https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:58:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372650 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:33:15 +0000 Mrs. Bee 372650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. tictactoe: we have that same wagon. charlie couldn't use it as well as his other walkers at 9 months, but he sure loved riding in it! it wasn't until he was closer to 1 i think that he was able to walk with it. it was easier for him to use the melissa and doug alligator and little tykes shopping cart.</p> <p>the radio flyer is really well made though and will last a long time. olive loves it now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372620 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:25:36 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 372620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: @T-Mom: Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372602 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:19:24 +0000 T-Mom 372602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids really liked this one (plastic, though) : <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Laugh-Learn-Shop-Walker/dp/B0015KSPDS/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1351801102&#038;sr=8-6&#038;keywords=fisher+price+shopping+cart" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Laugh-Learn-Shop-Walker/dp/B0015KSPDS/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1351801102&#038;sr=8-6&#038;keywords=fisher+price+shopping+cart</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372597 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:18:02 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 372597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. tictactoe: The radio wagon flyer you linked to Mrs. Bee :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372580 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:13:20 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 372580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: oh, wait, do you have the radio flyer one or the other one I posted about up top? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372567 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:08:37 +0000 T-Mom 372567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. tictactoe : I think the walker you posted about is actually too tall for a 9 month old to try to stand and push. If you look at the picture here, it is a full sized toddler pushing the toy. <a href="http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11776595" rel="nofollow">http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11776595</a> .That is why it is probably suggested for 2-4 yr old. Also, it appaers to comes with a mallet and "scratcher", which sound like choking hazards to me. Some of the other choices that have been mentioned sound better suited to a 9 month old! We liked the leapfrog learning tables a lot. Plastic, but hours of enjoyment :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372559 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:05:12 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 372559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: cool, thanks!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372553 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:02:15 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 372553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. tictactoe: I have that walker and I bought it when LO was around 9-months... she STILL plays with it to this day and she's almost 2. Nowadays, she likes pushing around her stuffed animals in it too. The only problem is that she can't really turn it very well on her own so I have to help her with that, but it is a beautiful wagon that your LO should be able to grow into. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372548 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:59:52 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 372548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone!</p> <p>@Mrs. Bee: What do you think about this one? It's awfully cute...</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Radio-Flyer-Classic-Walker-Wagon/dp/B002KKCNHQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&#038;colid=2QAHDISZVXIBR&#038;coliid=I27BE6WORA6PW0" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Radio-Flyer-Classic-Walker-Wagon/dp/B002KKCNHQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&#038;colid=2QAHDISZVXIBR&#038;coliid=I27BE6WORA6PW0</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372509 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:40:51 +0000 Mrs. Bee 372509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>those recommendations are way off. what would a 2 year old have to do with a walker? a nice wooden walker is a great gift for a 9 month old. Charlie started using his around that age. There is one from Haba or Plan Toys or Melissa and Doug!</p> <p>as far as the activity cubes, they're great but a 9 month old is definitely too young for one. i don't really think they're choking hazards anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372371 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:50:25 +0000 Sammyfab 372371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. tictactoe: hmm...interesting. I just searched for wooden activity cube on amazon and found that one (I liked the hexagonal shape). My LO (who is 8 months) plays with these cubes at playgroups and I haven't noticed any removable parts that would be a choking hazard. The ones that he's played with are more like this one:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Alex-Busy-Town-Activity-Center/dp/B004LL0VV2/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1351795742&#038;sr=8-5&#038;keywords=wooden+activity+cube" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Alex-Busy-Town-Activity-Center/dp/B004LL0VV2/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1351795742&#038;sr=8-5&#038;keywords=wooden+activity+cube</a></p> <p>I've actually seen a farm version at Costco (although I am in Canada) for $50! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372368 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:49:42 +0000 Mrs. Pen 372368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. tictactoe: I would suggest something similar to sammyfab. All the kids I nannied LOVED those activity center type toys; there has to be one that is safe because honestly I don't know any 3 year old that still likes those things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372364 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:48:33 +0000 Mrs. Pen 372364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>what the heck - that totally looks like something you could let a 9 mos old use!! He will be standing and walking along furniture so I think it's perfect. My nephew LOVES the push along walkers, similar to that one. I say get it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372354 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:46:52 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 372354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: I love that one, but it says choking hazard, 3 and up :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372339 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:43:03 +0000 Sammyfab 372339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a huge fan of these wooden activity cubes:<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Maxim-EverEarth-Garden-Activity-Cube/dp/B0055BEAKK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1351795214&#038;sr=8-2&#038;keywords=wooden+activity+cube" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Maxim-EverEarth-Garden-Activity-Cube/dp/B0055BEAKK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1351795214&#038;sr=8-2&#038;keywords=wooden+activity+cube</a></p> <p>They're great for sitters and slanders and every side has something new and fun to play with! </p> <p>We have the fisher price learning table and I bought it used. There are a gazillion of them that you can buy second-hand so it's not something I would recommend buying new. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372286 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:31:17 +0000 prettylizy 372286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LO is not quite 8 months and I got her a few Melissa and Doug toys that are for older kiddo's that she loves already. The Crocodile walker, she plays with the crocs while sitting down, and the stacking train and blocks are all lots of fun right now even if it's just knocking them over so I can pick them back up! I like that they are wood toys and that she can grow with them for a long time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372282 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:29:42 +0000 loveisstrange 372282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>C will be 9 months on January 3rd. We're getting her an activity table. </p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/LeapFrog-Learn-Groove-Musical-Table/dp/B003NX72D4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1351794573&#038;sr=8-2&#038;keywords=activity+table" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/LeapFrog-Learn-Groove-Musical-Table/dp/B003NX72D4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1351794573&#038;sr=8-2&#038;keywords=activity+table</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/big-christmas-gift-for-a-9-month-old#post-372279 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:28:26 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 372279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Liam will almost be 9 months old at Christmas and I want to get him a special toy for under the tree. I was thinking something like this: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/RJ-Quality-Products-Imaginarium-Activity/dp/B005NJTMSO/ref=sr_1_62?s=baby-products&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1351794380&#038;sr=1-62&#038;keywords=walker" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/RJ-Quality-Products-Imaginarium-Activity/dp/B005NJTMSO/ref=sr_1_62?s=baby-products&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1351794380&#038;sr=1-62&#038;keywords=walker</a> but it says 2 years and up. Any ideas for something similar that's good for a 9 month old, but that he can grow into? I like the idea of an activity table with removable legs that he can use pre-standing, but I'm not a fan of huge plastic toys. </p>