Beautiful, durable, contemporary & easy to clean
July 7, 2019
The OXO Tot Sprout Highchair is a really fabulous chair! What appealed to me at first was its contemporary and minimalist design, which also makes it easy to clean. The puffy pads of other high chairs always made me cringe - too many crevices to clean! This chair has removable pads that are easy to wipe down, and provide just enough cushion for comfort. A dream of mine ;) would be to have machine washable pads, or at least pads that could be washed in the sink (pretty please, OXO?). The bottom/felt side does attract crumbs, and can only brushed off. Also, the way the edges of the pads are finished doesn't appear that it would last as long as the chair. I do love that there are so many options for wood and pad colors. Considering this piece will be used for at least 5 years, it's great that you can coordinate it with your home! It's also a solid piece - you can feel the quality in the hard wood, its durable finish, and in the matte finish plastic components. It's not just a high chair, but a beautiful piece of furniture you're adding to your dining set!
What makes this a high chair that grows with your child? OXO has very thoughtfully designed this piece of furniture to transform! The seat has height adjustments, as do the steps, and is labeled so you know what age to transition to the next level. The shoulder straps can be adjusted, and when your little one is old enough, the straps, center post and tray can be removed - leaving you with a great toddler chair to push in at your dining table. A suggestion for the OXO team - please make the center strap/buckle removable from the center post for washing. This center strap tends to get really messy, yet can only be surface cleaned. I occasionally throw the shoulder straps in the washer :) and that works beautifully.
This new model includes a (genius!) removable tray cover with a glossy finish, which makes cleanup so easy! It snaps onto the sides and back of the tray. A slight design improvement I'd suggest is to lengthen the "tongues" that snap over the tray, to prevent food from getting on the tray itself (and into the tray seams).
Overall, this is a fantastic chair and well worth the investment, despite minor suggestions I made! It will last your child for YEARS - beyond five, in my opinion. It's durable, beautiful, and overall much easier to clean than any chair I've used. Great job, yet again, OXO! *clap! clap! clap!*
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