Baby high chairs are a wonderful addition to your home. They’re a reliable space to feed your child, and they can really help parents out by allowing children to learn to safely feed themselves in a contained environment. The best high chairs are stylish, ultra functional, and safe.
The Best Baby High Chairs
What to Consider
Not only do baby high chairs make feeding easier, they make life easier. It's the perfect, safe place to seat your child for meals and activities, or to perch them in while they watch you make dinner. High chairs may feel like a pretty standard item — pick one you like, and you're done. But in reality, there's a lot more to look out for. Some things you'll want to consider are style, how it cleans, what features it has, safety, and of course, cost.
Style and Features
Whether you want something that looks space age or super antique, there's a high chair out there for you. The current most popular styles are more in line with midcentury design, but they're made with modern materials like dishwasher-safe polymers and machine-washable fabrics.
Another note on style is design and flexibility. There are high chairs you're meant to travel with and strap onto either the table or a chair. You can buy high chairs that fold up for easy storage, and you can even get high chairs that recline fully if your baby is too young to sit up by themselves.
A newer option to the market are chairs that are modular in design: They start out as a seat for baby, and then lower to the ground as your baby gets older, eventually leveling up to a higher dinner table chair for pre-schoolers and elementary-aged kids.
How Does It Clean?
If a high chair is a pain to clean, do you really want to deal with it? There are arguably a lot of pieces involved when it comes to most high chairs: Straps, clasps, trays, cushions, and seats are all going to have to be cleaned over and over again. If it's hard to do — if the fabrics don't wipe clean, or if they're not machine-washable — then why bother? Your baby is going to be using this high chair three times a day or more. So, don't make your life any harder by getting one that doesn't clean easily. You can even get a high chair that is entirely dishwasher-safe.
Cost
High chairs can run from under $50 to well into the hundreds of dollars. Material and design have a lot to do with it, but truthfully, so does the reputation that comes with certain brands. It doesn't always make a ton of sense, and that is why we chose to include the best high chairs in a range of prices.
Safety
When buying a high chair, you first want to make sure it's conforming to all Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) guidelines. That means a passive crotch restraint (the bit of plastic or wood that separates the leg openings), and a three-point harness at the very least. The high chair should have a base that is capable of holding the baby above 15 inches off the ground with limited risk of the seat tipping over due to a child's exuberance.
We at Best Products have also looked at reviews and tested chairs to see how those buckles hold up under sticky food conditions, and we have only chosen those seats that have performed well. They don't get stuck or loose, and are still operational under a barrage of mashed potatoes and cherry pie.
In the end, the team at Best Products is committed to bringing you the safest, best high chairs on the market. Because of that, it is essential for us to remind parents that The Cleveland Clinic urges you to use baby high chairs safely by utilizing them only when supervised. Do not allow babies to climb into the high chair themselves, and keep the high chair away from tables and counters so that your babies don't use them to kick their chair over. And of course, keep your child restrained with all the attached safety equipment.
These high chairs have been rigorously researched by Best Products to determine if they are approved by the CPSC, if they are useful and aesthetically pleasing, and if they are affordable and widely available. Here are our top picks.
1
Best for a Modern Aesthetic
WeeSprout Modern Wooden 3-in-1 High Chair
A favorite of mine as Parenting Editor at Best Products, this high chair is minimalist chic, with a sturdy wooden frame and solidly crafted seat and tray. The whole seat comes apart for easy cleaning, and the surface doesn't stain easily.
The straps are strong enough to hold back even the wiggliest of worms, and they wipe clean in a flash.
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2
Best Innovation
Oribel Cocoon Z High Chair & Lounger
There's a lot to love about the Oribel Cocoon Z high chair and lounger. First, it has multiple reclining positions for feeding your baby, from infancy all through toddlerhood. Second, the whole thing wipes clean with whatever you have handy. (It's baby wipes: Let's not lie to ourselves.) Third, the tray swivels back and forth, which is a new, novel invention on high chairs, and it makes feeding really easy and convenient. And fourth? The gripping bottoms of the feet are substantial and strong, but they won't ruin your floors.
Plus, how cute is that bold yellow? And if that's not your cup of tea, this baby high chair comes in four different colors. The contrasting five-point harness is easy to clean, easy to thread, and easy to click into place. It's a home run.
3
Easiest to Clean
Boon GRUB 2-in-1 Convertible High Chair
Imagine a world where you could just toss the whole high chair into the dishwasher. Actually, you don't need to imagine it: It already exists. Everything but the cushion and straps on this high chair from Boon is dishwasher-safe.
The Boon is also supremely adjustable, with varying positions for the seat, the tray, and the footrest. This makes it a solid investment for your child's comfort, as well as your own convenience.
4
Best Outdoor High Chair
Ciao! Baby Camping Chair
Your tiny tailgater will be party-ready with this high chair.
The Ciao Baby portable high chair is an absolute lifesaver for parents on the go. It sets up like an outdoor sports chair, and you can hose it off just like you would any chair you'd tailgate with. It's made of the same material, too.
It's sturdier than you're thinking (we promise), with a rugged tray and adorable cup holder for your baby's preferred beverage. Plus, there's a five-point harness for added safety.
5
Best for Long-Term Use
Keekaroo Height Right High Chair With Tray
This seat can be used from 6 months to 250 pounds, thanks to its adjustability and durable frame. It comes with the tray and the cushioned seat, and the whole thing can be put together in about 15 minutes — despite how complicated it may look.
6
Best for Small Spaces
Stokke Clikk High Chair
Swedish style meets modern engineering with this minimalist high chair. This is a stylish, easy-to-clean option for small spaces. It also features their dynamic Clikk five-point harness for added safety. The tray is a little small, but that's what'll help it fit in the corner you so choose.
Also, just look at it: It's so, so pretty. The color, the style, the natural wood... all of it.
7
Best Budget
Babyjoy 4-in-1 Baby High Chair
This is a great, affordable high chair that comes apart easily, feels very sturdy, and has a comfortable five-point harness to keep baby safe. It looks great, and kids won't mind hanging out in it, thanks to how cushy it is. Parents will love how easily it cleans up, thanks to the vinyl-coated fabric.
8
Best Multiuse High Chair
Graco Floor2Table High Chair
This high chair has seven stages, from floor seat to booster and everything in-between. It's utterly useful, and parents will get every dollar of use out of this one. For under $100, it is potentially the best bang for your buck thanks to its convertibility and ease of use.
9
Best Foldable
Joovy Foodoo High Chair
This isn't just a standard, foldable high chair: It has multiple height and recline positions, designed to fit babies taking a bottle to toddlers eating pizza. It has a one-arm folding mechanism, and the whole thing can be cleaned easily.
10
Best Tray for Cleaning
SKIP*HOP® Sit-to-Step Convertible High Chair
This convertible option goes from a great high chair to a standard seat at the table. It's easy to clean, the tray holds a ton of whatever your child may spill, and I can tell you from firsthand experience that you can easily get a baby out of this high chair one-handed.
11
Best Convertible
Safety 1st® 3-in-1 Grow and Go High Chair in Grey
If you're looking for a standard high chair on a budget, this is a fabulous, affordable option that has three adjustable levels, a huge tray, and a snug-fitting harness. The tray is dishwasher-safe and can be easily removed for cleaning.
The fabric is machine-washable, but thanks to an ingenious coating, it wipes clean easily, too. So, don't worry about having to do three loads of laundry each day.
Cat Bowen
Parenting Editor
Cat Bowen is the parenting editor at BestProducts.com where she researches all of the best products for families from pre-conception through their teen years, focusing on matching scientific evidence with real-life needs.
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