I ordered two of these kayaks for my sons for Christmas. Only ONE of them arrived today and it was placed on my front porch in a CLEAR plastic bag!!! My sons obviously saw it when we pulled into the driveway. Seriously?!?!? It was supposed to be a Christmas present from Santa and I am EXTREMELY disappointed in the way it was packaged for delivery!!! Guess it's going back. Oh- and it didn't come with a paddle or the back support that some reviewers said did.

Friends of ours bought children's kayaks similar to these last year at Christmas for their two daughters. They had mentioned a few times how stable they were for the girls and how much they loved them. When browsing the online Walmart pages I noticed the Wave kayaks and decided to purchase two of them for my boys. We received them no problem and were shipped in plastic wrap to my door for FREE! Once we were able to get to the water with them I quickly realized that these things were going to be huge hits for the kids. My youngest son is very small (6 years old 34lbs) and his brother is 8 and is average size for his age. Both boys had absolutely no problem paddling and balancing on the kayaks. These are EXTREMELY stable compared to traditional kayaks. We went camping with our friends, and their daughters and our boys were all scooting around together on their kayaks. My oldest was able to jump off of his and climb back on fairly easily. Our friends kayaks are made by Pelican and I believe are called "solo" and if I was to choose based on looks, I think I would say that I prefer our friends kayaks although I do prefer the blue wave kayaks vs the yellow which is the color of the pelicans but that's is obviously just my opinion. I have seen the pelican kayaks priced slightly lower ($89) at the Canadian store with the big red triangle logo but only when they are on sale. I paid $94 for the wave. HOWEVER, I would buy the wave kayaks again if I had the choice. Simply because of the paddle. The pelicans come with no paddle and after purchasing the kayak you would have to buy one obviously, and they are not cheap! I looked at the price of them and for a decent paddle it was bordering on at least $50. The wave kayaks come with paddles and they are actually very good mid range kayak paddles. My buddy commented on how good the paddles were compared to his and he said his were $35 each I believe. They are built very sturdy out of aluminum and insulated with foam to make them float. The blades are plastic but are very sturdy. On another note, my wife is 5'4 and about 100-105 lbs and she found the kayaks very stable for her and she found she wasn't too big for them. She kayaked all week while camping with one of our two boys each time. I can see we will probably pick up another one so she can go with the boys together. In short, these youth kayaks are a FANTASTIC deal and are very durable. Not once did either son nor my wife ever come close to tipping the kayak. Same can be said for our friends kayaks as well but the wave kayaks are a much better bang for the buck due to the good quality paddles that come with them. You wont regret this purchase if you are trying to introduce your children to kayaking. Highly recommended!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The durability of this product matches all Lifetime products! It holds up to my kids dragging it around and playing on it. They love the ease of the sit on top design and can paddle easily. We've really been happy with the youth kayak! I look forward to adding some adult kayaks to the collection some day too!

We purchased this kayak in orange for our grandson as his first experience was in a sit-in kayak that he got frustrated with very easily. This kayak model was perfect for him as it is easy to handle on water, leaves all open for short arms and body and is light weight enough that they can pull it out of the water without help. Highly recommended for kids and has a good weight limit where it will be good for several seasons without having to buy a new replacement soon. It made him look like a seasoned pro on the water and impressed more than a few with him zipping around so easily.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have 2 sit in style kayaks and wanted a sit on top one for my grand kids, since they like to go swimming. I found this last year on sale at a local sporting good store. My 13 year old grandson loves it- he can easily get on and off to go for a swim & use it as a stand up paddle board, too!

I purchased this kayak at the end of the summer for my daughter for Xmas. She turned 5 and thought it would be a great item to add to our beach house! She loved it.. I just ordered a second kayak for my 3 year old! They love paddling around even if it's only in knee high waters. Better to buy something they enjoy then junk!!! Definitely recommend

Love this product. Just the right size for my 7 year old. Wasn't sure if it came with the paddle or it was just a prop but it does come too. I looked at dicks and dunhams and neither had this. Ordered it and it was at the store in 7 days. Very happy with it.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought a pink and a green youth kayak to spend more time outside with the kids. One concern lose their safety. The children have been extremely safe on these kayaks they have not once flipped on them and when they get off they're able to get back on them very easily. The kids also are able to mover the kayak with ease. The big colors put parents minds at ease with keeping an eye on them.

We bought our boys each a wave a couple years ago because they decided that they wanted to spend their summers in the water instead of on the field. We LOVE them!!! They have held up so well with over 100 uses and almost 20 kids using them. They still look brand new!! Way to build such high quality products.

My son, age 9, loved using this kayak at Bear Lake. He was very comfortable on it from the beginning, and didn't want to get off. It was so fun to watch him have the confidence in himself to paddle all alone, even with the waves. This kayak is perfect for kids. It is very well built, and the paddle is just the right size and weight for the kids to use. Thanks for making such a great fun product for kids!