Joovy Blog » Nook, Press Pregnancy & Newborn: Slim Fit Joovy Nook Check out this month’s high chair mentions in Pregnancy & Newborn’s “good gear” feature, “The best thing about the Nook is the….{continue reading.}” Say hello to the newest tradition in high chairs! New Nook features adjustable swing-open tray to simplify meal-time DALLAS, Texas (August 2016) – Joovy, a family gear consumer products company that puts family and customer service first, announces the newly refined Nook high chair. Say hello to the new tradition in high chairs! The Nook uses a swing-open tray to simplify mealtime. Joovy brings this innovation to a stale category that hasn’t embraced change or the difficulty in using high chair trays. Check out the Nook here This fantastic high chair features a large swing-open tray that operates with a one-hand motion, without having to use two hands or line up cumbersome rails. Mom or dad can easily hold their child while operating the tray.
There is no need to remove dishes from the tray before taking the child out of the chair. Simply swing the tray open, unbuckle your child and off you go to the next task. This feature makes your kitchen feel larger than it is. Folding the high chair and putting it in the pantry or kitchen nook makes your kitchen larger too. “It is amazing to see experienced high chair users expressions after they use this product for the first time. It’s disruptive to everything they know about high chairs. It only gets better when they see it fold up like a beach chair with the tray attached,” says Rob Gardner, CEO, and founder of Joovy. “High chairs have gotten bulkier and less kitchen friendly. The Nook opens new opportunities for use at picnics, camping, friends house’s, grandparents. Bringing the baby to meals anywhere has never been easier.” We also listened to parents about tray adjustability. Keeping food on the tray and off the child’s lap is important. The Nook has four depth adjustments for the tray as your child grows.
Many high chairs lack a big enough seat for baby as they grow. The Nook is a roomy, full-size high chair with a deluxe, padded leatherette seat and accommodates a child up to 50 lbs. The leatherette is easy to wipe down, and we have eliminated most nooks and crannies. The Nook comes fully assembled and is ready to go, out of the box. The Nook high chair retails for $129.99 and is available in three colors: turquoise, charcoal, and black. Available at buybuybaby, Babies R Us, Target and Amazon Read in on PRNewswire New WoodNook Highchair: Video Smothered by the Lovin! The Joovy Spoon is great! I like that it’s simple and well made. The youngest likes that he can a) keep up with his brothers AND b) get away from them when he feels smothered by all the lovin’! The youngest has also requested his “own Room” 😉 Photo by Star M. Pregnancy & Newborn: WoodNook Featured GEAR FOR EVERY BUDGET The January edition of Pregnancy & Newborn magazine features registry must-haves and the Joovy WoodNook is a featured high chair!
Check out the WoodNook high chair with all its practical features: 100% sustainable Monterey Pine Crotch restraint and 5-point harness 4 colors: blueberry, charcoal, purpleness & black New Highchair Has Enduring Appeal And Features Compact Fold DALLAS, Texas (November 2015) – Joovy introduces a new highchair to its fast growing line of feeding products. The Wood Nook is an attractive wooden highchair with convenience and sustainability in mind. This practical highchair is easy to clean and has an incredibly compact fold, similar to the popular Nook highchair. The Wood Nook is manufactured with 100% Monterey Pine, a friendly, fast growing and medium/dense wood. Millennial,” says Robert Gardner, founder and CEO of Joovy. Parents rank easy cleaning as a top priority when it comes to highchairs and the Wood Nook performs exceptionally well in this department. The Wood Nook has been triple coated with a high gloss finish for easy wipe-down and its adjustable tray with dishwasher-safe tray cover offer satisfaction and easy use. T
