IKEA HighchairsHighchairs safely seat your baby at meal times. Along with safety, we looked at how easy the highchairs were to assemble, fold and unfold, and clean. Join us now for instant access Join more than 100,000 members today and you'll get: Thousands of test results and research you can trust Everything in one easy place Expert support a phone call away if things go wrong The tray should be secure when fitted but easy for you to remove and adjust. A removable tray insert is useful – it fits on top of the tray and is easily taken out for cleaning. A cupholder helps prevent spills. A footrest is important to support an older child’s feet or calves. A reclining seat is useful for babies who can’t sit upright for long. But (except for bottle feeding) don’t have the seat in its reclining position while you’re feeding the baby – it’s a choking hazard. The seat cover should be easy to wipe clean. A removable seat cover is a plus.
The legs should taper outwards, preferably extending further than all other parts of the chair. A 5-point harness with crotch, waist and shoulder straps helps prevent a child falling or climbing out of the seat. Castor wheels are useful for moving the chair around. There should be brakes on at least 2 wheels: older children may be tempted to take the baby for a joyride when your back is turned. If the highchair doesn’t have castors check that it’s light enough to move easily (without its passenger). Check that a child’s finger, toe, arm, leg, or head can’t be caught – especially around the arm rests and tray. Also look for sharp points and edges. Our safety tests look at: whether there is a risk of scissoring (getting caught between two points that move towards each other), pinching or finger traps for the child or an adult folding and unfolding the chair whether there are sharp edges, points or burrs gaps and/or holes that could trap a finger, or any small parts that could be a choking hazard
whether the chair comes with a five-point harness, back and side protection as well as locking mechanisms to stop the child falling out. We also look at how easy the chair is to use and clean. Looking for a portable highchair that attaches to tables or a seat that your baby can sit and play in? See which portable baby seat is the safest. Our guide has everything you need to get set up for your new baby. It covers everything from change tables and high chairs to car seats and strollers, buying second hand, life insurance and much, much more. Plus it's free to download for all paying members. Download your guide now More Family & health reports Check out more of our tests, articles, news and surveys in our Family & health section. Thanks for requesting to reset your password. We've sent you an email with instructions on what you need to do. If you haven't received the email within the next five minutes please call us on 0800 266 786. Sorry, the information you are trying to access is available to paying members only.
Your membership helps us deliver our services and advocate for a fair deal for all New Zealand consumers. Not a member yet? Avoid expensive mistakes and join more than 80,000 other savvy consumers making smart decisions. Up to date expert test reports and research on a wide range of products. Expert advisors to assist with any consumer-related issues. Deals from Consumer Trusted Businesses to help you save. New Zealand's most trusted source of consumer advice. An independent, non-profit supporting kiwi's for over 50 years. Or, become a member now >In the country of the Ikea-less, the guy reselling Ikea basics with like a five-dollar markup is king. New Zealand is such a country, and Mocka is such a king. Seriously, how weird is this? Mocka offers free shipping on "Affordable European designs" like the "Mocka designer highchair" above, which anyone can see is actually the Ikea Antilop. [I know because I just pulled ours out of storage yesterday.
It's identical in every dimple.] The Mocka is $89, currently marked down ["offer ends May 26 (sic)"] to $69. The Antilop is $20; [it used to be $14]. Could the country with more sheep than people really be fleeced so easily? $US 20 is NZ$ 27. But the Antilop is $AU 39 in Australia, which is $US 37, or NZ$ 49. So whether you're Phil or Ted, a Haka-dancing rugby player or a hobbit, Mocka will go abroad, brave the Ikea mob, and deliver a high chair to your door for just NZ$20, or fifteen bucks US? Tell him to bring some meatballs, too. UPDATE IT GETS CRAZIER: From Eric's comment below, we learn that some Environmental Court has again thwarted Ikea's most recent attempt to open a store in New Zealand. Says it'd be too popular and generate too much traffic. Obviously, Mocka is an angel of mercy, an inspiration to us all. We need to organize an Ikea Airlift for New Zealand ASAP. In case we don't get permission from the totalitarian NZ regime, we should start with air droppable products: light plastics and soft things, not any of the particle board stuff.
