High chairs on tests

Full test results

• Brevi Big Hi/Lo Highchair
• Mamas & Papas Prima Pappa Highchair
• Tomy Sit Me Up Toddler Chair
• Babies R Us Table Seat Portable Highchair
• Safety 1^st Space Saver Fold Up
  Booster

Big Hi/Lo

Testers’ comments

Very
easy to adjust from high to low position.

Wide,
wrap around tray catches most spills and adjusts to give room for growth and room to
manoeuvre child in and out. Completely detaches for easy cleaning.

Back
rest is wide and very well padded and solid arm rests add comfort and security.

Wheels
allow you to manoeuvre chair with ease – for example to push it up to a table.

Supplied with a three-point harness only.

Good
quality, well finished.

Seat
covers do not remove and there is an area at the base of the back rest which is not too
easy to clean, but otherwise no fiddly crevices.

Solid and stable but quite bulky when up.

Folds easily but is a pretty bulky item to store.

Pretty pricey.

Babyworld verdict
A solid, stable good-quality highchair with a luxurious, well-padded backrest and some
useful added features. Good sized seat, versatile options and easy-to-use mechanisms.
Quite bulky when up and not the neatest to store, but wheels help you manoeuvre it when up
or folded. Well made and well functioning, but quite pricey.

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Prima Pappa

Testers’ comments

Extremely versatile with multi-position height and reclining seat which are easy to use
and suitable from earliest weaning.

Without
tray, chair tucks neatly up to a table.

Very
well padded, sumptuous upholstery which is comfortable and secure.

A
pretty heavy, substantial item.

Tray
is a good size and effortless to remove, but seems high for a young baby.

Feet
spread is wide which ensures chair is stable, but takes up quite a lot of room.

Wheels
make it easy to move, but it is essential to secure brakes for safety.

Seat
gathers makes it hard to clean, but seat is removable for more thorough cleaning.

Collapses for storage but remains quite bulky. Securing lock takes practise.

Expensive

Babyworld verdict
A luxuriously well-padded and supportive highchair, which is well made and very
versatile. Seat can be a little fiddly to wipe over, but is removable for more thorough
cleaning. Quite bulky but if space and money no object then this is a top-of-the-range,
comfortable and useful highchair. Probably the Rolls Royce of highchairs: well made,
prettily finished and efficiently functional – but costly.

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Sit Me Up Toddler Chair

Testers’ comments

Solid
construction.

Lightweight.

Clever
compact design ensures all pieces store away neatly for travelling.

Easy to
use with effective straps for securing seat to a chair.

Versatile for use as a highchair and adapts as effective booster and low chair for use
well into early childhood.

Arms
add security and child seems safer than on traditional booster seat.

Includes three-point harness for added safety – removable for washing.

Optional
tray adds versatility but the two-piece, split style of the tray is not the most robust.
Spills gather and can leak through the centre.

Babyworld verdict
Excellent, well designed little chair with lots of different uses. Light and compact, yet
stable and hardwearing. Well priced for an item which could have a long and useful life.
Clever collapsing system allows for very easy storage and makes it a useful travel item.
Obviously not a luxury highchair but a very serviceable, flexible and user-friendly
alternative.

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Table Seat Portable Highchair

Testers’ comments

Very
lightweight.

Very
compact and easy to store.

Fabric
seat gives all round support and padding adds comfort.

Gives
your child a place at the table without you losing one of your chairs.

Simple
to clamp to the table and child’s own weight adds to stability.

Wipe
clean only, and fabric does begin to look grubby in places over time.

Does
not fit every table – for example a table with draws or a leaf – and table must
be of a particularly solid, stable type.

Seems
expensive compared to others which are more versatile.

Babyworld verdict
A very simple and effective lightweight seat which is easy to clamp onto the table and
very compact to store. Allows your child a place at the table without you losing one of
your chairs but is not terribly versatile and seems expensive compared to others which do
more.

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Space Saver Fold Up Booster Seat

Testers’ comments

Chunky
chair with a solid feel.

Easy to
attach securely to chair.

Optional tray is of an excellent good and makes it feel like a true highchair.

Doubles
as a booster with integral back rest and side supports to prevent child wobbling off.

Roomy
seat – supportive for small child but big enough for a four or five-year-old.

Collapses effortlessly and becomes very flat for transporting.

Feels
well made and reliable.

Fun and
colourful as a low chair.

Not
the most neat and compact, but good enough for most needs.

Babyworld verdict
A well made, fun and practical chair which is solid and versatile with plenty of room for
growth. Not the neatest when collapsed, but flattens enough for easy transport. Robust and
supportive and with an excellent tray which really does make is seem like a true highchair
when used with younger children.

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