The Zinc Fuze Scooter does something pretty cool. It sends off sparks out the back when the brakes are applied. Normally this scooter is sold for £49.99 at Argos, but it has the scooter on half price sale for £24.99. The next cheapest we've seen is at JJB for £39.99. You can opt to collect this item in-store for free.

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My son's scooter gets a lot of use. If we have to go somewhere where there will be a lot of walking, I can pull him along (it makes long days out much easier at the end of the day), and use it for putting bags on the handles. Easier for me!

Blaze while you brake on the Zinc Fuse Scooter! It's the coolest scooter on the street, according to the website. You can impress your friends as they watch the sparks fly from the back, as you scoot past them in style.

Sparks when the brake is used on this foldable, 2 wheel scooter. These are 120mm, puncture proof wheels. Scooter also has anti-slip footplate, easy grip handles and adjustable handlebar height. The handlebar height range is 73 to 82cm. The footbrake is at the rear.

The Zinc Fuze Scooter measures 82cm high, 22cm in width and 65cm in depth. It weighs 3kg and can take user weights up to 50kg. There's some, minimal, assembly although the site doesn't say what is involved. Just that it comes packed flat. Recommended age is for 4 years and upwards.

Thanks to lord_trumpington at HUKD!

Scooters are a part of modern family life now. It is about time then that we reviewed one of them for you. This particular model is the Micro Scooter Flex (£99). Don't be put off by the price. I'll explain more about why we decided on this model to review, and how it is particularly good value, later.

I bet, if you're reading this and have children aged under 10, there's a scooter parked somewhere in your hallway/patio/garden shed. They make life so much easier. Children love to kick them along the pavement, and you love that they keep them moving and in a straight line towards where you're going.

There are added bonuses to having a scooter out and about with you as well. Shopping bags and other items can be hung off the handle bars when you're out. On longer trips, when children get tired you can pull them along on the scooter.

My stepson got one of the first Micro Scooters when they came out in the late 1990s. He was 12 at the time, and  it went everywhere with him. It then got pressed into service for my son, when he turned 4 and grew out of his pedal-less bike. I could have got one of the three wheeler types for him, but I figured he'd only grow out of that in a year so might as well go for the two wheel one straight off.

We've been using that for the last 18 months now, and it goes everywhere with us. Here's a handy tip if you're in London. The Natural History Museum classifies folded up scooters as pushchairs - which means they're free to leave in the cloakroom. Bonus! Worth checking the policy at your local museums.

Read on to find out more about what the Micro Scooter Flex is like to use in real life.

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ASDA have a Toy Story Inline Scooter for sale at £10. I’m not sure if that’s the usual price or not, but our HUKD folk seem to think it’s a great deal.  Delivery is £2.95 for the standard service, or you can collect in store for free.

• Scoot around on the toy story inline scooter

I’m not crazy about parent-handle free things with wheels – but that’s cause I’m mum to a two-year old, and kids seem to be made of bounce-back-rubber! I see so many kids heading to school on these things as they glide past our house with mums and dads practically jogging along, that it must be good for the whole family, right?

The Toy Story Inline Scooter features an easy-grip handle and good-grip foot plate. It folds up easily for storage, which I imagine makes it easier when you end up having to carry it, which I’m sure inevitably happens.

This scooter is also height adjustable to suit your growing child – it goes from 61cm to 87cm and I’m sure would be loved by any Toy Story fan.

Thanks to taraloveslewis at HUKD

I love this scooter, it is such a gorgeous shade of purple. My favourite colour, next to that sort of blue sky you get on a summers day just after dawn. The Disney Fairies In-Line Scooter is available at Argos for £9.99, marked down from £19.99.

• Click HERE for the Disney Fairies In Line Scooter at Argos

When I checked, there was plenty of stock for delivery, and lots available in stores near where I lived. This is the two wheeled type of scooter, which is the next step up from the three wheeler type. It is harder to balance on these, but that's kind of the point.

They can learn to balance, and also it can be folded up. This is a major plus if you want to take it out on trips or are the person who carries it to and from school.

I take my son's scoother to school for pick up. I'm not ashamed to admit that on occasion I ride it down the hills. It's a lot of fun!

This scooter has glitter wheels and a pretty Disney Fairies design. It is made from steel, PVC, EVA.

Thanks to kevw at HUKD!

Amazon have applied various discounts to various Bikes, Trikes and Scooters until 4 April.

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I hope the weather is as wonderful where you are this morning as it is with me; the sun is shining, there isn't a cloud in the sky, the spring flowers are bursting open and the garden birds are singing their hearts out.

Combine all this with the clocks going forward on Sunday (hurrah!) Spring is well and truly making its presence felt and Summer won't be too far behind it.

Long sunny days followed by light warm evenings; perfect for kids to spend as much time playing outdoors on bikes, trikes or scooter as possible.

There are smart trikes and wooden balance bikes - the balance bikes have had their price reduced by 45%, bringing them down to £29.99 instead of £59.99 and there are three colours to choose from: red, blue or pink.

There's a Sponge Bob scooter - actually there's two, one with three wheels or one with two, a Peppa Pig scooter, a scooter for Sylvanian Family fans and various other two and three-wheeled contraptions for your little one's delight.

As always, delivery is free if you choose the SuperSaver option and before you know it, your youngster will be scooting, biking or triking around to their hearts content.

Thanks to tranceandy at HUKD

The BEN 10 Alien Force In-Line Scooter is on sale at Argos at £11.49, half it's original £22.99.

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I love these little manual scooters for three reasons:

1. They keep children busy

2. They keep children warm

3. They make children tired

One of the worst things about winter is the cooped up, indoor, cabin fever feeling the whole family can sometimes succumb to. We get scratchy and irritable and really just need to let off a little steam.

Enter BEN 10 Alien Force In-Line Scooter.

With coloured printed grip tape, adjustable handlebar height and a rear foot brake, this authentic steel and plastic scooter is suitable for ages five and over, and up to 50kg. Ready to use its dimensions are (H)78, (W)33, (D)67cm and it folds up easily for storage, going down to (H)23, (W)12, (D)60cm.

Reviews from those who've bought it are also overwhelmingly positive, with everyone loving it, for ages 5 – 7 especially, so at £11.49, it sounds like a great toy to get the little ones active and using up some excess energy!

Thanks to emmablob at HUKD

I loved the Mr Men as a kid and I can still recite most of Mr Forgetful off by heart...happy days.

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I was never keen on the Little Miss books but I think that's just because they hit the bookshelves too late for me and I'd grown out of all that by then and had moved on to Enid Blyton.

Inline scooters weren't around in my day either and I must confess I thought they were a bit of a passing fad when my, now teenage, kids first asked for one.  BUT 10 years on and they're still as popular as ever and if you have a Little Miss or Mr Men fanatic in your household then this is the deal for you!

Reduced right down from £39.97 to £14.98 I imagine these are going to go out of stock pretty soon, so I suggest you don't dither about deciding whether or not to get one.  If birthdays are a way off you'll just have to hide it somewhere or maybe you're a hideously organised Christmas person (yes, I did just mention the C word!) and buy things throughout the year, either way...don't delay!

The Mr Men one is HERE, the Little Miss one is HERE and standard delivery applies if you don't want to collect instore.

Thanks to haylhoo over at HUKD!