Baby Strollers Category
Mom Fitness Event and Jogging Stroller Giveaway
It’s the final week of Mom Fitness with Cassandra from Active Moms Club. Her fitness tip this week is something you can do anywhere, anytime. It’s these seemingly small exercises that can make a big difference in your fitness routine.
Don’t forget to leave a comment on what you learned from Cassandra or tell us what feature of the Jeep Overland Jogging stroller will help you on your fitness journey. Your comment will automatically enter you to win the Jeep Jogging stroller. Contest ends July 25th at midnight CST.
The Perfect Summer Lightweight Stroller
During the summer there are festivals, fairs and farmer’s markets that are great to visit together as a family. Sometimes though little legs just can’t keep up. Enter the perfect summer lightweight stroller – the umbrella stroller. Umbrella strollers aren’t fancy strollers with tons of storage. Rather, they are very light strollers that are perfect for maneuvering through crowds and they don’t cost very much either.
Kolcraft carries a number of umbrella strollers. Some are basic strollers perfect when all you need is a way to transport your tired child. Some of Kolcraft’s umbrellas strollers have cup holders, canopies and a little storage space. Some even connect to your i-Pod!
Our Jeep umbrella strollers offer a few more features such as side cargo bags for storage, cool-climate roll up backs end even a reclining feature.
If you want to make your summer a little more hassle-free, try an umbrella stroller to help you spend more time enjoying all the fun summer has to offer.
Win A Contours Optima Tandem Stroller
Win a Contours Optima Tandem Stroller!
Our newly released Contours Optima Tandem Stroller has been getting a lot of praise from moms and dads. They love all the features in a tandem that is lightweight – only 36 lbs! The features and beauty of the Optima Tandem Stroller read like poetry so we are having an Ode to the Optima Twitter contest to celebrate.
It’s easy to enter our Our Ode to the Optima contest! It will run from June 23-30 midnight CST on Twitter.
To enter:
1. Follow @Kolcraft on Twitter
2. Complete the sentence Oh Optima how I love your….
3. Use the hash tag #ContoursOptima
Contest is limited to one entry per day. If you wish to enter on consecutive days, you have to complete the sentence with a different phrase. Tweeting the same phrase multiple times will not give you multiple entries. Entries will be judged on creativity – humor, how you will use the Optima, how make your life easier, etc).
Winner will receive a Contours Optima Tandem Stroller in color of their choice!
Get Fit and Take Your Kids On An Adventure
We all want to be healthy and fit. What better way to do it then by having fun with your kids? To help get the ball rolling on fitness for your family, Kolcraft, Jeep and the National Wildlife Federation are inviting you to a very special Hike & Seek!
This family-friendly activity is a cross between a nature hike and a scavenger hunt, bringing children and adults together in the great outdoors for some fresh fall air and fun. This date with Mother Nature combines a one mile hike with “Stop and Study” interactive nature stations along the way, providing an entertaining learning experience. The stations, manned by NWF naturalists and wildlife experts, provide activities to stimulate all the senses using Mother Nature’s world as inspiration. Every participant is given a map and Mission Guidebook to direct their path and will receive a junior naturalist badge at the end of the hike. Once Hike and Seekers return to base camp they will be greeted by exhibits, prizes, more activities and maybe even some friendly wildlife! Rumor has it that NWF’s Ranger Rick will make a live appearance. (Editor’s note – I will definitely be getting my picture taken with my idol Ranger Rick!)
Participants will be given staggered start times beginning at 9am. On-site registration starts at 8am. Once you are on the trail you can go as fast or slow as you like. Don’t hurry, take time to enjoy and connect with the nature around you. Generally, the adventure takes approximately two hours to complete. All children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Hike & Seek is part of NWF’s Be Out There campaign to get kids outdoors where they can connect with nature, run and play, and just be kids. While contemporary parents spent their free time as kids exploring and playing in nature, their children spend far more time indoors plugged into electronic media. The result is that American kids are prone to higher incidences of obesity, asthma, diabetes, and ADHD because they’re missing something essential to their health and development–unstructured time playing outdoors.
Hike & Seek will take place in the following cities:
- Chicago on October 2, 2010
- Seattle on October 16, 2010
- Washington DC on October 2, 2010
To kick off Hike & Seek, we will be hosting a Twitter Party on September 30, 2010 from 11-12 CST. During this time, everyone will have the opportunity to tweet with experts from NWF and win all sorts of Jeep products that will help you and your family get outdoors. Products will include baby strollers (even Jeep Joggers!), baby carriers, pet carriers, pet toys, subscriptions to Ranger Rick magazine and more! You can follow the event on Twitter using #HikeandSeek tag. More info coming next week!
Can’t wait to Hike & Seek with you!
Children Give a Belly Laugh a Day & a Stroller :)
Your child induced belly laughs can win you a Kolcraft umbrella stroller!
When my girlfriend was pregnant with baby #6 (yes, you read that right – single births too!) her husband had a work meeting in Chicago. They thought it would be the perfect time to visit Auntie Shell so they packed up all the children and headed North. (They live in Alabama.) We received a lot of stares and “OH MY! Are those all yours?” when we went out. Besides the stares, one thing that was never lacking during their stay was laughter. At one point we were laughing over one of the children’s antics, my friend looked at me and said, “Who needs cable when you can have a belly laugh a day from your child?”
