Recommended skateboard for a 5 year old?

[ClareC]

My nephew has asked for a skateboard for his 5th birthday.... Any recommendations? I don't know the first thing about skateboards!!!

Thank you

[snowboarder]

I don't really either BUT what I gather is that actually full sized (ish) boards are still better even for small ones as they are more stable. Z had a 'toy' one which was about ?10 but he literally trashed it really quickly (threw it around like the big boys at the skate park!). He was treated to one of these - http://www.hardcloud.com/slide-skateboards-retro-22-skateboard-orange-red/m-slide-or/ - recently - apparently a 'trick' board but good as plastic rather than wood so hardy. Bit dear though....

[Dodo1]

Hi

Go to Sports Direct. You can buy a mini skateboard (which is what we did) plus pads etc for about ?15

[Scruffy Mummy]

Get a longboard. These are wider, longer boards used for 'cruising' and are therefore more stable. We got my son one of these when he was five (after spotting another five year old at the rye with one) and it was great. We found those mini boards really hard for him.

[ClareC]

Thank you all, skateboard ordered! :)