Review on Air Kicks Geospace Walkaroo JR. Aluminum Stilts With Ergonomic Lightweight Design, Max. 110 Lbs. by Rodney Bullock

I'm a sucker for anything that would get my kids moving outdoors. I thought for sure my 8 and 5 year olds would love something like this. They definitely wanted to try it out when they saw it arrive.Putting it together was easy. It required sticking two poles together and adding a handlebar. Everything goes together with a hex screw -- hex screwdrivers included.The poles are lightweight and designed to work exactly as illustrated on the web page.My 5 year old daughter was first. I had the foot rests on the lowest setting and the handlebars on the highest setting. At 44 inches, she was far too short for the bend in the pole to go under her armpits as shown. I raised the footrests as high as they would go hoping that would make her tall enough to get them under her armpits. Still no go. It was not possible for her to use it as intended, so she gave up.My 8 year old son, 55 inches, did fit on the stilts. I placed the footrests back on the lowest setting and his armpits barely made it over the bend. If I placed the footrest one notch up, he would fit, but he felt so insecure, he did not want to continue trying.What a shame. Neither of my kids are using this now. I'm hopeful that if I bring this out with other kids around or when my daughter grows a bit, my son will try it and maybe the kids will all enjoy it.This really looks like fun, so I can't lower the ratings too much except that the age recommendation was off. My daughter is not short for her age and 5+ is just too young. It should be 8+.I intend to come back to update this after I try it out on more children.__________________________UPDATE: My children are older now. My son is ten and still does not want to use Walkaroo. My daughter is seven and is too short for Walkaroo. She uses Alex Ready Set Stilts , which fits her.I brought both sets of stilts to the park for the cub scouts. It was a pack meeting for the family, so lots of children there. The older kids had no problems with Walkaroo. Younger kids used Alex Ready. Both sets were very popular and were heavily used throughout our entire time there. The kids had no problem learning how to use them.The only problem with Alex Ready is it doesn't curve under the armpits, so the children need to lean forward. No one seemed to mind that, though. Walkaroo allows the children to stand up straighter.For younger kids or ones who need training stilts, I recommend Alex Ready. For older kids, I like Walkaroo.