Why do babies like throwing toys off their high chair?

They are delighted by cause-and-effect relationships. By dropping and throwing objects in general, the budding scientists are discovering gravity just as Sir Isaac Newton did some 300 years ago. Spoons clatter, cups crash, but Cheerios make almost no sound at all. Each of these revelations is magical to your little one. Part of his delight comes from being able to relive the discovery over and over.

So watch out!!

Throwing Toys

They are experimenting with their world by interacting with it to see what will happen. One outcome of their throwing toys on the floor is to observe how this behavior will draw the attention of these bigger beings they depend upon (i.e. their parents) who turn and react, and pick up the toy to put it back on the tray. Why do we throw sticks before dogs? To experience the fun of watching them run and retrieve it, of course.

In any event, this little toy tossing game worked because it caused a reaction and is delightful to the child because it shows how they can have an influence on the world around them and possibly even manipulate others into bringing them what they want, if even just more attention.

Either that or they are a prisoner of the high chair and this is a prisoner's PROTEST! (smiles)

Because the toys make a great noise when they hit the floor, plus they get a good reaction from you! Or maybe you have a little scientist on your hands that is just doing some experimental observation of gravity.

Well if you are giving them back to the baby, its a power game, the baby feels as if they have power over you.

If they are just chucking it on the floor, then that is a cause and effect game, either realising once they throw it, its gone, or once they throw it, its broken on the floor.

Its a great game.

They are entertained by watching them drop. My daughter does this all the time, everywhere. She pushes things off our table, throws her blanket out of her bed, throws her toys over the baby gate and so on. Once she started this with her bowls, spoons, and sippy cup, i stopped picking them up for her. Shye gets a kick out of it though. lol

My son could have cared less about throwing toys; he liked to watch me pick them up.

It must be fascinating for a baby learn that he can teach his parents how to do tricks!

It's their earliest science experiment. They're learning that each and every time they drop a toy, regardless of which one, it goes crashing to the floor. They also like watching you bend over repeatedly to pick it up... :)

My little brother did the same thing. He ALWAYS threw toys, though; wether it was oof his high chair, out of his crib, or out of his bathtub. Really, I think it's just a toddler phase. Hope that helps!

It's fun to watch mommy and daddy pick them up, plus they are learning about cause and effect.

We never pick things up when she's in the chair so she doesn't think it's so fun. She doesn't do it as often any more.