Learn about Bicycle Safety and Care for Kids

April 14, 2026 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

May is Bicycle Safety Month, and as the weather gets warmer in the north of the world, more kids are riding bikes so it’s a great time for some reminders or learning bike safety for the first time.

If you’re starting from zero or just need a refresher, these basic tips from East Coast Mommy are a great place to start.

The guide from Toronto New Mom goes a little deeper into the benefits of biking for kids and what you should always do before getting started on a bike ride. It also has good tips for biking with your kids and knowing when they’re ready to start cycling on their own. There are even safety tips by age and talking points to use with kids to make sure they are safe.

Cool Mom Picks has some good safety tips that include making sure bike and helmet are in good shape (more on that in a minute).

And because we love some play-based learning, check out the tips and activities from Must Have Mom that includes a printable “driver’s license” for kids to print out and decorate once they’ve learned the rules of the road. She recommends the helmets and pads from Wipeout brand, which allow kids to draw on them with dry erase markers. That might make wearing all the safety gear more fun for some kids.

Knowing how to take care of your bike is an important part of riding a bike, and it’s good practice to get kids to give their bikes a once over every time they’re going to ride. Tales of a Mountain Mama has a great guide to bike maintenance for families, including basic questions about your bike that kids (and adults!) should know the answers to.

She’s also got tips on what to include in a family bike repair kit and skills that the family should have so you can take care of your own bikes at home or on the trail and a pre-ride safety check that should ensure smooth riding.

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Ice Cream Crafts for Kids to Make

We’ve gotten to the point in summer where I live where I spend a lot of time thinking about ice cream. While I’m trying to avoid eating ice cream daily as a way to beat the heat, let’s take a look at some ice cream themed crafts we can make instead.

And don’t miss these learning activities with an ice cream theme if you need more ideas.

One of the links in that post was to this cute puffy paint ice cream cone craft from Crafty Morning, which deserves more attention because it’s super cute and this version of puffy paint is easy to make and sensory fun for kids. They also have this cute handprint ice cream cone craft that’s super sweet for little kids to make.

You can use everyday materials of all sorts to make your ice cream cones. For example, you can use a sponge and pompom or cotton balls like stamps as in this craft from Fantastic Fun and Learning.

Or use a potato to make the top of the cone like this one from Made to be a Momma.

Make your ice cream from a doily, like this one from Crafts on Sea, which is also embellished with pompoms for sprinkles. I Heart Crafty Things has a similar project done with a cupcake liner instead of a doily.

Or try using cotton pads, which can then be decorated with watercolors, as shown in this tutorial from Happy Toddler Playtime. You could do the same thing with cotton balls if you don’t have cotton pads handy.

Cut a paper plate into a cone shape and have kids decorate it with this craft idea from Easy Peasy and Fun. One of hers shows using real sprinkles to decorate the ice cream, which is a great idea if you’ve got some old sprinkles lurking in the pantry. Or you can just draw on sprinkles or use other random things from around the house.

The Pinterested Parent has a printable for a mosaic ice cream cone craft, which is a fun way to use up bits of paper. You could also make it more of a collage with different kinds and colors of paper and different items to add to your ice cream.

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