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Review by N. Stauffer for Fisher-Price Healthy Care Booster Seat – Rainforest
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We own 2 of these regular non-rainforest high chairs, plus 1 with the rainforest toys for Grandma’s house. It’s love! But your probably don’t need the rainforest version.
We have limited space, so one of these is our permanent kitchen high chair, strapped securely onto one of our dining room chairs. It adjusts to 3 heights based on the chair’s height from the table and the baby’s size, and the tray comes with 3 pieces which are dishwasher safe (tray, divided tray insert, and a cover). The tray can also be put into 3 different distances from your baby’s tummy depending on his clothing and size.
The tray is very easy to get on and off in a hurry. This is good for when your child inevitably gags or chokes and you need to get to him in a hurry. Also, unlike other high chairs that we’ve used, he can’t remove the tray himself. Some other styles of high chair have a pull latch on the front of the tray–which has the big design flaw of releasing when it’s easily kicked!
This folds into a nice, trunk-friendly bundle for carrying around in your car for visiting relatives, etc. The back of the seat has a handle for your hand, or you can use the under-chair strap as a shoulder strap for carrying. I also prefer to take it into restaurants to have the tray available instead of pushing a high chair up to a table. The snap-in tray cover keeps the food tray clean no matter what else is bouncing around in your trunk.
Now we have a second basic one which permanently lives in the car until our next baby comes along, then we will have both our kids in these at the dining room table.
When the baby becomes a toddler, you can stop using the tray and use it as a regular booster chair with the adjustable height for any chair/table height combo.
We bought the rainforest version when we flew out to Grandma’s house to keep there. It is super cute, but there is a VERY NARROW window of time in which your baby will be a) big enough to play with it and b) small enough to be interested in this instead of food. The toy insert is snap-in and easily removable. But, it does not get any more compact, which really increases the amount of space it takes up (if that’s a concern for you). You can theoretically remove the toys from the “jungle” to conserve space, but they snap in very securely so it’s a pain. So, when we traveled with Grandma and Grandpa to the beach, etc, the rainforest part stayed behind. Plus, our baby at 1 year old was too old to be interested in it for very long. He just wanted to eat and then get down and crawl/walk around instead of hanging out and playing with the toys. I hoped it would buy us some time at the table, but not at this age! Maybe for a younger baby.
Review by Babita Tiwari for Fisher-Price Healthy Care Booster Seat – Rainforest
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I bought this seat because we have two other items from this this line (the gym mat and the jumperoo). It looks cute and the toys also made it more appealing to me. The downside was that it is frustrating to operate. The tray snaps into three places depending on the size of your baby. It is not easy to adjust the tray or remove it if you are holding your baby. Locking it into place also is not as easy. Although it has three adjustable height positions, even on the highest, I felt it was too short for my daughter. The toys are nice but for smaller babies. Mine is 8 months and she has limited interest in them. I would opt for something a lot more user-friendly.
Review by D. J. Bonventre for Fisher-Price Healthy Care Booster Seat – Rainforest
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The first time I put our four month old grandaughter in this seat, she immediately grabbed every toy on the tray. We have family dinner on Sundays and it is so nice to have her sitting at her own place at the table. I particularly like the idea of using this seat as a booster chair as she gets older. It replaces having a highchair sitting in my kitchen and can be stored out of sight easily.
Review by Lisa M. Avila for Fisher-Price Healthy Care Booster Seat – Rainforest
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We bought this to use at my parents home. No doubt about it, this is a sure buy. My daughter loves it. She loves to play with the lizards & enjoys spinning the tree in the center.
Review by T. Maddock for Fisher-Price Healthy Care Booster Seat – Rainforest
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As soon as my son (11 months) saw this, he couldn’t wait to get to the toys. I have no problem putting the tray on one side at a time with one hand. I also really like that the height is very easy to adjust… so many baby products seem to require some serious muscle to adjust. The only thing I don’t like is that the toys don’t fold down flat or fit inside and so increase the size of it when folded up for travel.