Kids do and say the funniest things. You may have seen this video circulating on YouTube which has given us some belly laughs. 
It’s one of those videos of a kid just being a kid, but you can’t help but smile.
What funny things do your kids do that make you laugh? Leave a comment and post a photo in our Magical Moments album of a time when your child made you “belly laugh.” A winner will be picked to receive our Kolcraft Under the Sea umbrella stroller which is great for those quick trips with your child!
*Contest ends this Wednesday at midnight CST
Get in Shape with a Jeep Jogging Stroller!
Yesterday at the Mom Is Born virtual baby shower, we gave away a Jeep® jogging stroller. We received a lot of positive feedback on it so we wanted to share it with our Kolcraft fans who want to push healthy living and getting in shape to the top of their priority list.
The Jeep® Overland Limited Jogging Stroller allows you to get in shape and take your child along for the ride. The Music on the Move® parent tray allows you to work out with your favorite music. Simply attach your own portable audio electronics, like an iPod®, and go!
Other features we love:
- Soft-ride 16 inch air filled tires. Front fixed front wheel for better handling when jogging.
- Smart Handle® adjusts to multiple heights
- Large storage basket
- Child tray with cup holder
- Speed & distance odometer
We know you will love getting in shape with the Jeep® Overland Limited Jogging Stroller!
Want one? Check it out on Amazon and Diapers.com!
Design Your Own Travel System
Picking out the right stroller for you and your baby can be as complex as buying a car. Do you want a lightweight stroller or an umbrella stroller? Do you want a jogging stroller or a stroller with a reversible seat? Do you want a travel system that matches your car seat, but is big and bulky or do you want an infant car seat carrier? So many decisions!
Buying a stroller is a commitment. You want to find one that works for you, but while your baby is still in an infant car seat carrier, an inexpensive alternative to a stroller is an infant car seat carrier. An infant car seat carrier will accommodate your needs while your baby is a newborn and allow you to find the perfect stroller for when baby no longer needs the infant car seat. It’s like you are designing your own travel system!
One of our favorite infant car seat carriers is the Jeep® Universal Cruiser™.
Features We Love:
- Convenient one-hand fold allows you to hold your child & fold the carrier at the same time!
- Removable parent tray with dual cup holders
- Front swivel shock-absorbing wheels
- Extra large basket with cargo bags for ample storage
Win one!
Check out the features of the Jeep® Universal Cruiser™ and leave a comment about what you like about the Jeep® Universal Cruiser™to be automatically be entered to win one! Contest ends Monday, August 24th at midnight CST. Winner will be announced on Tuesday.
Design Your Own Travel System
For the first few months of baby’s life, you need a stroller that will accommodate your infant car seat. You may not want to go the route of a large, bulky travel system so Jeep has come up with an option to basically design your own travel system! The new Jeep® Universal Cruiser™ fits most infant car seats while providing plenty of storage without being a heavy, bulky travel system!
Some features we love:
- Easily accommodates your infant car seat without tools or adjustments
- 8″ wheels gets through all types of terrain
- Convenient one-hand fold allows you to hold your child & fold the carrier at the same time!
- Removable parent tray with dual cup holders
- Extra large basket with cargo bags for ample storage
What are your favorite features of the Jeep® Universal Cruiser™?
Stroller Strides and Father’s Day Contests!
Kolcraft at Stroller Strides for Wishes
There is a lot going on at Kolcraft this weekend and we hope we get to meet some of our fans virtually or in real life.
This Saturday is the annual Stroller Strides for Wishes 5K at Brookfield Zoo. Kolcraft will be there raffling off a Jeep Tandem stroller and answering all your stroller questions. Check in on Foursquare for the Kolcraft Stroller Strides Booth & get a free prize.
Speaking of prizes, there is a $100.00 gift certificate up for grabs at our Father’s Day Facebook Contest. The contest ends Sunday at midnight CST. It’s easy to enter. All you have to do is post of picture of the dad you are nominating and in 100 words or less tell us why he’s the world’s greatest dad.
Happy Father’s Day to all the amazing dads out there!
What are your fun plans this weekend to celebrate Father’s Day.
Great Strollers for the Summer
Memorial weekend is the unofficial start to summer which means more time outdoors! Whether your summer plans include a trip to the zoo, an amusement park, a vacation to Disney World or exploring your own city, one thing is for sure – if you have a little one you need an umbrella stroller.
Umbrella strollers are lightweight and compact so they fit in any vehicle. Our Kolcraft Tour Sport Reclining Umbrella stroller is perfect for summer trips.
Some features we love:
- Parent cup holder
- Storage bag that holds all your gear
- Reclining padded seat back
- Sun-shade canopy that adjusts to block the sun
Kolcraft is giving one lucky reader this stroller for their summer adventures! All you have to do to enter is:
- Fan us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter (if you do both, you get two entries!)
- Leave a comment on our blog that you follow us on Facebook or Twitter and tell us where you want to use this stroller this summer.
The winner will be chosen on Tuesday June 1st by Random.org
