indie Twin is a “luxury SUV” of a stroller.
12-Year-Old Kids Kayak Off Waterfalls, Beat Adults In Comps
Ever been beaten by a 12-year-old? If you go against these two whitewater kayak prodigies the chances are good you will come up second best.
Kid ‘Scoot Bike’ built for BMX tracks, big air
New this spring, balance-bike company Strider unveils a model made for bigger kids and for “young riders ready to venture off trail or perform tricks and stunts.”
Snow Forts, Sledding Hills the test venue for Kid-size ‘Technical’ outerwear
This winter, the editor of GearJunkie put his kids to task trying out new outerwear, mitts, boots, and miscellaneous cold-weather gear. Snow forts, skis, sleds, and icicle sword fights were involved in the test.
15-yr.-Old Conquers ‘Seven Summits’
“It’s in the books. The kid and team summit with all fingers and toes.” Those were the brief words this past weekend transmitted from Antarctica to the world telling the success of a 15-year-old kid, Jordan Romero, who has now climbed the world’s fabled Seven Summits.
