This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Radio Flyer. The opinions and text are all mine.
Remember when you were a kid, and everything around you was a vehicle for your imagination? I remember being eight-years-old and building a fort in my front yard with some plywood, sticks, and cinder blocks left around the yard from when my dad built our house.
My neighbor, my brother and I all huddled inside our fort, which had just enough room for the three of us and the “bug hospital” I had created using a bucket, some leaves, and a handful of unfortunate bugs. Parked outside was our red Radio Flyer wagon, ready for action.
Those were the days, y’all.
Today’s kids grow up in a different world, but that doesn’t mean their imaginations are any less than ours were. I love watching my kids play, and as they get a little bit older and we grant them a little more freedom, I realize how very important it is that they play as much as they can, while they can.
The other day, we decorated our Radio Flyer wagon with a printable USA banner. I made it for the 4th of July. Every year on the 4th, we load up and head to a local park, our wagon stuffed with cold drinks, snacks, blankets and chairs. There aren’t any presents or fancy dinners, but this holiday has become one of our family’s favorites.
We were giving the banner a practice run, and the kids took off down the trail with the wagon…I was immediately transported back into time, when we’d load up our own Radio Flyer wagon with the junk we found on our adventures (scraps of metal! random tennis balls! the youngest sibling!).
For 100 years now, Radio Flyer has been inspiring kids to play, use their imaginations, and explore the world around them. Radio Flyer is committed to great design and innovation, and this has to be why these little red wagons are still popular, 100 years after founder Antonio Pasin dreamed of a wagon that would, “bring joy to every boy and every girl.”
And this must also be the reason that when we go somewhere that requires us to bring a lot of stuff, our wagon goes with us.
Hello, 4th of July, I am talking to you – and all the other adventures our family will experience this summer, too.
Kids and imaginations go together like peanut butter and jelly, and the Radio Flyer Adventure Travel Agency, created to inspire imaginations in children of all ages, celebrates just that – imaginations!
Just check out the fun they had at the official Radio Flyer Adventure Travel Agency here.
Because our wagon will be attending 4th of July festivities with us, I wanted to dress it up a bit (normally? I am not a match-my-kids kind of mom…but I make everyone wear red, white and blue on the 4th!). This printable banner is perfect for your own wagon (or your mantel!). Print out as many of each color flag as you’d like. I colored in the letters, but you can also just leave them white. This will print best on card stock.
Download your own printable USA banner below!
To celebrate 100 years of Radio Flyer and the adventures your family will go on this summer, I’m giving away a $100 Radio Flyer credit (eligible towards one of ten Radio Flyer products, including a wagon like the one pictured in this post!) to one lucky reader. Winner will have 48 hours to respond once notified, or I’ll draw another winner. Must be 18+ to win. Enter below.
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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Radio Flyer. The opinions and text are all mine.
I remember my mom taking us to the local swamp meet in our red wagon that was really old. It was always hot and we didn’t have the canopy part since it was a handy down. But I loved riding in it because it meant I didn’t have to walk. #radioflyer100
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#radioflyer100 i never had one but would luv to fill one up with pet food for pet rescue
I loved my #radioflyer100 tricycle as a kid! my dad would take us out for rides after he got home from work.
As a young child we had a Radio Flyer but it didn’t look anything like this one, it was smaller but very sturdy and metal.
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I had a Radio Flyer wagon when I was a child, it didn’t look like this one, it was smaller and metal – #radioflyer100
When I was young I had a Radio Flyer wagon that we used to cart everywhere. It was pretty banged up. My son loves his Radio Flyer trike.
We used to love our Radio Flyer Wagon. It was pretty banged up and we used to put lots or rocks and dirt in it.
#radioflyer100 We had adventures in our backyard with our radio flyer wagon and filled it with rocks
I remember always playing with a radio flyer when I’d go to my grandma’s house! #radioflyer100
I still laugh about this 25 years later. When my nephew was about 3 yrs. old I was pulling him in his red wagon. I didn’t hear him for a few minutes so I looked back and he wasn’t in the wagon. He was playing alongside the road. It wasn’t so funny at the time.
I had a big Radio Flyer wagon as a child and it was with me on many childhood adventures #radioflyer100 .
I had a Radio Flyer wagon as a child and it was part of many childhood adventures #radioflyer100 .
