DD's ready for a trike and she loves those things. So I was shopping around and discovered that there are actual trikes with pedals made for as young as 18 month olds. I had no idea! So then I thought my boys definitely need trikes too. Because really, if I get one for my DD then my boys will be wanting to ride on it anyway. So I might as well get them something that's the right size. Well, in researching
those I've come across this adorable little car made by Radio Flyer.
So here's my dilema. I think DS1 would love that car. He's into cars and has used other similar toys and loved them. I would rather get DS2 the trike since he will definitely try his sister's if he doesn't have one of his own. On one hand, I figure it would be fun to have two different things that they could ultimately share. But there could end up being frequent fights over who gets what. DS2 tends to want whatever his older brother has at the time. And the car just won't be much fun if DS1 can't actually use it very often.
My boys normally end up getting different toys. But maybe it makes sense to make sure each child has a trike of his/her own.
Another minor issue is in regards to speed. The trikes would be quite a bit faster than the car probably (since the car doesn't have pedals). So if we ever actually attempt a bike/trike ride, the car might not work too well.
Anyone have thoughts on this?
(DD is now 2 1/2 years, DS1 is 17 months, DS2 is 13 months)