The founder of the Radio Flyer® Wagon company, Antonio Pasin, was born in Venice. His family helped pay for his journey, and soon he was living in Chicago. He was a woodworker by trade, but had a difficult time finding work in that field. Eventually, after worker odd jobs, he saved up enough money to purchase his own equipment and began making wooden wagons in his basement. During the day, he walked the streets of Chicago peddling his samples. Pasin worked tirelessly and alone until 1923, when his wagon business had picked up enough that he was able to hire helpers.
The Radio Flyer and Starlight teams collectively poured more than 1,000 hours into the charitable project, estimates Mark Johnson, vice president of product development for Radio Flyer. The Hero Wagon is now in hospitals in 82 cities across 33 U.S. states and counting–each year, the organizations donate 1,000 wagons, with half going to medically underserved communities. During the redesign process, the team made use of Radio Flyer’s prototype shop where they were able to experiment with sewing, metal fabrication, welding, and 3-D printing. They deployed various wagon prototypes at the Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, to gather feedback on the new features and ideas for tweaks. Generally, any time from toddler age to around 5 years old, children can enjoy wagons.
This wagon can hold up to 200 pounds and is recommended for children older than 18 months old. It’s well constructed, super-fun, undeniably beautiful and big enough to make a splash on Christmas morning. Kids can ride inside — the steel body is still built with no seams, so it’s smooth and comfortable — or cart around dolls, trucks, empty cardboard boxes, or anything else they find intriguing. Adults who garden also love this wagon, which can hold up to 150 pounds of cargo. Antonio Pasin, founder of the radio flyer wagon Company, was born in Venice, Italy.
It features two contoured seats and a deep foot well inside, two molded-in cup holders for cups, cans, or juice boxes. This wagon features a molded-in storage compartment on the side panel to hold small items such as snacks, sunglasses, and small toys. The durable smooth rolling tires provide a quiet ride and maximum longevity. It features a long handle, which folds underneath for convenient storage or transport. This Neighborhood Wagon Ride-On by Step2 helps develop gross motor skills of your child while giving them plenty of exercises. Radio Flyer, Inc., maker of the famous and beloved Little Red Wagon™ is the world’s leading producer of wagons, tricycles, pre-school scooters and other ride-ons.
For this roundup, she considered dozens of wagons and selected the best of each category based on product descriptions and interviews with experts. The John Deere Stake Wagon is ideal for ages two and older, has wide wheelbases for greater frozen ride on toy balance. As an officially licensed John Deere product, this wagon will ensure years of enjoyment for the children it’s gifted to. This wagon can be folded down in three simple steps to less than ten percent of its assembled size.