I bought a footstool. It is a two-step plastic footstool and I bought it as soon as my child could walk. Over two years later, he still uses it all over the house. He can wash up at the sink before meals, he can reach things out the cupboards and, most importantly, he can go downstairs in the mornings to get himself something to eat if his hunger gets him before the desire to get out of bed gets me. It shows his independence and the fact that all kids are capable if given the tools.