Anyone Know of a "Push-toy" That Actually Works?!

D.~
Believe it or not, my daughter pushed around an empty Tide box. She was walking at 10 months. She would pull herself up on it and put stuff in it and push it all over the house. We had hard wood floors. I don't think it would work on carpet. We also had a wagon that she would push outside while we would "pull" with the handle. We still have the wagon and the Tide box got recycled.

My son learned to walk with a simialar toy as the choco toy, but it is spiderman themed. It is really light and easy to manuver however it is stable. When he started pulling himself up on his own I put him behind it and he started walking at 9 months. He is also a very big boy, he is 11 months now, 30 lbs and 35" tall.

I don't know where you are located, but we bought a wooden wagon/block combo push wagon when my older daughter started to walk. We found it at Lolabutter children's boutique in Escondido. It was slightly pricey, but she is almost 2 and still plays with the blocks and pushes it around the house. They also have the Radio Flyer wagon, if you're interested in that one.

Little tikes makes a push behind racer that my son absolutely loves. They sell it at Toys-r-us, but only online. It's light, but very hard to tip over. My son first used it because he wanted to walk but didn't quite have enough balance, but this little car worked great and he still plays with it because now he can sit on it and use it as a scooter. I hope this helps. Good Luck! here's the link with other parent's reviews if you want to check it out.
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=233303...

my son loves push toys that he can sit on his fav is a fire truck plus it the sit lifts and he likes to hide toys in there and it's fairly heavy th only problem is he likes to ram eveything with it as well i would try kohls that's where most of our toys come from - good luck and happy weighting losing chasing your lil boy!

I have an 18 month old baby girl and she still plays and pushes her push toys/walkers. Her aunt bought her a wooden push toy for christmas that also has storage for wooden blocks, squeaky blocks and cloth blocks. She also has a Pooh Bear and Dora Riders that also serve as a push toys...she still enjoys these and can successfully ride them now!

Link to the wooden push toy by Parents:
http://www.target.com/Parents-Around-The-Block-Wagon/dp/B...

Pooh Bear Ride Along:
http://www.target.com/Pooh-Tick-Tock-Clock-Activity-Choo/...

Dora Ride Along:
http://www.target.com/Dora-the-Explorer-Fairytale-Ride-On...

My little girl loves the music that the ride alongs play too!

Good luck!

We used the Radio Flyer walker wagon and it was great! It was a little on the expensive side, but it was nice and heavy and stable -- just perfect for little ones learning to walk. After that, our children still had fun filling it with stuff and pushing it around during dramatic play scenarios. You can check it out at this link: http://www.radioflyer.com/specialty/specialty_12.html We got ours at the Orange County Swap Meet. Good luck!

My son was the same. We purchased a Radio Flyer push wagon and he had a ball for hours. He is now almost 2 and it is still one of his favorite toys. He loves to be pushed in it, push it, push toys/friends, etc. IT was a great purchase.

My daughter loved (and still does) pushing around the radio flyer push wagon! It's sturdy, fun and you and put toys or even your little one inside. Hope this helps...enjoy! ~C.

Ok here are some great items I tried most or my friends kids loved them and they worked. I had a big strong girl. Sometimes I wonder if she was meant to be a boy, we call her our incredible hulk baby. ow if you do buy shop walmart this was just my quick search most items should be at walmart or online ship site to store or go to babies r us or criaglist.org or a used childrens store I love the childrens orchard myself.

http://www.amazon.com/Walking-Wings-Learning-Walk-Assista...

http://www.amazon.com/Kolcraft-Steps-2%252din%252d1-Walke... (this we owned it turned into a walker and worked great but she out grew by age 10 months.)

http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Deluxe-Wooden-Alligato...

http://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-Playskool-Step-Start-Walk/dp... (we had this tell age 1 1/2 yrs old (this was sissy's walker shes a little smaller but it was great for a month for my other daughter too and then for a ride on.)

http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-L4511-Stride-To-Ride-L... (my friend had and her son was a big boy for sure about 24 lbs age 6 months!)

http://www.amazon.com/Little-Tikes-Push-Ride-Racer/dp/B00... (you could try this and be in front and use on carpet.)

http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Baby-Block-Walker/dp/B... (a friend used and loved)

http://www.amazon.com/Step-2-Walker-Wagon-Blocks/dp/B000Q... (heard these were good)

http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Stride-Ride-Learning/d... (a friend said was good but honestly its hard for kids I would think.)

http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-C5843-Gobble-Go-Hippo/... (I wanted one of these but never could find one when I wanted one, works great with http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-G8683-Alphabet-Blocks/... and other fisher price blocks, easy clean up too!)

Good luck I hope he likes what ever you get, try toy r us too they let you try stuff usually same with babies r us. Walmart if they have it in store will let you look at it sometimes try it.

Hi D.,
I also have a son he is almost 11 months. He has a little Lion "push-toy" that has a seat to sit on for later. I can't remember the brand but I purchased it at the Walmart in Murrieta. He loves to push it around and it is easy to maneuver, when he crashes into the wall or the fence outside. Hope this helps.
Best of luck
M.

I don't kow about push-toys but...We opted for the Bright Starts "Around We Go". http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2651028 It's a "walker" that only uses about 4 square feet of space. The seat rotates 180 degrees so your baby can turn from side to side and run around the table, which has lots of toys and activities as well as a removable snack tray in whatever direction he likes. We got it for her at around 5 months old. She couldn't even move the chair at first but now she sprints all around it. Ever since she learned to walk assited, that's all she wants to do, but she will still play in this. Also she'll push the chair around the table- so I guess she does have a push-toy already.

They also have this the Tropical Smiles Around We Go: http://www.target.com/Bright-Starts-Tropical-Smiles-Aroun... The tropical smiles is cheaper than the original, but I bought mine on-line for $69 no shipping and no tax and NEW. (I saved $20 off ToysRUs/BabiesRUs plus another $8 tax and it was delivered to my doorstep.) I think it was an E-bay store or Amazon. If you want one, you can do a Google, NextTag, or Shopzilla search to find stores that carry it.

Fisher Price makes this Push&Ride car that you can actually pull apart the seat where it becomes kind of like a TRIANGLE (3-legged). Therefore, it provides a better balance, and the car doesn't fall forward when the baby walks with it. I had purchased a different brand prior to this one, and the car would tip forward, causing my daughter to fall with it.

But with this Fisher Price car, my daughter was racing (not just walking) with this car at 9.5 months. She's 2.5 now, and still likes to play with it sometimes.

I tried looking for an image of it online, but had no luck. I bought it at TARGET. But the link below shows another version of the same type of walker (also by Fisher Price). Mine is red and the design looks more like a car. This one should function just the same.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514V953SDVL._SS400_...

If he's walking well on his own, I wouldn't even bother with a push toy. Babies don't use them for very long, so why waste your money? Just walk with him when you can, and he'll get the hang of it. Have fun with your new walker! :)