From MakeGood, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit

Give your toddler the freedom to move.

The Toddler Mobility Trainer is a kid sized mobility chair for children who can't yet crawl or walk on their own. Buy one and it ships within 10 days. Fundraise with your community. Or get one free from our volunteer network. Three paths, same chair.

Request a volunteer-built chair for free here

Open source design Ages 1 to 8 Ships in 10 days
A toddler sitting in her 3D printed Toddler Mobility Trainer, hands resting on the big pink wheels
10 daysorder to doorstep
Made by MakeGood
Why this page exists

The chair works. The waitlist doesn't.

Volunteer makers build every free TMT, and we love them for it. But more families join the list each month than our volunteers can build for, so the wait keeps getting longer. This page is our answer: a faster paid path that shortens the free list for everyone.

2,000,000+
children in the US need a mobility device they don't have
70 days
average wait for a volunteer built chair, and it's growing
10 days
from your order to a chair at your door
A letter from our founder

Toddlerhood Can't Wait

A toddler laughing in her purple Toddler Mobility Trainer at home
this is the whole mission

Dear families,

I started MakeGood to get assistive devices to the people who need them. Free, no strings attached. That mission has not changed, but I owe you an honest look at where we are.

The Toddler Mobility Trainer works. Kids who couldn't cross a room on their own are chasing siblings, rolling up to the dinner table, and learning what "go" feels like. Word spread. And now more families join our waitlist every month than our volunteer makers can build for. The list is growing, and the wait is growing with it.

Here's the part I can't accept. Toddlerhood doesn't wait. The window when independent movement shapes how a child learns, plays, and connects is short. A chair that arrives a year late arrives to a different kid.

So we're adding a way to buy the TMT outright. Order one and paid fabrication partners build it and ship it within 10 days. You get your chair while it matters most, and you step out of the waitlist, which moves every family behind you forward. Money from each sale goes back into the program: more printers, more trained volunteers, more free chairs.

Nothing about the free program is going away. The MakeGood Network will keep building free chairs for as long as I have anything to say about it. If money is tight, invite your community to fund your chair in one click, or apply for a free one and we will get to you as fast as we possibly can.

Same chair. Same care. Three ways to get it.

Every child who needs a TMT should have one while they're still small enough for it to change things. That's the mission. This is how we keep up with it.

With gratitude,

Noam Platt
Founder, MakeGood INC
Three ways

Pick the path that fits your family.

Every path ends with the exact same chair. The only difference is how it gets funded and how fast it arrives.

Start a Fundraiser

One click, powered by SupportNow
  • Your campaign is created instantly, ready to share
  • Every gift goes straight toward your chair
  • Fully funded means it ships, usually within days of sharing
Best for: families who'd rather invite the people who love their kid into the moment than wait in line.

Get a Free Chair

No cost, ever
  • Built and donated by the MakeGood Network of volunteer makers
  • Current wait averages about 70 days, and we're honest about that
  • Applying takes about 10 minutes
Best for: families where buying or fundraising isn't the right fit. No questions, no judgment.
Same design, same cushioned seat, same harness, same care in every path. Buying never moves anyone ahead of a waiting family. It adds paid capacity on top of the volunteer network, so every purchase makes the free line shorter.
The chair

Looks like a toy. Rolls like a wheelchair.

The TMT was designed with pediatric experts at LINK PBC so kids build strength, coordination, and confidence on their own terms. Many kids who start in a TMT go on to crawl and walk.

Side view of the Toddler Mobility Trainer in pink and lime green, with a laughing toddler aboard
This one's watermelon
The honest label: the TMT is a mobility trainer, not a certified medical device. It's built for supervised play and everyday exploring. Ask your PT or OT how it fits your child's plan. They usually get excited.

Clicks together, no tools or glue

The frame assembles with joints borrowed from old school woodworking. If you can do a puzzle, you can build it.

Kid height on purpose

The low seat keeps your child at eye level with friends on the floor, where toddler life actually happens.

Comfort where it counts

Cushioned seat, supportive back, and a secure harness developed through testing with real families.

Open source, always

The full design is public domain with free files on MakerWorld. Selling chairs doesn't change that. Anyone can still print one.

How buying works

From order to first lap in 10 days.

1

Order today

Tell us about your child: age, weight, and anything that helps us build for them. It takes about 10 minutes.

2

A real person confirms the fit

Within 3 business days someone from MakeGood reviews your child's sizing and reaches out if anything needs adjusting.

3

Your chair gets built

Paid fabrication partners print, assemble, and quality check every part, including the cushion and harness.

4

Day 30 or sooner: wheels down

It arrives at your door and clicks together in about 20 minutes. Then the chasing begins.

Questions, answered straight

FAQ

No. The MakeGood Network is the heart of MakeGood and it keeps running exactly as it does today. Selling chairs exists to shorten the free waitlist, not replace it. Part of every purchase funds free chairs.

Because the waitlist is growing faster than we can train volunteers. Families who can afford to buy get their chair in 10 days instead of months, and they step out of the line, which moves everyone else forward. It's the fastest way we know to get every kid a chair while they're still little. Our founder explains the whole thing in his letter.

The exact cost of materials needed to build a chair is public, along with the full open source design, at makegood.design. But a sustainable path to reliable, quick distribution takes more than hard costs. The price bundles it all together: a dependable supply of materials through our manufacturer partnership, distribution, and the continued R&D that keeps quality high.

We've also partnered with SupportNow so families can Start a Fundraiser and invite their community into the purchase. And the free marketplace is still here for families who can't afford a chair: Get a Free Chair. A purchase is not a donation and is not tax deductible.

There are no comparable options on the commercial market for a device like this. The closest product is around $1,100, and the TMT outperforms it in durability, customizability, and ergonomics. So we underpriced the closest competitor. :)

No. Purchased chairs are built by paid fabrication partners, separate from the volunteer network. Nobody on the free list loses their spot or their chair. Buying actually shortens the free list, because every buying family is one the volunteers no longer need to build for.

We don't bill insurance. Commercial early mobility devices often cost thousands of dollars and still get denied. The TMT exists so families never have to win that fight. If a purchase is out of reach, Start a Fundraiser or Get a Free Chair.

The TMT adjusts to fit most kids from ages 1 to 8. During checkout we ask for your child's age and weight, and a real person confirms the fit before anything gets built.

However it gets to your family, it should get there in time.

Buy it and it ships in 10 days. Invite your community to fund it. Or apply for a free one from our volunteers.

Request a volunteer-built chair for free here