Baby walker

Baby walker

A baby walker is a device that is used for infants who cannot walk on their own yet for moving from one place to another. Patents have been issued for baby walkers as early as 1851. Modern baby walkers have a base made of hard plastic sitting on top of wheels and a suspended fabric seat with two leg holes.

A baby walker often has toys attached to the top to entertain the baby. It is designed for a child between 4 and 16 months.  Do you know back in the seventeenth centuries, before baby walkers made our lives and the little ones easy leading strings where as popular as the walkers are today? Leading strings are strings or straps by which to support a child learning to walk, they were narrow straps of fabric attached to children's clothing which originally functioned as a sort of leash to keep the child from straying too far or falling as they learned to walk. 

The perfect example of the modern day baby walker is the Disney Music and Lights Walker Appropriated for children age 4 Months and up and up to 30 lbs. The Disney Music and Lights Walker offers maximum play value without compromising tray space. Help baby learn to walk with this walker, which also functions as an activity table and baby entertainer. Teaches shape and color recognition, develops walking skills, physical skills, hand-eye coordination and reflexes. Colorful and entertaining Pooh-themed toys offer a variety of interactive play options, while baby can spin, rattle and shake as the peek-a-boo Hunny Pot lights up.