Barb D
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I just bought a new stroller at Babies R Us the other day. It's a Graco Party Kite. It's not an umbrella stroller, but it's lightweight, it has a snack tray/drink holder for the child and a snack tray/double drink holder for the parent, and a large basket and canopy. It was $40, and I got 10% off because it was the last one (the floor model.) There was a slightly better one for $50 at Target. It was exactly the same except that it had a thing on the handle to twist with one hand to fold the stroller. (The one I bought requires two hands to fold, but I figured that for $14 I could sacrifice that little convenience.)
The most important thing for me is that the foot bar goes down lower and the canopy goes up higher. My 36" not-yet-2yo is so tall that her feet were dangling below the foot strap on our Kolcraft umbrella stroller and hitting the wheels. She could also reach down with her fingers and grab the wheels (and kept doing it no matter how many times she was disciplined for it.) Her head was hitting the canopy, too. I tried replacing the canopy with a detachable umbrella, but I never could get it at quite the right angle to shade her from the sun (especially considering that we keep changing direction!)
The most important thing for me is that the foot bar goes down lower and the canopy goes up higher. My 36" not-yet-2yo is so tall that her feet were dangling below the foot strap on our Kolcraft umbrella stroller and hitting the wheels. She could also reach down with her fingers and grab the wheels (and kept doing it no matter how many times she was disciplined for it.) Her head was hitting the canopy, too. I tried replacing the canopy with a detachable umbrella, but I never could get it at quite the right angle to shade her from the sun (especially considering that we keep changing direction!)
