Strolly™ Bike Selected as Finalist for Distinguished Toy of the Year Award from The Toy Association
TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Strolly™, a premium stroller brand by Yvolution™, announced its Strolly Bike has been selected as a finalist for a 2018 Toy of the Year (TOTY) Award from The Toy Association in the infant/toddler category. The Strolly Bike is a unique 4-in-1 parent controlled stroller that easily folds down for traveling and converts into a trike and/or balance bike to aid growing toddlers in developing gross motor skills in a safe, fun and effective way.
"We are dedicated to providing quality products that offer children a fun experience while helping develop their motor skills as they mature," said Thomas O'Connell, Global CEO, Yvolution. "We are extremely honored that the Strolly Bike has been recognized as a finalist for the prestigious Toy of the Year Award and has stood out in the infant/toddler category."
The Strolly Bike is a 4-in-1 parent controlled stroller converts to a trike and balance bike as children gradually gain the confidence to cruise on their own. The Strolly Bike features a rear steering handle which allows parents to guide and support children's movements when in parent steering and trike modes. Once children are ready to roll on their own, the steering pole can be easily removed for them to fully control the trike. To later prepare for bicycle cycling, the trike converts into a balance bike, allowing toddlers to develop their motor skills and balance. The Strolly Bike is available at Toys"R"Us for ages 10 months+ and retails for $169.99.
Official TOTY finalists were determined by a nomination committee comprised of play experts, journalists, academics, retailers, and other toy experts. The winners will be selected by ballots cast by consumers, toy retailers, media and Toy Association members and will be announced at the annual awards ceremony held on February 16, 2018. Consumers are able vote for their favorite playthings of the year at www.ToyAwards.org now through January 5, 2018.
For more information, visit www.strolly.net or www.yvolution.com.
About Yvolution
Headquartered in Ireland with offices in Torrance, CA, Yvolution is an active lifestyle company dedicated to making fun, innovative, high-quality and safe wheeled products. Since 2009, Yvolution has launched new products successfully in more than 50 countries worldwide. Its award-winning Y Fliker scooter was one of the hottest and hardest to find toys when introduced in the U.S. in 2012, and continues to be the company's best-selling product range. Yvolution is also known for its three-wheeled, Y Glider scooters, which feature its patented "Lean to Steer" technology and with the launch of the Y Velo line, Yvolution is revolutionizing how kids will learn how to ride bikes. The company's global product portfolio includes ride-ons, balance bikes, two and three-wheeled scooters, go-karts, trick scooters, skateboards and light up wheeled goods, with more to come including electric products, offering toddlers through teens the opportunity to experience Life through Motion™ at every stage.
For more information, please visit www.Yvolution.com, www.Facebook.com/YvolutionWorld, www.Twitter.com/YvolutionWorld, or www.YouTube.com/YvolutionWorld.
About The Toy Association www.toyassociation.org / www.thegeniusofplay.org / www.playsafe.org
Founded in 1916, The Toy Association™, Inc. is the not-for-profit trade association representing all businesses involved in creating and delivering toys and youth entertainment products for kids of all ages. The Toy Association leads the health and growth of the U.S. toy industry, which has an annual U.S. economic impact of $107.5 billion, and its 950+ members drive the annual $26.5 billion U.S. domestic toy market. The Toy Association serves as the industry's voice on the developmental benefits of play, and promotes play's positive impact on childhood development to consumers and media. The organization has a long history of leadership in toy safety, having helped develop the first comprehensive toy safety standard more than 40 years ago, and remains committed to working with medical experts, government, consumers, and industry on ongoing programs to ensure safe and fun play.
As a global leader, The Toy Association produces the world-renowned North American International Toy Fair and Fall Toy Preview; advocates on behalf of members around the world; sustains the Canadian Toy Association; acts as secretariat for the International Council of Toy Industries and International Toy Industry CEO Roundtable; and chairs the committee that reviews and revises America's widely emulated ASTM F963 toy safety standard.
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