Airplane Riding Toy

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Updated 03/04/2021

The thought of flight is always fascinating when you're a kid. Soaring through the sky, free as a bird, just seems so magical. And the airplane riding toys in this collection help to keep that imagined ideal alive with a fun and safe medium your kids will love for hours and hours. Pick your child out a airplane riding toy and watch them light up. See collection for details.

Buying Guide

Vroom! Flight has always been a favorite fancy of humankind. Riding toys have been around at least since the days of the Romans. Combine the two and you have a super toy that is just right for your busy toddler. Unlike walkers, riding toys allow your child to be in charge of on or off the toy. This means it can be sat on and pushed with feet, or it can be pushed from behind or the side. Riding toys are the perfect precursor to tricycles and bicycles, giving your toddler the chance to steer and push, developing healthy muscles and having some fun along the way.

What are the best airplane riding toys on sale?

Wooden Biplane

Your toddler won’t know about the proud history of barnstormers, crop dusters and other early pioneers of flight but he or she can enjoy this dual-winged prop plane. Made of wood and painted in primary colors, this colorful toy is ready for your future pilot to get those first licks of steering practice.

Sesame Fly with Elmo

This modern solo flyer has a steering prop similar to modern airplanes. It is equipped with colorful buttons and an altitude stick for added imaginary fun. Elmo is perched on the front of the plane in front of the steering apparatus but behind the prop. The forward prop spins, Elmo talks. The chubby, pale blue plastic body with riding seat is perched on orange wheels. Elmo fans will love this riding plane.

Race through the Living Room

Race through the skies, um, living room with this plump, jumbo jet pillow racer. The four caster wheels allow easy quick turns. When your little pilot is all worn out, the jumbo jet pillow detaches and becomes a cuddly sleep buddy. The pillow is washable, so no worries about those sticky jelly hands and shared s’mores “bites.”

Mickey Takes to the Air

What modern nursery or playroom is complete without a Disney character or two? This chunky plastic bodied “air” plane is bright red and mounted on black plastic wheels. The wheels are decorated with the iconic Mickey Mouse ears. Stubby yellow wings stick out to each side, and Micky himself is seated right behind the gray and yellow prop. Realistic airplane sounds, as well as music, are part of the fun for this riding plane.

Whale Teeter Totter

Not everyone is ready to fly. For the not quite walking yet baby, here is a fun toy. The plush seat is curved just right to cradle a young body, the handles give chubby hands a place to grasp. Mounted on elegantly curved rockers, this little whale will rock as if cradled by the steady waves of the deep ocean. But it isn’t just for ocean waves, because there is a propeller at the front of this contraption. You know that it is ready to fly.

Retro Rocket

The Radio Flyer Retro Rocket is perfect for youngsters ages one through three years of age. The climb-in cabin invites the rider to get those Flintstones feet ready for racing. The tubby, fire-engine red rocket-shaped body is ready for action.

How to make sure an airplane riding toy is safe?

Before you make a purchase, verify whether the toy has passed all the safety requirements or not. Make certain that the appropriate regulatory agencies have approved the product and that it has not been subject to product recalls. Also, select an airplane toy that is appropriate to your child’s age. If he or she cannot learn how to use it, it will become a source of frustration instead of great fun.