Review: Stokke Tripp Trapp

by Christina on September 28, 2008 · 2 comments

in Feeding

Stokke Tripp TrappAfter much research on my part, my husband and I settled on getting a Stokke Tripp Trapp high chair for Oliver.  It’s expensive, at 140 Euro for just the base chair, but we expect to get 1-2 decades of use out of it, making it more affordable than a high chair that would only be used for 1-2 years.  As your child grows, the seat level and foot rest level can be adjusted to grow with them.  Plus it’s really well designed and comes in a wide variety of colors.

Tripp Trapp baby setThe Tripp Trapp can be used for babies starting when they can sit up, although the baby set, which includes a higher plastic back and wooden seat rail with leather crotch strap, costs an additional 35 Euro, plus the recommended safety harness costs yet another 27 Euro, bringing the total baby ready cost up to a little over 200 Euro.  (Note: the baby set in the US is a plastic shell with leg openings which includes a built in harness.  A quick search looks like the base price is about $250 with the baby set costing around $40.)

Oliver loves his Tripp Trapp and I really like it to.  It was definitely money well spent.  He likes sitting right at the table with us (and we like this too).  The chair is easy to wipe off after meals, although I would leave out the seat cushion if I were to make the purchase again.  It did help a little when he first went in to the chair, to keep him from slipping around, but in order to wash the seat cover, you need to disassemble the chair.  This is way too much hassle, and the seat gets filthy rather quickly, so we put the cover away.  Maybe we’ll pull it out again in a few years when he’s a little neater at the table.

Also, the harness can do double duty.  When I’m off to the grocery store, I stuff it in my bag and use it to strap Oliver in to the shopping cart.  Carts in Germany often have no restraint, so it gives me a little peace of mind.  You should never leave your child unattended in a shopping cart, but this way I can read the ingredients label without worrying that he’s about to climb out of the cart and crash headfirst into the floor. I think I might even start a trend, I’ve had parents stop me to ask where I got the harness.

Oliver eating in his new high chair for the first time

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