Children's riding toy having electronic sound effects

A riding toy comprising:

• a body having a seat area adapted to support a child;
• a support assembly supporting the body so that the body may be moved in a first type of motion and a second type of motion;
• a first motion sensor positioned on the body, the first motion sensor responsive to a range of speeds of movement of the first type of motion;
• a speaker on the body;
• and,
• a microcontroller in electrical communication with the first motion sensor and programmed to have a first sound effect produced by the speaker when the first motion sensor detects the first type of motion at a speed below a first threshold, the microcontroller programmed to have a second sound effect produced by the speaker when the first motion sensor detects the first type of motion at a speed at or above the first threshold but below a second threshold.

A riding toy comprising:

• a body having a seat area adapted to support a child;
• a support assembly supporting the body so that the body may be moved in a first type of motion and a second type of motion;
• a first motion sensor positioned on the body, the first motion sensor responsive to a range of speeds of movement of the first type of motion;
• a speaker on the body;
• a light sensor mounted within the body of the riding toy adjacent an opening, said light sensor being triggered when an object covers the opening of the light sensor;
• and,
• a microcontroller in electrical communication with the first motion sensor and programmed to have a first sound effect produced by the speaker when the first motion sensor detects the first type of motion, the microcontroller also being in electrical communication with the light sensor and programmed to have a different sound effect produced by the speaker when the light sensor is triggered.