Make-Shift Walker

Lachlan is a cost-effective genius already.If we were living in the U.S, I tell you this kid would be recession ready, He has a walker that was given to him as a baby present, but of course, being the 'thinker' that he is, he needed to come up with his own inventions. First he discovered that if he was in the hexagonal play ring on the back porch, he could stand up using it as support and push it around by walking forward. He cruises along a much as he can with a massive ring around him and 100 balls being pushed behind him as we have been using it as a ball pit.

Today he bypassed the walker gift while inside and went straight for one of our dining room chairs. We have wooden floors and the chairs have felt pads underneath them. He figured out that he can use the chair as a walker and slide around the dining room, into the kitchen and the lounge room. He really thinks his little invention is quite clever. He's right. The walker was going way too quickly for him on the wood floor and he nearly wiped out a few times, thankfully mommy was around. The chair is much more sturdy and he can control the pace more easily. When he was done with the chair, he found a nice sturdy square basket that does the trick. It is much lighter and easier to maneuver.

He's a little resourceful possum already, I tell you :-) So why spend money on a walker you'll bub will probably use just a few months when you might have something just as good at home already!?  Let's hope he is this innovative when he's a teenager and wants a car. Perhaps he can make on out of a cardboard box and some jar lids...okay, okay; that's crazy talk-- a plastic box would be more sturdy, don't ya think?!