We're going high chair shopping today.
What do I need to look for in a good high chair? Easy to clean ...
Thanks
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We're going high chair shopping today.
What do I need to look for in a good high chair? Easy to clean ...
Thanks
:)
IKEA, the Antilop chair!!!! The EASIEST in the world to clean, easy to store away, it does the job and it's cheap cheap cheap! Seriously, they are fantastic, and I know I'm not the only one on here who thinks so :)
:yeahthat:
We bought another chair and while we use it, it is a %^(&% to keep clean. We bought the IKEA chair to use at the grandparents and wished I'd got another one for home.
Yes! The IKEA chair!! Easy to clean! Great height!
Easy to clean (no fiddly crevasses)...small footprint (ie doesn't have a huge base that you will always be tripping over)...good safety features (good extendable harness, stable enough not to tip over if toddler is climbing in, not fiddly bits where fingers can get caught)...size and shape of tray (I looked for one with maximum flat area on the tray - helps when they're a bit older and happy to sit up there doing pictures/playdough, etc). I also wanted one that I could store easily - mine folds flat - it's handy to keep in the shed for when guests with little kiddies come to stay.
I'm with everyone on the "easy to clean" importance.
We've also got a pain-in-the-butt to clean chair and it drives me balmy. It may look pretty, but my goodness it's ridiculous how many areas a wriggling 12 month old can smoosh food into :lol:
Next child gets the Ikea chair for sure!!!
Good luck with the search.
just head straight to Ikea, you won't regret it.
I got a cheapie from Toy r Us actually - it is fabulous!
Easy to clean, foldable, storable and maybe even transportable, good size try without too many groves and crannies to clean, detachable table and easy to clip harness.
Oh and height. I made sure that ours was the right height to be at the table without the tray on and close enought to the floor that if she was climbing on it it wouldnt injure herself if she fell.
Good luck!
It's the Antilop, the white one :).
Limey, my mum got a cheapie from ToysRUs and it has been pretty awesome!
Limeslice, which one did you get? Looked online and there were lots. I am looking at one that folds up when not in use.
big W have a childcare one blue for 65 i love the one at my mums im gonna get one for us here
Rivlas - not sure of hte model or anything, it is dark blue and white, has Snoopy on the backrest lol
Really simple...think it was $90 from memory.
ETA: Just sent you a link to the catalogue, has one in it for only $60!
I wish I had just got the ikea one! :doh:
My one is too difficult to clean and although it is comfy i will probably still go out nd buy the ikea one.
You can take the tray off with one hand - very important!
You can clean the straps easily - how hard is it to get them off to wash?
I like the ones that adjust up and down, so you can take the tray off and adjust to the height of your dining table so the child can sit with you.
Hi,
Pity we don't have IKEA here in Hobart from the sounds of it!!
We bought a cheap Infa Seville Hi - Lo one from Kmart which is great, easy to clean, is adjustable so that we can fit it under our table as our DS is 23mths old, it also has a lay back feature which was great in early days when we used it to give bottles in too. But the one regret I have is that it doesn't have the moulded plastic bit that goes between the childs legs, only the 5 point harness/straps. As our son has gotten older, he has learnt to remove the straps and then wriggles so much he ends up climbing out. The slightly more expensive model had the moulded bit which means less worry about them unstrapping themselves and escaping!!
Hope this helps.
Lou.
Oooh, I'm interested to know, why is it important to be able to take the tray off with one hand??? I'm not being smart, I really want to know. Given that I've only rarely taken the tray off ours, I'm struggling to find a reason......:)
:yeahthat: I'm curious now too! I never take the tray off mine..
Oh - and we're Ikea fans here too! got the Antilop one (in red!) but has a white tray. Soooo easy to clean, but doesn't fold up. It does however allow the legs to come on & off easily so you can put it in the car and take it to things! :clap:
And while you're getting the high chair, suss out all the other cool Ikea stuff... we use their bowls for DS and their toys are awesome. The lighthouse (wooden disks on a pole) is one of his favourites.. but we've lost one blue ring :redface: gawd, I'd like to know where that went! :lol:
I am also a fan of the ikea antilop. The only thing is that they can't really use it until they can sit by themselves because they don't recline like some highchairs. DD was 8 months before she could sit. They are easy to clean and seem really comfy. DD will sit in hers for ages. Also cheap.
We also have one of those booster seats that strap onto a normal chair. It lives in the car and we use it at cafes, restaurants, friends houses etc. DD loves it and can sit right at the table with us and be sociable. I have seen one of these at toys r us that reclines, so one of those and an Ikea one could be a great combination.
IKEA highchair here too!
Another IKEA highchair fan here too! It is brilliant. So easy to clean, food doesn't get stuck anywhere and I like that the tray is a good height. Some highchairs I've seen the poor baby barely be able to look over the tray, whereas the IKEA highchair tray sits at just the right height. Plus, if you remove the tray the chair sits nice and close at the table. Best of all it was only around $35!
I think I'm the only person that didnt like the Ikea chair! I had one but it just didnt feel secure enough for my jumpy little boy I felt like I always had to be right next to him or he would jump out, I gave it to my mum to use at her house and bought a new one I think its Steelcraft? Its on wheels which I love as he can sit in it and if I need to do dishes etc I can pull him right next to me, it reclines back although I have never used this you can adjust the legs so its a low chair which I use sometimes and it has 2 trays one that clips on the other which makes washing easier. Its leather or leather look which makes it quite easy to clean. Not as easy as the Ikea ones mind you but I dont find it too much of a pain to clean. My boy is now a big 2 year old and still happily and comfotably sits in it.
I like the Ikea chair too, my parents have it, but:
- my niece was able to wiggle one leg out pretty easily at one point (not sure what age). It wouldn't be one you could ever walk far away from.
- my MCHN pointed out that it only has a 3-point harness and that the way the straps dangle at the back make it possible for a child on the floor to get tangled up in them. She knew of a boy who had done so and nearly strangled.
So, if you get it, make sure you tie the straps up at the back so they aren't a hazard (this would go for any similar chair). And if you have a real escaper for a baby you'll need to watch them closely (but I think that would go for many chairs, including the one I bought too).
We have one that is like the Ikea one, but not identical. I think it's an Inglesina, got it from Baby Bunting on special for $99. It's got an orange cushion, which is basically why I got it: my DH loves that colour. You can now get a cushion for the ikea one, too. One good thing about the Inglesina one is that the legs come off and the chair part stands alone, so you can use it as a chair on the floor (and ok, I'll admit it, I used it on a table when DD was smaller, not moving away, mind you). I put DD in it, for very short periods of time, from about 3.5 months, as she was wanting to be sitting up, propped, to see what was going on.