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November 7th, 2009, 09:15 AM
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| |  What do I need to look for in a good high chair
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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November 7th, 2009, 09:17 AM
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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
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November 7th, 2009, 09:24 AM
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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.
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November 7th, 2009, 09:27 AM
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Yes! The IKEA chair!! Easy to clean! Great height!
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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.
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November 7th, 2009, 10:05 AM
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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 
Next child gets the Ikea chair for sure!!!
Good luck with the search.
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November 7th, 2009, 10:16 AM
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just head straight to Ikea, you won't regret it.
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November 7th, 2009, 10:22 AM
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November 7th, 2009, 10:23 AM
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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!
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November 7th, 2009, 10:40 AM
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It's the Antilop, the white one .
Limey, my mum got a cheapie from ToysRUs and it has been pretty awesome!
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November 7th, 2009, 11:05 AM
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Limeslice, which one did you get? Looked online and there were lots. I am looking at one that folds up when not in use.
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November 7th, 2009, 11:06 AM
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big W have a childcare one blue for 65 i love the one at my mums im gonna get one for us here
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November 7th, 2009, 11:15 AM
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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!
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November 7th, 2009, 11:27 AM
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I wish I had just got the ikea one! 
My one is too difficult to clean and although it is comfy i will probably still go out nd buy the ikea one.
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November 7th, 2009, 11:49 AM
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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.
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November 7th, 2009, 12:09 PM
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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.
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November 7th, 2009, 02:05 PM
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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......
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November 7th, 2009, 02:23 PM
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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! 
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  gawd, I'd like to know where that went! | | |
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