he Wood Nook comes in four fashion colors blueberry, purpleness, black, and charcoal. With a capacity of 50 pounds, this stylish chair will be your toddler’s best friend at mealtime. The Wood Nook folds for quick and convenient storage while the built-in carry handle adds to its portability. Who Doesn’t Like Bacon? This is Evan trying bacon for the first time in his Nook…I think his face speaks for itself : ) Get A Grip with the Joovy Hook: Pregnancy & Newborn The October issue of Pregnancy & Newborn features picks for best seats in the house by their parent panel. By ‘best seats’ they mean top choices in highchairs for mealtime. Included in their coverage is our own Hook. Featured in their Get A Grip section of ‘hook-on highchairs’, the Hook in orangie is shown ‘front and center’. Hung up over how to make room for a highchair in your already crammed kitchen? You’ll fall for these options hook, line and sinker. “The Hook features ‘deluxe’ leatherette fabric,’ which is actually really nice and wipes like a dream. T
he seat is roomy (more than 10 inches deep) and lightweight (just over 5 pounds) – not bad for a seat that can hold diners up to 37 pounds!” Pregnancy & Newborn, October 2015 We’d like to add that the Hook comes with it’s own travel bag and is available in orangie, greenie and black. Perfect for day trips, travel and use at home. Check it out here! Joovy Jack in His Spoon Isn’t he adorable in his Spoon? Loving Joovy Jack’s smile! Waiting for Birthday Cake! Just wanted to say we love your great products! This is my son last week at his 1st birthday party waiting for his cake in his joovy highchair! Thanks for making super easy stuff to use! When we welcomed child number three into the world in March 2015 I suddenly remembered just how much stuff babies need. Fortunately, we had kept a lot of our baby gear but I’m still finding that there are various things that could make life with the little one that little bit easier. Most recently on my “must have” baby list is a travel high chair!
Now that the littlest has passed six months, he’s ready to sit at the table with the rest of us. This is fine at home, with our trusty IKEA Antilop high chair (without doubt the best thing that IKEA has ever made!) but sadly it is not exactly transportable. And so began my search for the perfect travel high chair. Travel highchairs, however, are a bit like travel cots. There are tons on the market that claim to be portable and easy to use but in reality they are heavy, cumbersome and a require a PhD in order to erect or dismantle them. After much research, I have narrowed my search down to six travel high chairs. But first, here is what you need to know about choosing a Travel Highchair. Contents1 Different Types of Travel High Chairs2 Things to consider when choosing a Travel High Chair3 The Travel High Chairs Totseat Travel High Chair Phil & Teds Lobster Inglesina Fast Table Chair Munchkin Fold’n Go Travel Booster Baby Polar Gear Go Anywhere Booster Seat Mountain Buggy Pod Portable High Chair4 My Choice5 Pin for later!
Booster Seats: These usually sit on top of a regular chair and are strapped on. I used this type of travel high chair with my other two children and it worked well, however I have no idea where this chair now is! Clamp-On (or clip-on) Seats: These are seats that attach to the table edge (rather than the chair). They can look rather precarious but are actually very sturdy and safe. Seat Harness: These are essentially strong pieces of fabric that wrap around a chair (and the baby). Flexibility: You don’t need a portable high chair that is all singing, all dancing with gadgets and toys aplenty. What you need is a high chair that is going to be useful whichever chair or table you come across. You also want a travel high chair that will go the distance and last years and not just months. Features: Important features to consider include a ‘crotch post’ to stop the baby slipping out, a safety harness of some kind (to stop them jumping out), foldability and portability.
Some kind of seat adjustment option is also useful and generally means that you can use the chair for a much longer period of time as your child grows. Packability: For me, this is one of the biggest considerations. Travelling with an infant already requires an incredible amount of stuff so I want a travel high chair that is compact, lightweight, easy to use and easy to pack. The following travel high chairs are some of the best that I found on the market. Essentially one piece of sturdy fabric, the Totseat will fit onto almost any kind of chair no matter its shape. It’s also perhaps one of the most portable travel high chairs on the market as it literally folds into a pouch that you can slip into your handbag. The seat works by slipping it over the chair back, adjusting the length and securing the clips. There’s an extra strap at the back that prevents children from slipping through the back of the chair as well as providing additional support. Children must be able to sit unaided before using the Totseat.
