Santa Cruz Kids Skateboards

Santa Cruz Kids Skateboards

Do you have a little one that's keen to give this skateboarding thing a go? Or perhaps it's mum or dad that's keen... either way, if you're keen to give them the right start then Santa Cruz skateboards have got you covered with this kids range.

A great example of a classic brand still doing things right, 50 years on from their beginnings - this Santa Cruz kids range has got every age covered, and not just by making decks a bit shorter!

First lets take a look at the recommended sizing by age:

Whilst these are a great place to start, it isn't a strict rule. Sometimes the colour is even more important... ask us how we know!

Alongside the well thought-out size range, the shapes are generally slightly wide - great for confidence and foot placement - and have short wheelbases, making the boards nice and easy to turn.

Turning is the most fundamental skill in skateboarding and the precursor to every trick in the book, and Santa Cruz have taken it one step further in these boards by offering softer bushings all around.

The smaller boards (Super Micro, Micro, Mini) come with 85a bushings and the larger boards (Mid, Full, Large) come with 90a to ensure the little legs can manage these boards without any problem.

There aren't many brands thinking on this level and normally we offer to do the personalisation for you - we're stoked that in this case we don't have to, and that Santa Cruz are getting the little ones off to the best start possible.

The wheels on these boards are also softer than your regular skateboard wheels. This means that you don't need to be in the skatepark for them to roll around. Whilst thats where they work best, the driveway, local park or quiet streets will all be handled well with the soft wheels allowing them to get the handle on the basics without travelling too far from home.

One thing that may be obvious is that this really is a skateboard, designed for skating street and skateparks, learning tricks. If you think that cruising the neighbourhood or bike path, pushing to school and carving down hills is more what you're after then we'd recommend getting started on a cruiser board instead. It has softer wheels still, and places more emphasis on the fun of rolling around than on learning technical tricks.

The Santa Cruz kids range are the smallest skatepark-ready completes in our shop, but don't judge them on the size. They'll outlast their trainers by a long shot, and the price is honestly negligible for the world that you'll open up for them.