Are you having trouble finding a gift for your kids?

Look, I get it. Shopping for a child can be a difficult task. Every season their tastes change.

And the last thing you want to hear as they’re unwrapping your present is “Oh, thanks”. Then they toss it into the boring presents pile where it sits with stuff like socks and underwear.

I was in this situation last summer. Alexander, my 9 year old son’s, birthday was approaching and I had no idea what to get him.

I knew he liked his scooter. He was constantly riding it around our little neighborhood after school. He would stay out so late it would start to get dark.

To be honest, at times I was a little worried about him as it got darker. I was watching him, of course, but he had to stay close so that I could see him clearly. 

I started looking up gifts for boys and was startled at what I saw. I came across a company called Board Blazers.  

They make skateboard underglow lights. They attach underneath your skateboard or scooter and give off a cool underglow effect.

As I was reading the description, I thought “These skateboard lights would be perfect for my son!”

I ordered and just 2 days later, I received them in the mail - right in time for Alexander’s birthday.

I was a little worried about if he would like them or not. But his reaction was astounding.

As he slowly unwrapped my gift, a smile quickly rose to his face and he got excited. “Dad?! Can we put these on now? I want to try them out!” 

Every other present forgotten, we put the lights on his skateboard.  

I attached the first 2 and then he attached the other 2. We twisted them to turn on and then set him loose on the sidewalk near our house. 

As soon he started moving, he was astonished! “Dad! Look at how COOL this looks!”. 

He was so excited! It was great to see him so happy from such a simple gift.  

I must say, I was astonished at just how much light Board Blazers give off. It was easy to see him even as it got dark.

  

I may have created a problem though. After seeing how much Alexander liked his set of Board Blazers, now my two daughters also want a set!