We have always found the step between highchair and dining chair to be a big jump. Very few dining chairs are high enough to allow toddlers to reach the table, so they still need something to boost them up to the correct height to eat comfortably. That’s where the Welcome Family booster seat comes in!
Suitable for children aged from 6 months to 3 years (max weight 20kg), this booster seat is a really good value option, priced at just £49. We didn’t start weaning until 6 months, and we chose a traditional highchair, but if I had known about this booster seat, we might have cut out the highchair altogether and gone for the Welcome Family booster seat from the beginning.
The seat comes in a flat box – to set it up, all you have to do is fold the seat down and strap it onto your dining chair. There are 2 straps – one goes around the seat back, and one goes underneath the seat of the chair. They fasten with simple clips, and there is heaps of room for adjustment, meaning it should fit almost all kitchen or dining room chairs.
There is a 3 way harness for security, with straps that clip around your baby’s waist, with a crotch strap between their legs – similar to those you would find on a pushchair. Once in the seat, Eliza feels very secure and looks safe and comfortable. The seat height is just right, boosting her up just enough to reach the table.
I love having Eliza seated at the table with us. It makes family meal times much more sociable, and she can join in with play time too, if we have the paints or playdough out. The Welcome Family booster seat is made from beech wood, and is incredibly easy to clean – it needs nothing more than a wipe over with a damp cloth.
One of the real benefits of this seat is the huge age range it is suitable for. As well as using it for Eliza, we have been able to use it with Max, who has just turned 3. I was worried that the seat position would be too high for him, and would push him up too high above the table, but I was pleasantly surprised.
He is able to sit comfortably in the booster seat, and again it seats him at the ideal height for family meals and playtime. He much prefers this to having to sit up on his knees, which is not only uncomfortable but pretty unsafe too – he has been known to wobble off the chair before now – usually taking a drink with him!
If you travel a lot, or regularly go for meals with family and friends, then the Welcome Family booster seat can be folded down into a really compact size, making it ideal to use both at home or out and about.
Our only real issue with this booster seat is the fact that now Max and Eliza both want to use it all the time. Eliza doesn’t want to go back into her usual highchair, and Max refuses to sit at the table without it. I think we might have to buy another…..
Booster seats are great for giving little ones a sense of independence and safety at the table. We had the kaboost, it worked wonders.
I know what you mean about it being a big jump. This looks great and a fab price too. Looks like it would last ages. X
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This looks fab. My girls are four and could do with something like this. They’re way too big (and old) for a highchair, yet sometimes at the table they’re too low in normal seats. Fab review #TriedTested
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I love the idea of this for taking to visit friends and family. We have used something similar with Amy but it’s quite bulky and heavy. She is just starting to grow out of it, preferring the freedom of sitting on a normal chair (I’m less keen!)
We had something similar to this and used it a lot. Ours was great when we had visitors or when we went visiting. I love the natural colours of this booster seat.
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always more grown up to sit at the table if they can, the only thing I don’t like are material straps which always go moldy, perhaps that’s just me with my rental hat on storing damp wiped straps between usage. Looks perfect for domestic use though. #TriedTested
Aww! That is just adorable….It’s great to have little one’s sat at the table eating from an early age. This looks fantastic and such a great price too x
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It’s always great when the children are old enough to join you at the table and we had a TripTrap which was great at allowing them to be raised high enough, but it wasn’t very portable. This is such a good idea and I love the use of the natural wood.
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We ate out a couple of weeks ago and the restaurant brought out one of these instead of a full high chair. It was brilliant and my toddler was very happy to be sitting up at the table just like every body else #triedtested
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This is exactly what I’ve been looking for, our two year olds plastic booster seat is really rickety and she’s too small to sit on our dining chairs unless she sits on her knees. I love thats it is natural wood too as we have a wooden dining table and chairs #TriedTested
looks good, i have seen something similar at some restaurants. Don’t know if same brand or not
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This looks like a great product! Especially as you could skip the high chair altogether and fold it down to bring on holiday or to a restaurant. My son refused to use a high chair, at home or restaurants, from about 18 months old, maybe even earlier, and I would have preferred to have something like this to bring along that allows him to sit on a regular chair at the table but still be safe. Thanks for sharing your review #TriedTested
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I love the look of this booster seat, my baby is still way to young at 14 weeks old but will keep this one in mind! xx
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This looks pretty cool. I like the way it’s wood. We have a crappy plastic one. It did the job but this looks fancier. Sometimes i think Chloe could do without a high chair and would be much happier to sit at the table. #triedtested
This is such a fab idea and, like you say, a great in-between step between highchair and dining chair! Your little ones are super cute too 🙂
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This is brilliant, I bought a fold out high chair for at my mums. I think this would have been way better. We have benches at home so wouldn’t work. #triedtested
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What a great idea. Wish we’d had one, as we have no end of occasions when we were between a high chair and full-sized chair but Tilly is now three so can manage most chairs well. Well worth the price by the looks of it.
I prefer these so much more than usual highchairs. It looks like it was a hit in your house! #triedtested
This looks great – I like the idea of a booster and how great it is that it is so long lasting
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It’s a great idea, especially that it’s so compact.
We chose stoke trip trap chair, which is great from weaning until adulthood 🙂 They’re not cheap, but they can be used all your life!
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