Where Do You Guys Get Your Daycare Supplies, Etc?

[EchoMom]

Does the choo choo wagon have seatbelts or something to keep little babies from falling asleep? What's the youngest age you could put in it? Is it hard on your shoulder to pull??? Can kids fall asleep in it safely? Does it bother you that you have to keep turning around to look at them and check on them??? I'm curious because if it works I absolutely will buy it too!

[daycarediva]

I'm pretty sure it is age 18m+ (the age group I take is all 18m+) It has seatbelts, individual cup holders in each car, and a storage area under the first seat (I stash my emergency forms, a small first aid kid, hand sanitizer and diapers/wipes in there). It is easy to pull. I put my youngest in the front and my tattle tale (haha) in the caboose, and it works really well, but would not be comfortable for sleeping. I love that it has an individual area for each kid (they can't comfortably reach each other) because I have lots of 'touchers'.

[daycarediva]

daycarediva, that so SO adorable...lovethis

Thank you! I painted the pink (and now have a purple trailer as well) I spoke to customer service and they said they recommend up to 5 cars, but the 6th would only hurt me to pull! LOL!

I really really love the wagon (obviously)

[Creek]

We have the choo choo wagon as well. I got it from Sears.
We also have a quad stroller. The Foundations one. I got it from a child care/educational store. The rain cover I had to order from the US. I need it to be able to pick DD up from the school bus.

[Nickel]

I looked into that wagon to but can't put infants in it. So I went with the 4 place stroller by foundations. I got it through wayfair. It was 399.00 shipped but I am not in Canada. It is very nice to push even fully loaded.http://images.babyage.com/icons/loca...r-40-nm-bo.jpg

This is the stroller I've been looking at. Can you clip an infant seat to it. Or does it do a good job of holding an infant. I have infants 2mnth, 8mnth and 11mnths. Will this work for them and 3 yr olds (they come on dif days.)

[DCMama]

The wagon is outrageously cute!!!! Check on craigslist for some amazing deals!

[countrymom]

have you check the farm stores. I have a wagon, that has sides that you can take off, and a canopy (I bought it at TSC) its tires are inflatable which when hauling lots of kids is what you want.

[MaritimeMummy]

I have my heart set on that choo choo wagon now. Big problem though, Sears Canada is the only place that sells it without it costing a LOT of money to ship to me in NS...which poses another problem: Sears Canada only sells the "2 car" wagon and you buy the 3rd one separately, and that 3rd car is out of stock. They won't tell me for how long...they don't even have it listed on the website, the only way I can even see it is by linking externally. I never get what I want, LOL.

[Unregistered]

I use the 4 seater Bye Bye buggy. Bought it with my first grant! The kids love it and it still looks like new! We use it everyday!
There is a 6 seater too, but i imagine that would be awfully heavy, esp. going up hill!

[Zoe]

How does that choo choo fare on hills? I live on a slightly steep hill and I worry about how it would do pulling it down and pushing it back up the hill.

[Crazy8]

forgot, in addition to my new "triple" stroller I also have a Radio Flyer wagon - its the SUW and it very easily fits 4 kids. But they have to be toddlers so since I usually have an infant in the group I bought the double sit and stand stroller.

[MaritimeMummy]

*MAY* have found a solution...

Okay, so I might be reaching for the stars here, haha. BUT I have a Step2 Wagon for 2. I was going to buy the trailer attachment and see if I could put my 23 month old DCG in the trailer (without a seat belt...eeek!), but I can't find any stores anywhere in my province that sells it...and online, either doesn't ship to my address or costs a lot for shipping. So I found the exact same wagon, plus the trailer, on my local Kijiji for $50!

So now that I have two wagons plus a trailer, I was wondering how crazy it would be to try to find a way to attach the two wagons together, and just use the trailer like it's supposed to be used, for bags and stuff?

[DBug]

I've tried two Step 2 wagons together. I took the handle off of the second one and just used rope looped through and wound around (it kind of looked like a noose when I was done : from the rear axle of the first to the handle attachment of the second. Having struggled with it for several months, I would NOT recommend doing it. Because the front wheels on each wagon swivel, the second wagon would wiggle from one side to the other whenever I was pulling it. I had to be strategic in which seats the kids were in to reduce the wiggling. I did try using the second wagon backwards, but the wiggling got worse .

I would totally suggest the Choo Choo wagon. It's what I have now, along with several other daycares in the neighbourhood . It's expensive, but worth every penny when you have a crowd of under 3's. Even my 5 yo will ride in it.

It is a good workout when it's full, but the advantage is that the kids can get out and walk when it's safe to do so, but if they're tired or you're crossing a busy road, everyone can hop back in and be safely buckled in.

Steep hills are tough. We have a really steep hill that we go up and down ocasionally, and everyone but the crawlers get out and walk. I would do the same with a stroller though.

JennyBear already suggested it, but here's Mini Circuit's website in Toronto: http://www.minicircuit.ca/, and according to the FAQ page, they do ship across Canada .

[Unregistered]

Choo choo wagon hon hills

How does that choo choo fare on hills? I live on a slightly steep hill and I worry about how it would do pulling it down and pushing it back up the hill.

It's not terrible on hills, but it all depends on how heavy your kids are. It's def a good workout though!

[LK5kids]

I love cho cho wagons and planned to get a set of six, but I read on their site not to attach that many. Does anyone know about this! They are so cute!