Say Yes to Hoboken

11 comments

1. Susan said… February 17, 2009 2:43 am

   Wow really nice collection of High Chairs…
2. Emilee said… August 14, 2008 8:48 am

   we just bought the boon flair and it’s uber fab and modern. check it out.
3. kristen said… June 30, 2008 4:59 pm

   we use the stokke and have since my active (climb-out-of-places-i-don’t-like) son was about 8mos. when we were out we used the phil & teds metoo.
4. katherine said… June 28, 2008 9:18 pm

   Hi.I have an Ikea Antelope chair. Love it. The look is great and the price is the best (and it can be ordered online).http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30069724great blog thanks
5. Traci Garff said… June 27, 2008 11:03 pm

   uh…no comment
6. Anonymous said… June 27, 2008 9:08 pm

   One thing I’d worry about it tripping over those long legs. Is it just the photo or do they really stick out a ton?
7. liz s said… June 27, 2008 10:47 am

   thanks everyone for the ideas!!! i’ll have to look into these alternative but i still love this one i posted about
8. michelle said… June 27, 2008 7:53 am

   I use the Svan and love love love it. Its $250 though, which I justified because it grows with your child and is very small. My friend Sharon just posted a great, cheap modern alternative from Ikea that comes with a tray: the Antilop high chair.http://litttleonetake2.blogspot.com/2008/06/if-i-were-to-do-it-again.htmlGood luck!
9. mdcano said… June 27, 2008 4:59 am

   we received this as a gift and it is by far my favorite kid thing we own!!!! we use it in the kitchen, dining room, in restaurants, on holidays. it doesn’t take up room in my kitchen. the kids join us at the table and when my #1 was older she sat in it to draw or do art/crafts at the table without being all over the place! highly recommend it but make sure your table/s fits the clamps.http://www.philandteds.com/nz/metoo_07_1.htm
10. Anonymous said… June 26, 2008 2:12 pm

    We bought the tripp trapp since it can be used for years and blends super well w/ modern furnishings. We moved straight from a bumbo to the trip trap w/ no problems at about 8 months. One of the best purchases yet.
11. erin said… June 26, 2008 12:00 pm

    When we registered for Owen – now almost 8 months old – I wanted a cool, modern, non-plastic high chair, and decided to go with the Tripp Trapp from Stokke. It was attractive, would last forever, and wasn’t too outrageously priced. And then, when he was about 6 1/2 months old, I tried to feed him in it. He wobbled from side to side as the food was expertly applied all over his cute little face. Lesson: the Tripp Trapp will work terrifically – once he can support his upper body perfectly, which I figure is still at least a few months away. For a couple weeks, we fed him in his swing or the Bumbo, which worked well enough until we visited my mom and the Fisher Price Space Saver she bought. I could feed him without experiencing severe lower back pain! And he stayed upright and comfortable the entire time! We decided we needed a chair with real support for the little man, and did a bunch of research. The Space Saver is awesome if you are willing to sacrifice a dining room chair, but since we wanted to keep all four adult chairs in usable order we ended up going with the Graco Contempo. It folds nice and compactly, and if you get the white version it doesn’t look too horribly bad. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RIAU8WMy guess is there are really good modern options that will help you avoid the 2 high chair route we had to go. For us, having a back that could support his head and a solid 5-way harness were key attributes. So this was all a REALLY long comment just pointing out those 2 things. Good luck!