I was pulling my 3 yr. old nephew in his red wagon and I then noticed I hadn’t heard him in a few minutes. I looked back and here he had gotten out and was playing alongside the road.
I remember always taking my kids to the zoo in our radio flyer wagon. #radioflyer100
#radioflyer100 I remember radio fler wagons for 3 generations now.
We had an old Radio Flyer wagon that we used to pull each other around. We would get going fast and tip it over. I’m glad the ones they make now are safer than that.
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I loved our Radio Flyer wagon when I was a kid. When I had my daughter I got her a small one. Some where I have a pic of her in a blanket sleeper sitting up in that wagon. So happy. #radioflyer100
We loved our Radio Flyer wagon! #radioflyer100 We used to haul dirt around to make mud pies with it!
Radio flyer wagons are so much fun! I loved them as a kid. It was fun to haul my younger siblings in it .While our kids have a wagon they did have a radio flyer tricycle that held up really well. #radioflyer100
My boys always loved pulling a wagon around the yard when they were little. They would pull each other or fill it up with rocks. They always had fun for hours. #radioflyer100
My daughter always falls asleep in her wagon after a long day at the zoo. She looks so precious #radioflyer100
I used to love bringing my nephews through parks and zoos in the Radio Flyer and I hope to continue this tradition!
I was taking my daughter on a walk in her wagon and when we arrived home I noticed that her blanket was missing. During the trip she had thrown it out and I hadn’t noticed. We ended up having to retrace our steps in order to locate the blanket. It was a fun little adventure #radioflyer100
Nothing was as fun as being pulled down the sidewalk in our Radio Flyer #radioflyer100. Lots of happy memories .
Nothing was as fun as being pulled down the sidewalk in our Radio Flyer #radioflyer100. Lots of happy memories . Every kid in the neighborhood either had one or wanted one!
#radioflyer100 We bought a new Radio Flyer wagon when my daughter was born 6 years later she still playing with it and taking it everywhere and her 3 year old brother is too. Very dependable and love that is getting passed down to my son too
#radioflyer100 When my niece was a toddler- I bundled her up in her Radio Flyer and pulled her around the neighborhood to look at Christmas decorations. Now, she’s about to have her first child and, hopefully, I can do that with her son. That’s one of my favorite memories.
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I got my granddaughter a Radio Flyer wagon for her first Christmas.
I remember bringing my pillow and lying down in the classic wagon as my mom would pull me to the local park. I would walk there and then play like a mad child and lay down on the way home. I loved it! Just laying down and watching the sky go by. #radioflyer100
I used a Radio Flyer to deliver Girl Scout cookies to my neighbors, who were always surprised there were still kids doing it that way, and I sold a ton of cookies every time. 😀
I used a Radio Flyer to deliver Girl Scout cookies to my neighbors, who were always surprised there were still kids doing it that way, and I sold a ton of cookies every time. 😀 Thank you!
#radioflyer100 I always loved my radio flyer wagon. We would collect flowers and branches in it.
Favorite story is when I was a kid we had a radio flyer and would run down the street with it, then make a sharp turn in the grass just to tip the person over who was inside. Yes, dangerous but I will tell you a lot of fun as a kid. #radioflyer100
What memories a radio flyer brings back! Such an adorable post.
My dad always only bought Radio Flyer brand for his kids and then when we married and had kids, he bought us the adorable red wagon! A loving tradition I’d like to hand down.
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My dad always only bought Radio Flyer brand for his kids and then when we married and had kids, he bought us the adorable red wagon! A loving tradition to hand down.
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We loved our Radio Flyer wagon as kids and used it all the time to carry the dolls or pull behind our bikes with other kids in tow! #radioflyer100
When my 2nd son waa younger we got him a radio flyer tricycle. He loved it. It lasted forever. He got it for Christmas. He rode it for years. #radioflyer100
We used our Radio Flyer all the time growing up! It was especially helpful when we went to big events and we needed to haul in a bunch of stuff. So much easier with the Radio Flyer! #radioflyer100
Growing up I had a radio Flyer sled and wagon. I have so many memories during the winter I’m going sledding and I still have the wagon to this day and use it quite often #radioflyer100
We used #radioflyer100 to pull our girls around and now our grandchildren use it.
We had a #radioflyer100 wagon when I was little. I carried my dolls all around the yard it in. When I had children I got them a #radioflyer100 wagon too. I loved taking them for a ride in it and they loved having races in them. They are great memories.
