A highchair these days doesn’t have to be just to wean your baby, some offer newborn extensions to give your little one a seat at the table from day one. However, if you are on the hunt for the best highchairs to wean your baby, the most important credential to bear in mind is that a chair should offer your growing little one a secure and comfortable place to sit at the same level as the rest of the family. Babies model behavior, and to be sat with the rest of the family is vital for them to learn essential skills.
The social benefits of eating together as a family
Bonding is about responding to your baby’s needs with love and care. When you do this, you become a special, trusted person in your baby’s life. You make eye contact, interact, and bond when you bring your child to the family table. You show your child that you see them, hear them and that you get them. This gives them the sense of security they need to feel safe, understood, and loved.
As best highchairs go, there are many different products to choose from, depending on your requirements and interior choices. From wipeable plastics to wooden seats offering a much longer life span, there’s a lot to consider.
Here’s our recommended collection of highchairs to shop online, from long-lasting to the bright and the beautiful, there is something for every budget.
Evolve 3-in-1 High Chair, Ergobaby
The kitchen is the heart of the home and the Ergobaby Evolve 3-in-1 High Chair is designed to be the heart of every kitchen. Carefully created to support little ones through each stage of growth, the Evolve High Chair’s three different modes let baby experience their first solid foods, join in the fun at the family table, and experiment in the kitchen.
Each mode is specially designed to fit the changing requirements of baby’s age and needs as they grow. It transforms from a highchair suitable from 6 months plus, into a chair perfect for three year olds, and a really handy kitchen helper for kids aged 2 to 7.
With its ergonomic seat and footrest, the Evolve High Chair makes mealtime manageable for you and enjoyable for your baby or toddler.
Beaba Up & Down High Chair, JoJo Maman Bebe
The Up & Down highchair is great for babies on their weaning journey, from six months up to 3 years. It’s height-adjustable, so your baby can sit with you up at the breakfast bar or down at the kitchen table. Thanks to Beaba’s patented Up and Down technology, the highchair can be adjusted to six different heights with a simple push-button.
The highchair’s ergonomic design will support your child’s growing body, while the highchair’s detachable 5-point harness, tray, T-bar and footrest offer maximum comfort and security. The seat offers extra stability thanks to its large floor surface base.
The Up & Down highchair is stylish and made from robust materials, and will look great in your kitchen.
Swift Fold, Graco
The slim and compact Swift Fold is an excellent option if you’re looking for a collapsable highchair. Suitable from newborn with the use of a newborn insert and adjustable five-point harness, the highchair’s one-hand fold and extra slim design means you can store it away in one smooth motion, reclaiming your kitchen space between mealtimes.
The Swift Fold offers nine height adjustments so you can slide this chair seamlessly up to any table. Cleanup is a cinch, thanks to the dishwasher-safe insert and wipeable seat pad for easy cleanups.
With no assembly required and two wheels for easy manoeuvrability, Swift Fold is a great option for those looking for a simple, compact seat that will grow with your child from infant to big kid.
Vital Baby Nourish Scoop Highchair, John Lewis
The Nourish Scoop highchair is the compact highchair from Vital Baby that’s not only comfy for baby but super practical for the home.
The comfortable curved seat helps keep your little one upright while they are eating and is designed to support their posture. The free cushion helps to ensure that your baby has a soft seat and to help your growing little one stay comfortable the footrest adjusts too.
Joie Baby Multiply 6 in 1 Highchair, John Lewis
Designed with function and practicality in mind, the Multiply 6 in 1 highchair from Joie Baby is an innovative piece of baby kit that turns dinner time into playtime and then back again.
With six modes, it converts from a mealtime chair to a portable booster to a play table and more. The Multiply can adjust to five heights, so it will grow with your little one and fit varying table and island heights.
A brilliant all-round highchair that’s great at home and on the go.
MiChair, iCandy
The iCandy MiChair is a stylish highchair that turns into a beautifully crafted piece of furniture for your child.
The MiChair is suitable from birth when used with the iCandy MiChair Pod. The iCandy Pod simply docks onto the highchair to bring your baby up and away from the ground to parent height when feeding, so parent and baby can experience all important eye-to-eye contact, which is so important in those early day.
