Tripp Trapp by Stokke At some point, your baby will start getting his or her three square meals (plus what feels like a gazillion snacks) and you want a high chair that is comfortable, easy to clean and looks nice in your home. Whether you want a convertible chair (the latest trend) or something more classic, here are the best and best looking high chairs around. Steps Chair by Stokke - $279 (plus accessories) There's a reason Stokke's Trip Trapp (top) has been around since the 70's - it's a versatile product with timeless good looks. The company has finally introduced another high chair—Steps—with the same core mission: to grow with the child. Steps is designed to be used in conjunction with Stokke's Bouncer and Baby Set to work for a child from birth through the toddler years. (Image credit: Monte Design) Tavo High Chair by Monte Design - $345-445 With an upholstered leather seat and maple or walnut base, the Tavo is the most handsome high chair out there.
It's designed to be pulled right up to the table so your child feels part of the meal right from the start. Also comes in black leather. (Image credit: Phil & Teds) Poppy High Chair by Phil & Teds - $119.99 In cranberry, lime and bubblegum pink, the Poppy has an attractive curved tray and can be stored away easily by popping off the rear legs. To extend its life in your home, the Poppy converts to a child-size chair. Sprout High Chair by OXO - $249 OXO makes two high chairs (the other is the Seedling), but the Sprout is a much more attractive option. It grows with your child in two ways - it adjusts to three heights and then becomes a child's chair. Stack 3-in-1 by Chicco - $129.99 The Stack hopes to be the only child's dining chair you'll need as it converts from high chair to booster to youth stool with optional backrest. This chair comes in three colors, is relatively affordable and is exclusive to Toys R Us. The HiLo Chair - $399.99 The HiLo, created by Canadian company Age Design, debuted back in 2008 and is now sold in the US by Joovy.
The chair seat flips over to convert quickly from high chair to child chair. The chair comes in 7 colors. ANTILOP High Chair by IKEA - $19.99 IKEA sells a (slightly) more expensive high chair, but the ANTILOP is a great high chair so why spend more. Easy to clean with a simple, modern look. (Image credit: Mamas & Papas) Juice High Chair by Mamas & Papas - $149.99 Another high chair that converts into a youth chair, the Juice comes in three juicy colors - teal (shown), pink and apple green. High Chair by BabyBjorn - $299.99 This chair is folds up and can be put away easily making it a nice choice for small homes. The rounded tray is designed to fit snugly around the baby's belly to minimize mess. Rather than slide out, the tray pivots downward to make room for getting the baby in and out and the tray cover can be easily removed and put in the dishwasher. Nano by Bloom - $99 Although not as flashy as the Bloom Fresco, the foldable Nano is both affordable and ideal for small homes and apartments.
It comes in 10 colors. (Image credit: Summer Infant) Bentwood High Chair by Summer Infant - $179.99 Looking for something less modern? This chair is good looking and a great value. The height adjusts to four positions and the seat reclines for napping. And, apartment dwellers take note, it folds up for storage. Taste by BabyHome - $169 This is a good basic chair - lightweight at just under 8 lbs. and it folds flat for stowing away. The tray swings out to one side for easy in and out for your baby. The Taste comes in 5 colors. Lobster Portable High Chair by Phil & Teds - $79.99 Not only is the Lobster a great travel chair, if you live in a small home you should consider foregoing a traditional high chair and go for this legless version. It attaches right to your table and can be used with or without the food tray. Also available in red and holds children up to 37 lbs.By using this site you agree to the use of cookies.Stokke Steps is a transformable children’s highchair that serves as a base for a baby bouncer and additional accessories.
The product offers good padding and support, is comfortable and adapts as your child grows. The bouncer attaches to the highchair and although it has been created with toddlers in mind, the design allows a newborn to be with you at the dining table during meal times.The tray is big – with lots of space to play and mess, and can be removed to allow your child to sit up next to the table, flush against it – a good idea! Although the chair cannot collapse, the bouncer collapses flat, which is great for storing. The covers are removable and the greige fabric colour is very trendy. The toy bar is a nice idea but is too low (the toys dangle in baby’s face) and not sufficiently secure. A wooden version of the chair would be preferable to the mostly-plastic design favoured by Stokke, which would make an already innovative product even better value for money.Stokke Steps is a product designed with the modern mum in mind. The multifunctional bouncer-cum-highchair is highly efficient and super stylish.
