There's no more classic children's toy than a rocking chair. After all, rambunctious toddlers with lots of energy love nothing more than to roll, sit, climb, and wriggle -- and a rocking chair satisfies those requirements.
We've chosen our favorite rockers, in a range of prices, from the traditional to the completely unconventional. Have fun!
•Lullaboo Rocking Pony by Celery Furniture $165
•Palomino from Plan Toys $49.99
•OFFI Baltic Rocking Horse $59
•Minnen Rocking-Bench at IKEA $29.99
•Rocking Horse from Scratch $100.99
•Trioli Children's Chair by Eero Aarnio $224
•Playsam Rocking Horse $162.50
•Keith Haring rocker by Vilac $169
•Olga Rocker $250
•Happy Horse Rocker by Ineke Hans $340
Love em! This would give any child the excitement of riding off into the wild blue yonder!
We bought the OFFI rocking horse for our son and it didn't work out as well as we had hoped. The curved piece in the back made it harder to get on that some of the others that don't have that option. Also, he's kind of big, and didn't have a lot of room to maneuver his legs on and off between the back piece and the horse's head. I think if we had purchased one that was easier to mount and dismount he would have used it more.
Does anyone have the Keith Haring rocker? I love the design of that one and would be curious if it strikes the fancy of toddlers or scares them away?