The highchair that is portable and easy to use

52 Things We Love: Fisher-Price Healthy Care Deluxe Booster Seat E. Katie Holm This humble high chair is easy to use and can go anywhere. by Courtney Schley We bought the [Fisher-Price Healthy Care Deluxe Booster Seat]( sometime before my oldest daughter turned 1. I know this because I have a picture of her sitting in it, scooping a handful of German chocolate cake into her mouth on her first birthday. There’s also a photo of my second daughter on her first birthday, sitting in the same seat, crowing over a cupcake and candle. And there’s yet another photo of my son, when he turned 1, eating/smashing a slice of chocolate cake. The Fisher-Price high chair has been a fixture at pretty much every table where my kids have eaten. Unlike a full-size high chair, the Fisher-Price booster seat probably won’t become an heirloom. It won’t be featured in a [MoMa exhibition](. Nor will it complement your home’s decor. This seat stands out because of how unremarkable it is. The molded plastic seat straps onto any regular-size dining chair—you’ll just want to make sure it’s a stable and sturdy one. You buckle the baby in with a three-point safety harness, and then snap the tray on top. I’ve found it easier to get a wriggly baby into the Fisher-Price seat than into high chairs without removable trays. Because the Fisher-Price’s tray is smaller than that of a full-size high chair, you can bring your baby right up to the table. This has made me feel like my babies are more fully part of the chatter, the passing of food, the spilling of drinks, and the general antics that accompany any meal in my house. And when your kid no longer needs a tray, the seat functions as a booster seat. The Fisher-Price high chair was designed to be portable. The Fisher-Price high chair was designed to be portable, and for me, this may be its most uniquely valuable feature. The back of the seat folds down and snaps together with the tray into a compact package, with the straps serving as a carrying handle. We’ve brought the Fisher-Price on trips, to the homes of friends and relatives, and to restaurants. (If you’re like me, you’ll love never again having to rely on one of the ubiquitous, tippy wooden high chairs found in restaurants.) If you don’t want or need a high chair around all the time, you can stash it away. In about a month, my fourth kid will turn 1. I’m looking forward to taking the obligatory photo of him scarfing down some birthday cake while sitting in the Fisher-Price high chair—and then sticking the whole thing in the dishwasher. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. [Learn more]( → When to buy We haven’t seen many (if any) deals on the Fisher-Price high chair. But we’ve seen high chairs go on sale in May, around Memorial Day. The numbers $28 Average street price Make it last The Fisher-Price Healthy Care Deluxe Booster Seat itself is pretty indestructible. I recommend placing a towel on top of whatever chair you attach it to, to protect the chair from any spills that might seep down. The Fisher-Price seat is also easy to clean. You can put the tray in the dishwasher (we do this every evening). But, unlike the larger trays on full-size high chairs, this tray is small enough to fit in most sinks, so you can rinse it without water running off onto the counters. The seat itself is easy to wipe down, and because it too is so compact, it should fit in most sinks—and even in the dishwasher. Copyright © 2021 Wirecutter, Inc., all rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for Wirecutter's newsletter. [Forward this email to a friend](. [View this email in your browser](. Getting too many emails from us? [Get only our Sunday newsletter](. To stop receiving all our emails, [unsubscribe here](. Our mailing address is: Wirecutter, Inc. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018‌ [Privacy Policy]( | [California Notices]( | [Terms of Service]( | [Contact Us](