Products I love: Toddler

Naomi is now a toddler and I don't like to think of myself as a product junkie, but I just wanted to post some product that I've found helpful as well as that are designed really well.

Booster Seat
Now that we're out of the high chair (not by our choice, but by hers!) we were in need of a booster seat as N's not quite tall enough to sit in a chair at the table and be able to reach or see her dinner! So I did a little Pinterest search  - my go to for well designed, mom vetted & approved items. And I found the Kaboost. This is the best booster seat out there, because, well, its not really a booster seat. Its a lift for the chair to make it taller instead of putting something on the seat. I saw some cute booster seats on Pinterest, but I wanted something that wouldn't make me nervous that N could tip over or be too bulky. This is the best solution to what I wanted and what her needs were. She has plenty of room to sit, its the perfect height, and in fact has two levels, for when she gets a little taller, and its slip free as the bottom has rubber feet on it so no sliding around. It comes in a bunch of colors, green is N's favorite, and its pretty cheap $35 on Amazon.

Bike Seat
This past summer we spent a lot of time on Cape Cod visiting my parents, playing at the beach and biking. The area where my parents live there is quite and flat, a perfect place for bike riding. So my mother did a little research and found the best baby bike seat out there. Its called the iBert. It is a front mounting forward facing seat. This way the kid doesn't have to stare at your back as your biking! Its a little expensive (about $90 on amazon) but we found ours on craigslist for much cheaper!


Helper Tower
I know I've written about this a lot but I can't tell you how awesome this has been for us. N helps all the time with it. She can easily get up on it and down from it now and is eager to help out because she knows she can be at our level in the kitchen safely. There are a lot of different ones out there. But they all looked kind of cheap and I wanted something that was going to be stable and strong. I found plans on how to build your own and a friend of ours, who dabbles in finished carpentry as a hobby, made it for us. We opted to not have it fold up for storing because it seemed like that would make it less stable. It does take up a lot of space, so it may not be for you if you have a small kitchen, but it is so worth it when your kid can help you and be excited about it!