For once, all the nosy parents at the park are going to grill you about your stroller instead of the kids riding inside it.
With its movable, modular parts and expanding frame, the Bugaboo Donkey can shape-shift into a variety of modes. Depending on how you set it up, it's suitable for a single child, twins or two children of different ages. It's a real-life Transformer.
The basic idea of the Donkey is that it can be configured to suit your growing family. The base model features everything you need for one child. As your family grows, you can buy an additional seat, or purchase two seats and bassinets for twins. It will also fit two infant car seats at once.
In single-child mode, you can attach a seat or bassinet (it ships with both) to a detachable frame that hooks onto the body of the stroller. The detachable bassinet comes off easily, and makes for a great portable bed for an infant. The seat can face forward or backward, and it angles to recline in five different positions, including prone when rear-facing. A lever on the top of the seat back makes adjusting the seat angle super easy – you can even do it one-handed, which is a nice touch.
At its most upright, your child will be sitting as if in a chair. One of our two test subjects, a 16-month-old toddler, really dug the Donkey's upright elevated ride, which let him look around.
But the major magic happens when you extend the stroller. Flip three levers, push a button in the center, and the frame extends so you can attach a second seat or bassinet. It's also handy if you want to haul something alongside your child, as the cargo basket also extends completely beneath the base to give you a little more storage room. (This is in addition to the detachable shopping basket that fits next to the seat in single-child mode.)
