Travel high chairs and eating away from home
Most places that welcome children have chairs. The ones that do not are exactly where you need one.
Compact chairs versus hook-on seats
Fold-flat fabric chairs strap to an adult chair and work almost anywhere. Hook-on seats clamp to a table edge and depend entirely on the table.
Fabric chairs are the more universal answer for travel.
Check the chair, not the child
Strap-on seats need a chair with a solid back and base. Cafés with benches, stools or moulded plastic seating will defeat them.
Have a fallback if you are somewhere unfamiliar.
Harnesses matter
A five-point harness on a portable chair is doing more work than on a full high chair, because the base is less stable.
Never rely on a lap strap alone in a portable seat.
Packing size
If it does not fit in the bag you already carry, it will be left at home. That is the real test, not the specification.
Chairs that fold into their own pouch are the ones that get used.
Cleaning
It will be used for food away from a sink. Fabric that wipes clean and a cover that can be machine washed are both necessary.
Take a couple of disposable bibs for the same reason.
Feeding sets that travel
A silicone set with a lid means the meal you packed arrives intact, and the pieces nest for the journey home.
Silicone survives being in a bag in a way that plastic and ceramic do not.
Bottle brushes on the road
A travel brush set with a drying rack matters more for a weekend away than any other feeding item, because hotel sinks have nothing.
It is small, and its absence is felt immediately.
Questions that come up with this
Are you open at weekends?
No — the shop runs Mon–Thu: 9:30 AM–5:30 PM · Fri: 9:30 AM–4:00 PM · Sat–Sun: Closed and is closed Saturday and Sunday. Orders can be placed online any time.
How quickly do orders ship?
One to two business days to pack, then two to five business days in transit inside the United States.
What does shipping cost?
$5.25 per order, and free once the order reaches $42.00.
The FAQ page covers the rest.
Where this sits in the shop
Little Folks NYC groups its range into 8 sections, so it is usually quicker to start from the group than to scroll the whole shop. These are the ones with stock on the shelf right now:
- Car Mirrors and Seats — 5 items
- Feeding On The Go — 5 items
- Stroller Accessories — 4 items
- Air Travel — 3 items
- Baby Monitors — 2 items
- Sun and Weather — 1 item
If none of those is obviously right, the full shop lists everything on one page.
Coming in instead
Little Folks NYC is at 123 E 23rd St, New York, NY 10010, open Mon–Thu: 9:30 AM–5:30 PM · Fri: 9:30 AM–4:00 PM · Sat–Sun: Closed. If you would rather look at something before buying it, call +1 800-675-9669 and we will put it aside for you.
Anything already ordered can be followed on the order tracking page.
Four products that show the range
The least expensive way in: Retractable Diaper Bag Dispenser with 24 Lavender Scented Bags, Gray at $5.29. Listed with its own specification table, so the dimensions and what is in the box are on the page rather than in a description.
A step up from the basics: TRELC Portable Baby Airplane Bed & Seat Extender for Infants 1-8 Months at $12.99. Listed with its own specification table, so the dimensions and what is in the box are on the page rather than in a description.
A middle-of-the-range option: liuliuby Magnetic Phone Holder for Stroller & Golf Push Cart, 1 Count at $21.49. Listed with its own specification table, so the dimensions and what is in the box are on the page rather than in a description.
The most substantial option: Lusso Gear Airplane Tray Table Cover – Kids Travel Organizer with Snack & Toy Pockets at $32.99. Listed with its own specification table, so the dimensions and what is in the box are on the page rather than in a description.
What it costs
Across the 22 items currently listed, prices run from $5.29 to $32.99, with the middle of the range around $15.99. That spread is worth knowing before you start comparing, because the cheapest and dearest options here are usually not the same kind of product at all.
Shipping is a flat $5.95 per order and free once the order reaches $42.00, which is set out in full on the Shipping Policy page.
Related reading
Other pieces in this journal that cover neighbouring ground:
- Baby car mirrors: what to look for and what to ignore
- Flying with a baby: what earns space in the bag
- Stroller fans, mosquito nets and the summer kit that matters
- Seat-back organisers and keeping a car usable
The full journal index lists everything we have written so far.
In short
Most places that welcome children have chairs. The ones that do not are exactly where you need one. If you want to talk it through rather than read about it, +1 800-675-9669 reaches the shop during opening hours, and the contact page has everything else.