Traveling with infants isn’t always “easy”. You have to pack an excessive amount of things just to keep up with their daily needs. One of those things often includes a booster seat. I received two when my oldest son was born. One that we kept at home and one that we kept in the car for family outings including going to other people’s houses and restaurants.
This past winter, we traveled to Tremblant Quebec for my brother-in-law’s wedding. While we were staying at a beautiful manor in the village, it didn’t come equipped with children gear. I needed to bring a booster seat for my one year old and I wanted something sturdy, durable and easy to install and clean. I got to test out the new Chicco Travel Seat Hook-On-Chair and see if met our needs.
One of my favourite features is that it doesn’t require to be strapped on to a chair. Instead, it hooks on right to the table or counter top, and doesn’t use up seats required by adults.
In my first attempt, it took me a few minutes to figure out how to assemble and put together some of the parts. But I was able to instantly connect it to the counter. It felt very sturdy and I wasn’t worried about it holding up my son’s weight or moving out of place.
Some of the other nice-to-have features include the carrying storage bag with a long handle, the easy to clean fabric, padded seat and the cute rubberized penguin table clamps that don’t leave marks and that it fits table tops with a table skirt up to 5.5″ thick.
Ideally this travel seat would come with a placemat for easy clean-up, but it wouldn’t be as compact for travel purposes. The fabric is a tad hard to remove from the metal part for washing, so I would just recommend wiping it down after every use.
I’m looking forward to using this high-chair with my third son. While it makes a great travel seat, I know this will become a permanent feature in our dining room table once I have two in high-chairs. The Chicco Travel Seat is currently available in Canada at Toys R Us.
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talah says
we used a high chair and tried a booster but the booster wasn’t a good fit for our needs…
kathy downey says
we used a high chair
tamar says
I’ve used a high chair till now but this looks like a great space saver…and we are low on space at the moment!
Suzanne G says
I used a high chair.
Erin W says
We usually use a high chair but she’s probably getting to a booster stage.
ffmama says
I love this seat! Wish I had something like this when my youngest was little. He’s just out of the booster seat stage, but I’d definitely recommend this to any parents of LOs who are looking. Thanks!
Anne Taylor says
I always used high chairs!
Courtney says
We used a high chair
Darlene W says
We used both, we took the booster seat when we went to visit
Jennifer P. says
We use a booster style that sits right on our regular chairs at the table and has the tray etc like a high chair. When she gets older we can take the tray off and she can sit right at the table, and when she gets even older we can take the back off and it will be just a simple booster.
edmontonjb says
I currently use a high chair
Jonnie
Suzie M says
We did use both for our little ones
jessica eapen says
i use both
Stephanie LaPlante says
Mostly high chair
May says
We use a high chair.
hmrcarlson says
We use high chairs.
409cope says
My son uses a high chair but this would be great for when he is with us.
Bree says
Both!
Silvia D says
we use both
Randa @ The Bewitchin' Kitchen says
We use a high chair and booster both at home or when we’re on the go. This looks like an awesome thing to keep in the truck!
Tennille says
I used both for each of my boys
Athena says
Both
Krista M says
I used both. This would be perfect to travel with, bring to the grandparents, etc. So much more compact.
cheryl says
weve used both but this looks so compact and simple!
Marla says
We use both 🙂
angela m says
we used both
thanks
nomnombearinyvr says
We use both.
Nikki A says
We don’t have anything yet, but we plan to get a high chair and then I think we’ll need a booster seat.
Becky Savoie says
This looks great!!
Marianne says
With my newest little one we use a booster 🙂
Narathip Wall @ Learn to be a Mom says
We use booster seat because it doesn’t eat up the space in our house.
Jody Doncaster says
My nephew is up to booster seat now when he is over!
michelle says
My nephew has a high chair which is good but he sits so far back from the table, with this he can be at the table. Love it