Pro’s: Washable, squashable, easily transportable. Cons: You can’t adjust the height of the seat so if you have a very low chair, your child might not see over the table! Age range: 6 – 30 months Product weight: Approx. 360 grams Folded dimensions: 18cm x 12cm x 4cm / 7″ x 4.7″ x 1.6″ This award-winning portable high chair claims to clip on to almost any table or bench top. It’s lightweight (just 4lbs) and folds easily into a flat shape making it easy to pack. There’s a 4-point padded harness to keep wriggly children under control and it cleans easily. The “lobster claws” that attach the seat to the table are strong with rubber grips. The lobster also comes with a tray although users have said that because the tray doesn’t lock to the chair it is not very useful. Pro’s: Very transportable and lightweight. Cons: It doesn’t work on tables with a lip. Age range: 6 months – 3 years (max. weight 37lbs) Product weight: 1.8kg / 3.9lbs
Folded dimensions: 35 x 34 x 8cm / 14” x 13” x 3” This portable high chair is also a clip on kind but unlike the Phil & Teds, the Inglesina also works on tables with lips. It’s easy to use and has a lifted backrest and a firm seat for the baby to sit on. Some users have said that the seat is not very easy to clean but the cover is removable (maybe because the instructions say it must be washed by hand?). Otherwise the Inglesina has had great reviews. The chair folds down flat and comes with its own carry bag. Pro’s: Works on any table up to 3.5” thick, sturdy and safe, easy to use. Cons: Not very easy to clean Age range: 6 months – 37lbs Product weight: 1.9kg / 4.2lbs Folded dimensions: 35 x 43 x 10cm / 14” x 17” x 4” This travel high chair is like a little seat that straps onto a chair. It’s sturdy, although probably not as sturdy as the clip on seats, which might be something to consider if you have a very active child (even though it does come with a 3 point safety harness).
It is compact and lightweight and fits onto any chair. It’s also easy to use and easy to clean. Pro’s: Works on any chair, unfolds and folds in seconds, easy to pack. Cons: It’s lightweight and so probably not suitable for very wiggly children as it only has a 3 point safety harness. Age range: 6 months – 40lbs Folded dimensions: 35 x 43 x 10cm / 11.6” x 11.6” x 14” Another booster seat that straps onto any chair is the Go Anywhere Booster Seat. It’s very lightweight (it weighs just 1.5lbs), easy to use and folds into its very own messenger bag. It features a five-point safety harness (essential given how lightweight it is) and there are three sets of adjustable straps to secure the seta to a chair. The material wipes clean easily. This is also the only folding booster seat that complies with ASTM standards (the American Society for Testing and Materials). Pro’s: Works on any chair, unfolds and folds in seconds, complies with ASTM standards, has an excellent safety harness.
Cons: I can’t think of any other than that if your child is younger (or smaller) they will not be sitting very high at the table. Age range: 6 months – 33lbs Folded dimensions: 35 x 43 x 10cm / 12” x 4.5” x 11” This clip on high chair from Mountain Buggy is very lightweight (just 2.2lbs) and folds flat into a carry tote that can even fit into a large nappy / diaper bag. It’s easy to use, all you have to do is secure the chair to a table using the screw on clamps and it’s very sturdy. The frame is made of aluminium and the clamps are covered in thick non-slip rubber so the chair won’t move…or leave a mark on the table. The chair can clamp onto tables with a small lip but it can only be used with tables that are less than 1.8” in thickness. Another downside is that the fabric can not be removed from the frame making it harder to clean (the material can be wiped down, however). Pro’s: Very lightweight and easy to use, sturdy and safe, can be used on tables with a lip.
Cons: It can only be used on tables that are less than 1.8” thick. The material can not be removed from the frame making it harder to wash. Age range: 3 months – 33lbs (but the child must be able to sit on their own) Product weight: 1kg / 2.2lbs Folded dimensions: 35 x 43 x 10cm / 12.2” x 13.4” x 1.6” The truth is, I still can’t decide which one to buy. I used a booster seat with my oldest two children and it worked really well. But there’s something about the clip on travel chairs that I really like, mostly it’s the fact that your baby can sit at the table with you and see everyone. But then all the clip on chairs that I’ve found each have their flaws (as well as their plus points!). Are there any from this list that you have used? Are there any that I have missed? I would love to hear your recommendations! Leave your thoughts below and/or join in the discussion on our Facebook page here. Bookmark this post by pinning the image below to one of your Pinterest boards.