12 Toys to Encourage Your Tot's First Steps

Sometimes the most basic toys are the best. The movement of the wooden balls within the Walk N Roll ($35) inspires your baby to get vertical and get moving!

They can take stuffed animals for a joyride around the house, thanks to the sweet seat on Haba's Walker Wagon ($161). You can even adjust the brake strength depending on your child's walking abilities.

Consider it his first fine-art acquisition. Keith Haring's iconic pop art Wolf Pull Toy ($80) adds a hint of modernism to your baby's room and encourages him to take his canine friend for a stroll.

You may very well recognize this one from your own childhood — Fisher-Price's Brilliant Basics Corn Popper ($14, originally $15) has been around forever! The popping rainbow of plastic balls offers incentive to encourage a child to move.

Melissa & Doug's Chomp & Clack Alligator Walker Push Toy ($42) offers instant gratification when you make it move — the gators noisily chomp away!

Your kiddo can fill up the cart area of Janod's Crazy Doggy Babywalker ($60) with his favorite toys for on-the-go playtime. Plus, the pup comes with a jingle bell collar, so you can always hear him coming!

Before they're mobile, babies can keep busy with the myriad activities on the front side of the Activity Walker ($21, originally $35), and once they get moving, they can cart the whole thing around wherever they wish.

Skip Hop's Treetop Friends Flapping Owl Pull Toy ($20) offers your babes plenty woodland fun with wings that are set in motion when it's pulled along.

If your little one loves accompanying you to the grocery store, Melissa & Doug's Grocery Cart ($50, originally $70) is the perfect toy to inspire early steps (plus, they can stock it with their favorite toys — food-themed or otherwise).

A shape sorter and push toy all in one, Wonderworld's Giraffe Walker ($70, originally $80) encourages first steps with strong alignment and foot arch support.

Because you can't go wrong with a tried-and-true classic, Fisher-Price's Bubble Mower ($20) is a great way to get outside and hopefully get going (and blowing)!

It's a bit of an investment, but Haba's Doll Buggy ($171) can take your child from baby through preschooler as it transforms from push toy to vehicle for her favorite baby-dolls.