Just imagine all the book collections in disarray across the country right now, though... the horror... the horror... MOCKA DESIGNER HIGHCHAIR -$69.00 [mocka.co.nz via dt reader kate] Related example of why you can't flip Ikea: Iscrewya: $119 Ikea Crib, Now $311 On eBayTop highchairs for small kitchensWhen space is at a premium in your home, the thought of a highchair can send shivers down your spine! Yes, there are certainly some grand options out there, but there’s also plenty of choice for those with limited room for baby or toddler meals. You could be looking for an easy-to-fold, small-when-stowed highchair to pack away after each feed. Alternately, you may just be after a neat package that doesn’t have a large footprint and is compact when in use. Whichever approach works best for you, we’ve got it covered in our round-up of the 10 best space-smart highchairs... Finally, before you decide a thing, make sure you read our highchair buyer's guide and round-up of key highchair types on the market.
Concord Spin highchair, £138.99The Concord Spin is one clever highchair! It’s super portable and boasts that it’s the most compact highchair in the world. It has a central swivel joint, which helps it fold up to a tiny 60cm x 51cm x 8cm. It unfolds without fuss and looks funky, too. Read the full Concord Spin highchair review Buy the Concord Spin from Amazon Compare deals from top retailers Baby Bjorn Appetite highchair, £128.99The Appetite is modern in looks and modern in the way it functions - it has no fiddly harness but still keeps your baby securely in place. In use, the chic Appetite is small (lasting up to 2 years of age, not 3), with a compact footprint. It’s also very easy to fold down to a small size for stowing between meals or travel.Read the full Baby Bjorn Appetite highchair review Buy the Appetite from Amazon Ikea Antilop, £13The cheapest seat in the collection is by no means the least. The complete Ikea Antilop highchair with tray only costs £13, however, if you wanted to save even more on space and cost, you can get the chair alone for £9.
As you would expect from an Ikea product, the chair is easy to assemble and take apart, which is essential because it doesn't fold, but once taken apart can fit almost anywhere. Read the full Ikea Antilop highchair review. Buy the Antilop from Amazon Bloom Nano Urban, £100The Nano Urban highchair boasts a stylishly curvy frame that "almost disappears when folded" or so says our MFM reviewer. Winning a great 4 out of 5 stars in the review, the highchair is easy to assemble it, has three tray positions, comes with a 5-point harness and has an adjustable footrest. Read the full Bloom Nano Urban Highchair review Buy the Nano Urban from Amazon Scandinavian Selection No-Tray Highchair, £59Designed for up-to-the-table feeding (hence the no-tray name), you may have spotted this straightforward offering in certain UK restaurant chains. The reasons businesses love the No-Tray are the same as ours – it’s easy to clean, durable and light to manoeuvre. While it doesn’t fold, it can be stacked (if you need two for twins or close siblings, for example), and the footprint is just 47cm x 59cm.
Read the full Scandinavian Selection No-Tray Highchair review East Coast Nursery Folding Highchair, £74.99Wooden and classic in looks, the East Coast Nursery Folding Highchair can fold up in a jiffy to give you more space. Ideal for families after something sturdy and timeless, but who need something they can stow, too. Read the full East Coast Nursery Folding Highchair review Buy the East Coast Highchair on Amazon Stokke Tripp Trapp, £159One of the oldest highchairs consistently in production, the Stokke Tripp Trapp has been available on the market since 1972. Developed specifically to make sure dinnertimes are comfortable for children, the chair has been re-relased many times in different colours and trend options, but its much-loved design has hardly changed in the last 40 years. The standalone seat is compact when folded, durable and ideal for families share dinner together around a table. Read the full Stokke Tripp Trapp review here Buy the Stokke Tripp Trapp from Mothercare
OXO Tot Sprout highchair, £185A darling of the feeding world, OXO Tot, is a brand that blends beautiful form with total function. MFM’s seasoned reviewer went so far as to say the Sprout is “so beautifully made it deserves to be called a piece of furniture.” It’s easy to clean and lasts until 5 years of age because of its ability to transform into a child dining chair. While it doesn’t fold away (with those looks, you won’t want to), it is a tidy package with a modest 61cm x 48 cm footprint. Read the full OXO Tot Sprout highchair review Buy the OXO Tot Sprout from Amazon Cosatto Noodle Supa highchair, £100This versatile highchair not only folds up flatly to save on space, it adjusts to six different heights and has three recline positions so it can be used from six months to three years. The Noodle Supa comes with two removable trays, a cup holder and adjustable calf support. Buy the Cosatto Noodle from Amazon Phil & Teds Lobster, £65If you’re seriously tight on space, looking to an option that’s primarily designed for travelling and meals out can open up a whole new world.