I remember being pulled around in my little red metal Radio Flyer wagon, My daughter is expecting next year and I would love to get one for their little one. #radioflyer100
My sister and I shared a Radio Flyer wagon; it was a cherished toy. We’d pull our stuffed animals and dolls around the yard and we’d even try to get the dog to sit in the wagon for a ride. #radioflyer100
SO Many good memories with my brother me our red radio flyer wagon! We used to load up our toys and backpacks in it for sleepovers at grandmas and walk to her house (: what I’d do to have one more trip to grams! #radioflyer100
I loved taking my children on long walks in there #radioflyer100. Hoping now to do the same with my grandchildren. These are precious memories that are priceless!!
I remember pulling my daughter around in her radio flyer when she was little. We took that thing everywhere! She just loved it! It was one of her favorite toys that she played the longest with. It held up really well too!
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I remember pulling my daughter around in her radio flyer when she was little. We took that thing everywhere! She just loved it! It was one of her favorite toys that she played the longest with. It held up really well too!
#radioflyer100 When I was a kid, I tried to get my dog to pull me in my RF wagon. She wouldn’t do it though.
I got my son one when he was little and he loved it He would haul toys or whatever in it and I know the grandkids would love one of these they are wonderful for kids #radioflyer100
I loved my little red wagon growing up. I have many fond memories of those outdoor days! Can’t wait to get one for my kiddos.
When I was young, my dad found a Radio Flyer when we went on a dump run. He saved the decals and repainted it for me. Put the decals back on and I used it for everything. My kids now have that wagon. #RadioFlyer100
When my older two were little we would decorate the #radioflyer100 wagon and take them trick or treating in it. Now its time for some adventures with the baby.
I remember getting my first #radioflyer100 wagon when I was a little girl. I would make my day pull me everywhere along with my dolls and books.
My older girls sold cookies, nuts, candy! I’m the summer months they would go for long walks and fill it up with water and play in it #radioflyer100
We had a radio flyer wagon when I was a child (early 70s). My first broken bone happened when my older brother decided he and a friend should have races to see who could pull their wagon & cargo faster and I fell out going around a corner (totally my brother’s fault, NOT the wagon’s!).
I’d love to get a new wagon to pull my great-nephew and the dog around the neighborhood. And I promise, no racing!!! #radioflyer100
I had a red Radio Flyer wagon when I was little and we always used to use it to set up a lemonade stand. It was our transportation for the lemonade and supplies. At some point, I guess with growing up, that little wagon got put away. When I was in my late 20’s. my granddad had restored my old little red wagon and gave it to me for my son. It meant the world to me.I just wish it had survived him for my granddaughter. #radioflyer100
I used to have a radio flyer when I was little I remember it was wooden with slates that you could remove. We used to pretend it was the ice cream truck in the snow and serve snow cones!
#radioflyer100 My wonderful wagon has been with me through three children, and I use it to move in and out of my classroom every year! What a great prize!
We took our #radioflyer100 with us to Dairy Queen for an ice cream and rode around the park eating it!
We played with my mom and aunt’s Radio Flyer wagon when we went to visit my grandparents. Now my daughter has her own Radio Flyer. I love that it’s a brand recognised across the generations! #radioflyer100
#Radio Flyer 100. When I was a kid I wanted a radio flyer wagon but we couldn’t afford one. Every year at my birthday and Christmas I asked for one. I got my grandaughter one last year when she turned 2.
#Radioflyer100 Remember playing with radio flyer wagon with my brother and sister while growing up, it was a present from our grandparents.
#radioflyer100 Remember playing with our radio flyer wagon with my brother and sister when we were kids, it was a gift from our grandparents.
I loved walking my daughter around in their wagon when she was little. We’d pack a little picnic and just take off. #radioflyer100
My brother and I had a Radio Flyer Wagon as kids, we took it everywhere.we decorated it and rode it in a 4th of July Parade! #radioflyer100
My brother and I had a Radio Flyer Wagon as kids, we took it everywhere.we decorated it and rode it in a 4th of July Parade! #radioflyer100
I grew up with a Radio Flyer wagon that my father still has to this day in his garage. My 3 children have even played with it when we go visit my parents. I loved that wagon. We shared many adventures together.
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We have such fun decorating our Radio Flyer wagon for our neighborhood July 4th celebration. #radioflyer100 It’s the perfect color for our patriotic holidays!