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Graco Blossom | |||||
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| Awards |  Best Wood Chair |  Most Aesthetic |  Best Budget Chair | ||
| Price | $210 List $199.99 at Amazon | $228 List $228.00 at Amazon | $200 List $199.99 at Amazon | $165 List $156.73 at Amazon | $80 List Check Price at Amazon |
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| Bottom Line | A versatile, easy-to-clean option that works for children of different ages and stages | Cool long-term chair good for baby to adulthood with an adjustable wood design and useful features | A quality chair that is easy to clean, looks good, and gets the job done | Great, budget friendly option that still has the 'wooden high chair' vibe | Offers features for general feeding needs for babies and toddlers and folds flat for smaller spaces to keep it out of the way |
| Rating Categories | Graco Blossom | Abiie Beyond Wooden | Munchkin 360° Cloud | Skip Hop EON 4-In-1... | Graco Slim Snacker... |
| Ease of Use (30%) | |||||
| Ease of Cleaning (25%) | |||||
| Quality (25%) | |||||
| Ease of Set Up (10%) | |||||
| Footprint/ Portability (10%) | |||||
| Specs | Graco Blossom | Abiie Beyond Wooden | Munchkin 360° Cloud | Skip Hop EON 4-In-1... | Graco Slim Snacker... |
| Use Range | Infant to 60 lbs | 6mo-12y+ Max weight: 250 lbs |
6 mo - 33 lbs/3 yrs | 6 mo - 33 lbs/3 yrs, 80 lbs for chair | Up to 3y (no minimum age) Max weight: 40 lbs |
| Harness | 3 and 5-point | 3 and 5-point | 5-point | 5-point | 3 and 5-point |
| Dimensions | 28.5"L x 22.5"W x 42"H | 21.5"L x 17.5"W x 35"H | 28" W x 28" L x 40" H | 26.4" L x 27.4" D x 36" H | 35"L x 21"W x 41"H |
| Footprint (sqft) | 4.5 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| Weight (lbs) | 28.6 | 18.3 | 16 | 11.9 | 14 |
Graco, based out of Atlanta, Georgia, was founded in 1942 and initially manufactured machine and car parts. Their claim to fame is that they invented the world's first wind-up, automatic baby swing in 1955 after the company's owner watched his wife struggle to keep the baby asleep in a rocking chair while she read a book. Quickly, the company began pioneering other baby products, and soon after that, the Pack n'Play was born. Today, Graco is a well-known company in the world of babies, and they manufacture many quality products.
The Blossom excelled in this category. It has a fairly intuitive design, and we can tell you from experience that once you have had your hand on various pieces of baby equipment, you'll no doubt find this gear relatively easy to use. The one part that did trip us up a bit was the 5-point restraint system, and we feel it is too complicated to use with a squirmy baby. Luckily, it converts to a 3-point restraint system, so we (along with lots of other reviewers) opted to go that route. In no way does it compromise the baby's safety while in the chair, but if you feel more comfortable using the shoulder straps for your little one, the option is there.
You can't beat the 4-in-1 feature regarding growing with your baby. The chair accommodates up to 60 pounds, so it can be used for years to come and with more than one child at once. If you're using the high chair feature, you still have a separate booster seat that can strap securely to a dining chair for an older sibling. Or you can take the seat off and clip it right into the booster so the baby can join you at the table. If you do this, you'll have a youth chair that can push to the table and hold up to 60 lbs! Overall, it is an easy-to-use chair with lots of options.
We find this chair to be reasonably easy to clean. The extra insert in the infant seat is easily removable and can be machine-washed. However, the main seat cushion must be wiped down by hand, which we did not think was a big deal as the insert catches most of the mess anyway. The snack tray is dishwasher safe but was so large that we opted to wash that by hand as well. What we like best is that if any food gets caught under the seat cushion, it is easy to lift and wipe down the plastic base.
The Blossom also performs well in terms of quality. The frame is nice and sturdy, not budging when our 50-pound older sibling tester climbed up to test out the child seat.
The finish of the legs is a nice gray/black color rather than a shiny white metal, as so many other high chairs tend to sport. Additionally, the seat cushion material is soft against the baby's skin and easy to wipe clean.
One downfall is that the crotch restraint is attached to the tray, which seems to be an issue for two reasons: 1. It makes the tray quite heavy when removed, and 2. Baby tends to slide down a bit, especially when reclined. So, the harness is the only thing keeping the baby securely in the chair, and other users reported their baby having issues with slipping and also causing problems when removing the tray for cleaning. It leaves the baby in the chair in the meantime, and since it was helping hold them in, it doesn't feel comfortable doing so. Some competitors have passive crotch restraints that are attached directly to the seat rather than the tray, and we much prefer that style.
The Blossom took us just under 12 minutes to assemble right out of the box, which was average compared to other chairs in the review. Although the setup was not too bad and only required two screws, we feel that the manual is a bit more complicated than necessary, as it presents the directions in two languages at once. We think that the instructions skipped one or two steps, but it wasn't anything we couldn't figure out on our own.
This category is where the Blossom struggles the most. Due to its large footprint, heavy weight, and inability to fold, it performs poorly as the other chairs. It is one of our heaviest chairs, weighing almost 29 pounds. However, we appreciate that its great wheels make it easy to maneuver around the kitchen despite its weight.
The Graco Blossom is a solid chair built by a solid brand, that does all the things it needs to. If you're not worried about weight or space, it's a chair that has the potential to last through many stages of your child's life, but it isn't our favorite.
The Skip Hop Eon 4-in-1 Multi-Stage High Chair is slightly less expensive and made of long-lasting materials such as wood and metal. It also has a wider base, but it also grows with your child, will save you a bit of money, and is easy to clean.