Nomi Chair, Stokke
The Stokke Nomi Chair can be used from birth for life. With seamless, tool-free adjustment, it offers a playful visual design and a comfortable seat for every age. ?Peter Opsvik has designed Nomi based on the same idea behind the Tripp Trapp Chair; that mealtimes may become more relaxed and interactive, and children find it easier to concentrate on the activities taking place around the table when the physical environment has been adapted to their size and needs.
The unique stem provides strength, durability and flexibility to the highchair with a stable, comfy footrest that supports your child. It’s lightweight, so it can be used throughout your home, and it can hang on your table edge for clean-up after meals. Tool-free adjustability ensures that the depth is automatically aligned when adjusting the height of the seat and footrest.
Lemo, CYBEX
The Cybex Lemo Highchair is an attractive 4-in-1 seating solution suitable from birth to 99 years of age. It’s available in a range of funky colours that will look fabulous in your home.
The Lemo is a modular highchair that grows with your baby from birth. The Cybex bouncer can be used in conjunction with the base of the chair, with the baby set (with harness) and tray perfect for slightly older babas. Depending on your child’s age, you only need to invest in the necessary accessories.
The Cybex Lemo Highchair offers comfortable, ergonomic seating for every age, the seat offers both height and width adjustments to suit. The Lemo can be converted from a highchair to a chair suitable for adult within seconds. The Lemo’s integrated wheels make the highchair incredibly mobile without scratching wooden floors. It’s not a heavy highchair and can easily be picked up and moved from room to room. The integrated wheels have also been designed to prevent tipping, so your child is always perfectly safe.
Clikk High Chair, Stokke
The Stokke Clikk arrives complete with highchair, tray and harness, so there’s no need to worry about additional extras or purchases with this highchair.
This highchair has been ergonomically designed to support your baby’s spine as they grow. It’s easy to adjust the seat supports with its three simple configurations for optimal seating.
The footrest offers two adjustable positions, and there’s an optional cushion for added softness and comfort, giving your child maximum comfort at every age and stage.
Tripp Trapp, Stokke
A chair for life, the Tripp Trapp® grows with your child from newborn into adulthood and can be enjoyed for generations.
The chair’s ergonomic design and smooth lines make it ideal for family time at the dinner table and perfect for tucking under the table to save on space when it’s not being used. Thanks to its sturdy design, together with adjustable seat and footplates and extra accessories available from newborn up, the Tripp Trapp® Stokke® Chair is a product that offers genuine longevity, making it a great investment.
We love the range of colours and finishes and the fact that you can personalise the backplate with your child’s name!
Minla Baby Highchair, Maxi-Cosi
From their first day at home until their sixth birthday, the Maxi-Cosi Minla 6-in-1 highchair is there for parents and their little ones while they enjoy quality time at the dinner table.
The Minla highchair offers your little one six different ways to sit, with five recline positions, four tray positions and nine adjustment heights. This comfy high chair brings even the littlest members of the family to the table.
Antilop Highchair, IKEA
You can’t go wrong with IKEA! If you’re looking for a simple solution that’s transportable, the ANTILOP highchair is a great fuss-free option. It’s easy to take apart and can be stored in your car boot so your child can sits safely and steadily whether you are at home, at your friend’s place or at the restaurant.
Buffet Highchair, Silver Cross
Suitable for newborns and toddlers, the Silver Cross Buffet is a foldable highchair packed with practical features to help make mealtimes fun.
The unique newborn cradle mode makes Buffet a great highchair from birth thanks to its full lie-flat recline position. From 6 months, the Buffet foldable highchair can be used with the detachable tray which comes with a dishwasher-safe divider. When your little one is ready to join the rest of the family, simply remove the tray, adjust the height and push your Buffet highchair up to the table.
With a plush padded seat cover and adjustable safety harness, baby is kept safe and comfortable. After dinner, the quick-release seat cover and harness can be easily removed and fully submerged in water for a deep clean.
There are seven adjustable height positions to fit any table, plus an improved quick-release seat cover and harness for fast and easy cleaning.
360° Cloud High Chair, Munchkin
Meet the super sleek Munchkin 360 Cloud Highchair that promises functionality and style – with no tools required!
Easy to clean, easy to assemble and easy on the eyes, this stylish high chair is also easy to love thanks to its superior safety features. A five-point harness system keeps your baby secure while the unique swiveling design moves with you and makes feeding solids a breeze.
From the clear ergonomic seat and removable cushion to the chic wooden legs and dishwasher-safe tray, the 360 Cloud weighs in at only 7.3kg, making it easy to move around your home.
