🌟 Let’s Get Ready for Balance Bike Camp!

Welcome to Kids on Wheels! We’re so excited to meet and ride with you and your cyclist in the making.

On this page, you’ll find everything you need to prepare your camper, meet our team, and discover fun resources to keep the joy of cycling going after our camps.

🚲 Meet Our Team

We’re a passionate team of cycling educators, here to help your child build confidence, balance, and bike safety skills, while having tons of fun!

Summer Coordinator and Lead Instructor: Emma


Instructors:

  • Japji

  • Tristan

  • Alice

  • Nimrat

🛠️ What to Expect at Camp

Kids on Wheels is a fun and active introduction to cycling.

✅ We’ll start with getting to know each other, making sure every child has a properly fitted bike & helmet.
✅ Kids will explore a playful riding course designed to build balance and confidence.
✅ Through games, songs, and storytelling, we’ll practice important biking skills: stopping, turning, gliding, awareness, and safety.
✅ By the end of the week, riders will be more confident and ready for their next cycling adventure!

Special Friday Activity:
In partnership with TransLink, we’ve planned a final field trip outing for Preschool Camp groups to enjoy a short, optional ride through a bike-friendly area adjacent to each of our camp locations, to practice their new skills in the real world. Families are welcome to join and celebrate the campers’ progress! We’ll provide additional detail on the penultimate day of camp.

✅ Complete Your Waiver

Before camp starts, please complete our quick online waiver & photo consent form.

If you prefer, printed copies will also be available at camp for you to fill out on the first day.

🎯 Daily Camp Curriculum & Goals

  • Riders can stop safely, putting their feet firmly on the ground, and know when & where it’s necessary to stop.

  • Riders can control their movement and turn smoothly while being aware of their surroundings.

  • Riders can lift their feet and balance on the bike while gliding with control.

  • Riders understand basic safe cycling practices, avoid hazards, and maintain safe distances.

  • Riders can ride with confidence, follow simple safety rules, use hand signals, and control their speed.

  • Riders can ride with confidence, follow simple safety rules, use hand signals, and control their speed.

These foundational skills help children progress naturally to pedal bikes with no training wheels needed!

🎒 What to Bring

  • A water bottle to keep campers hydrated

  • A nut-free snack (we’ll have a short energy break)

  • Comfortable clothes & close-toed shoes (no flip-flops, please)

  • Optional: We provide all the needed equipment, but if your family already has a balance bike or helmet, you are welcome to bring them!

If your child has any medical conditions or special needs, please let us know before camp starts, by emailing us directly at kidsonwheels@bccycling.ca

Parents and caregivers, what to expect

✅ Preschool Camp (Drop-Off) (80 minutes)

  • This is a drop-off program. Caregivers are welcome but not required to stay.

  • On Friday, families are encouraged to join the graduation ceremony and an optional mini field trip along a bike friendly route adjacent to the camp location.

✅ Parent Participation Camp (1 hour)

  • At least one caregiver is required to actively participate with the child.

  • Additional caregivers are welcome to join, observe, or participate.

  • Caregivers will learn how to properly fit helmets and bikes, and join activities.

⭐️ Thank You to Our Amazing Supporters! ⭐️

Kids on Wheels is proudly supported by TransLink, ICBC, Strider Bikes, and the generous donors of our Save Kids on Wheels fundraising campaign. Together, you help us keep kids rolling safely and confidently!