I have a thing against high chairs. I just don't like them. My apologies to all of the high chair lovers out there. I have to admit though, that I have been fascinated by the Stokke Trip Trapp
But, I digress.
Instead of a high chair, we chose to go the booster seat route. We have had the Fisher Price Healthy Care Booster Seat
Here's Alex enjoying some watermelon in his seat.
We actually have one on the screen porch too (pasta night). What a face!
I love that the chair is easy to clean - the white top tray is dishwasher safe. The rest of the chair can be scrubbed completely. I have been known to take it out to the driveway and hose it down after a particularly messy sauce night (such as in the above picture)! There is no padding to crack or get crummy. After 4 years of use, it looks as good as new.
It's also easy to travel with. We can fit into the car seat travel bag along with Alex's car seat
To protect the chair it sits on, I use a piece of an old shower curtain. You can buy chair protectors
At the counter, we have a Phil & Ted's Me Too Chair which we love. Alex loves to be right in the middle of the action when I'm cooking or Elizabeth is eating lunch there.
I would love to hear about your own short cuts with kid gear!