In 1995 we were looking to start our own business and had the inspiration when we noticed our neighbour’s 1 year old boy wanted to ride a toy just like his big brother. Unfortunately the only thing he could sit astride was his toy dump truck which had straight ahead wheels. He would happily push along until he met an obstacle then scream until someone physically pointed him in another direction. Needless to say it wasn’t long until the next screaming fit!! That night my partner had the idea to make a ride-on-toy with castors so that little ones could easily direct themselves. He wanted first to make it a truck or motorcycle but I wanted it to be non-gender specific and suggested we make it in the form of an animal. We had a toy wombat in the house but decided something more colourful would be better, and then we noticed the Ladybug magnet on our fridge and thought it would make a great shape.
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