With Boon, it’s all about high tech and high quality, without having too high a price for most parents. This Arizona-based company has taken the high chair industry by storm, and it’s easy to see why when you take a look at its Flair high chair. It’s packed with so many useful features that parents admit in their customer reviews that the high chair is worth every penny of what they spent.The chair looks like some sort of movable bar chair or dental chair, with casters that protect the floor while it allows you to move the baby from one location to another. There’s also a brake you can step on located at the base of the chair. For safety and to keep the baby secure in their place, there’s a 5-point harness as well as a safety post between their legs that prevents them from sliding underneath the food tray. With the pneumatic adjustment, you can set the height of the chair at the precise level you want, so you just step on a pedal to get it to the right height. The tray height can be adjusted as well.
For easy maintenance, the seat pad is removable so you can wipe it down easily. You can also detach the food tray liner and it will fit in a dishwasher, and your purchase includes a second food tray liner so you can use one while the other is still being cleaned. The Flair conforms to the ASTM F404 standards which ensure the satisfactory performance of high chairs.The high chair is just one of the products that Boon sells. Aside from the high chair and high chair accessories, it also sells bottle care and cleaning accessories. It offers bathtub toys, as well as nursery products like lights and toy storage organizers. The hottest deals voted on by our community. Selected and verified by our team of deal editors.Part 2 of the Starting Solids Series Before you dive into this next chapter, you’ll probably want to get a high chair and some other feeding supplies. Essentially, there are two basic types of high chairs: one that stands on its own and one that sits on top of an existing dining chair…
A stand-alone chair is great if you have the space for an extra chair in your kitchen or dining room. You can easily move it around, even from room to room. Also, you don’t have to worry about damaging or staining your existing chairs, especially if your chairs are upholstered (eek!). For the full article, please go here. Here are the best stand-alone chairs in each price category, according to the mommies: *Looks like this chair is no longer available for online purchase. Hopefully you can still find in store… or they bring it back online soon! Yeah, yeah, I know what you’re thinking: twenty dollars for a high chair? Must be pretty crappy. This chair is kinda awesome, and that’s coming from someone who typically hates IKEA crap (yeah, I said it). Pop the legs off this chair and it comes apart very easily for storage or taking along on a trip, and best of all, there is NO fabric anywhere on this chair (why can’t anyone else figure that out?), which makes it so very easy to clean.
In fact, many moms have ditched their expensive, full-featured, pain-in-the-rear-to-clean chairs for this one. Yes, I swear it. This chair is also perfect for grandma’s house or some other place you need a spare. See it in action here. At $20 (including the tray), this chair is a best buy. Don’t ask me how these people make money. Like “where does sausage come from?” I don’t think I want to know… The Poppy is great because: For little ones 6 months until ~3 years. Read the full review of the Poppy here. If there’s one thing we’ve learned about high chairs, it’s that they need to be E-A-S-Y to clean. Everything else pales in comparison. For an economy price, they really nailed the big stuff with this one: The Graco Blossom is a neat little system that offers seating for two children of different ages, so it’s ideal if you’re planning on getting knocked up again anytime soon. The Blossom can be used as a regular high chair, an infant booster, a toddler booster, and a child seat (click here or see below).
We have this chair at home and have enjoyed using it in all its configurations, especially when we have guests. I also like that I can easily wheel it from room to room as needed. This is a great, full-featured chair that grows with your family. * Runner-up in this category: Chicco Polly. With the OXO Tot Sprout Chair, you get the aesthetic of a wood chair (base) with the practicality of a plastic seat. It’s good from 6 months to 5 years, with 5 levels of adjustable height, depth, and footrest (and no tools needed to make adjustments!). The chair and cushion are contoured for better support and can easily be wiped down for cleaning (*see note). Once baby outgrows the Tot Sprout, remove the depth-adjustable tray and pull this classic style chair up to the table. * While most love this chair, many complain it’s hard to clean. Namely, under the cushion and in the Velcro. You have been warned. Available in several fun colors, including green, orange, taupe, and pink.
If you want something that’s more slick, check out these modern design favorites: Check out our quick review of this high chair here. F Oh my, aren’t we getting fancy? The award-winning Flair high chair is a single piece of molded plastic that sits atop a pedestal (instead of legs). In addition to the unique design, it has a couple of kooky features: a pneumatic lift to adjust the height (kinda like a barber’s chair), and a bunch of tiny, hidden casters that allow it to move around (George Jetson would approve). And with no cracks or crevices anywhere, it’s super easy to clean. See it in action here. Never mind that the straps remind me of an electric chair (creepy), the Tripp Trapp by Stokke is a true classic and an all-time mommy favorite. This tray-less high chair is designed to pull right up to the table, so your child can sit and eat with everybody else. The signature footrest is infinitely adjustable and designed to grow with your child (see below). L
ater, the footrest acts like a ladder, allowing your child to seat herself on her own. Once your child is finished using the chair, the whole thing can be converted to a stool or an adult chair. Many of my friends have this chair and despite the high price tag, I’ll admit it’s pretty darn neat. See it in action here. The Tripp Trapp is made from beechwood and comes varnished in a rainbow of colors – or just classic walnut. **This chair has no recline and therefore is not appropriate for a child who cannot sit completely unassisted. The high-tech baby gear company, 4moms, has finally entered the category of high chairs. When designing this product, they took into consideration the two big complaints parents have with feeding: the trays are hard get on/off (while holding a baby, etc.) and hard to clean. They decided to use magnetization to fix both of these problems. The one-handed magnetized tray pops into place very easily (one-handed while holding a baby in your arms – yes!).
Use it with the special 4moms bowls and plates, whose magnets help keep them on the tray where they belong [the chair comes with one large bowl and lid — you can purchase additional bowls and plates separately]. All of that + the sleek design and the 4moms highchair is an easy winner. Pricey, yes, but this high chair grows with your child – becoming a booster seat for the dining table or small desk. This chair is aesthetically beautiful; perfect for the minimalist. It sits atop four solid beech legs and features fabric or leatherette straps to keep baby safe. And for a little flair, the Micuna Ovo comes in 6 color choices. The space saver or sit-on-top chair is better if you can sacrifice an existing chair or if you don’t want a big ‘ol honkin high chair taking up space in your kitchen. They also tend to be very collapsible and portable, so you can easily take them from place to place. If you’re looking for a basic space-saver high chair/booster, look no further.
This seat easily attaches to almost any dining chair. And when babe gets older and is ready to sit at the table, simply remove the back and it converts to a regular booster seat. E This last chair is a major mommy-favorite: the hook-on style Inglesina Fast. The ultimate space-saver, you can attach it to pretty much any tabletop or counter top and it takes up far less room than a high chair. Perfect if you typically eat at a “breakfast bar” or high counter top. It fits tables up to 3.5″ thick (yes, you should measure to be sure) and holds up to 37 lbs of baby meat. Stuff this chair in its self-contained bag and carry it along to a restaurant or to grandma’s house: it’s the cat’s ass. If you do not love this chair, you can hold me personally responsible (just kidding). * If you buy this chair, save the receipt/shipping packaging until you’ve confirmed it fits your table. A close runner-up in this category is the Phil & Teds Lobster. – An Introduction to Starting Solids