It assembles quickly and easily, is durable and does not look out of place in a home living area. The product’s best feature is that a newborn can be positioned in the chair, which means that babies can join in on family dinners from birth, and the chair will last until school-going age. Growing with your child, Sokke Steps is certainly an investment, which is why it costs a bit more than one might usually pay for such a product. The chair offers good support and is comfortable but the toy bar is not secure and the bouncer is a little too vertical. The straps are also awkward – rough with uneven stitching; there is definitely room for improvement in this regard. Otherwise, a clever, well-made product.Why would you recommend this product to a friend/fellow mum?This set is beautiful. I love how it matches my home and how easy it is to clean. The interchangeable parts are very useful and well designed. They don't take up more space then necessary, the whole system is just the right size.
It's very durable and still looks like new.How does this product make your life easier as a mum?The pieces snap together easily and I can use the pieces together as well as separately. I can have my toddler in the highchair while the baby is in the bouncer. I love how the plastic of the chair is so easy to clean without little corners for food to get stuck. And I can lift the whole seat out of the base to wash it at the sink when it's really dirty.If you could change one thing about this product what would it be?I really enjoyed using this system, but I don't think I would spend so much on it.This is a wonderful product. Firstly the design which is so well thought out. The different elements fit together with ease. Everything is child friendly, even the legs being smooth without screws on the side make it look and feel smart and polished. A very simple design and beautifully put together. The material used is easily cleanable, and the surface is smooth and sleek. The bouncer chair bounces to a good degree although does require a little effort.
The legs stick out quite far, and the seat height isn't adjustable but this wasn't a problem. Being able to adjust the the foot step is great. My eldest loved sitting in it s a normal chair although i did have to give her a cushion. It isn't easily transportable as the legs stick out quite far but it is relatively light. Top marks for design, build, ease of use and hygiene. A lovely long-lasting product, and if parents have the money to spend then i would definitely recommend this product.The different parts fit together so easily, and the buttons click easily into place. The surface cleans beautifully and hasn't kept any marks on it. Being able to remove the parts easily and wash them is what you need as a mum. I love that your baby can sit with you at the table, at your level and join in the action. This is really useful in early stages when babies are not in a routine and still awake with you in the evening! Being able to easily add the baby seat section, or use it as a toddler chair so without any effort at all is perfect and makes life so much easier.
You have everything covered with entire unit. Also being able to fold the bouncer flat made it easily transportable which makes life so much easier.The bouncer takes a bit of effort to bounce. My old bouncer had a vibrate on it which was really useful in getting our baby to sleep but I know a lot of chairs don't have this. Also you then have to have a big battery box which would get in the way. I have to mention the price as this is an expensive item, and most parents don't have that kind of money to spend out on items, however it is a quality product, and one that will last for years and years, through all the stages, so you will get your moneys worth, just a big outlay initially. Also I'm not so keen on the cushions. I think they take away from the design as the colours don't feel as modern. The white and wood of the unit looks really fresh and stylistic, but the colour of the cushions don't feel in keeping with the contemporary look. More modern colours for the cushions would improve it.
Why would you recommend this product to a friend/fellow dad?I love the way this product looks in our home. The highchair is so clean and simple looking, it fits in with the furniture in our home without making the place look like a nursery. The surfaces are so easy to clean and thee am very few little corners and areas where dried food can collect. The different parts are very easy to assemble, even thought a couple of screws that need to be tightened are a bit tough, and I love that the straps on the highchair can be removed for washing. Being able to clip the bouncy seat onto the top of the chair is great as I want my baby high up but don't like to put the bouncy chair on the table. This solves that problem and is wonderful.Just having the bouncy seat up high makes such a difference. It means that I can engage with him far more easily and I feel that it's cleaner and better to have him near me. It certainly saves numerous back aches throughout the day and I can easily in lip the seat with him in it and put it down for bouncing when he starts to get sleepy.