How to Get High Chair Replacement Pads for Graco High Chairs
Summary:

A high chair is a sizable investment, and most parents hope to use the same one with each child. If you need high chair replacement pads, Graco and other brands can be nicely updated in several ways.


Graco is one of the most familiar brands of high chairs available.  Chances are good that if you find a second-hand high chair somewhere, it will be a Graco.  Because they are so widely available, many people wonder how they can replace the pads on an older Graco high chair.  There are several tactics you can try if you are in this predicament.  You can find an online business that will sew custom replacement pads.  Or you can even take your own try at sewing a padded cover for the chair.

Or you can search the company website and contact them about replacement pads.  Actually, no one seems to have had much luck with Graco as far as getting pads replaced by the company, but some other companies will sell replacement pads for their high chairs, such as Perego.  But why go to the original manufacturer when you can get a cute seat pad cover from some work-at-home mom out there who is sewing for others and trying to make a little extra money from home?

There are several online businesses that make high chair covers for any style of high chair.  You can choose a fabric that complements the decor in your dining room, whether elegant or bold.  The seamstress will typically provide a customized seat cover based on the style of the high chair, although some make chair covers in a more universal design that will fit most models of Graco and other brand high chairs.  

The crafted covers are usually padded and quilted and include button holes for the safety straps of the high chair to pass through.  They are generally made of cotton or cotton blend fabrics that go easily in the washing machine for clean-up.  Here are the names of some of the homespun brands:  Custom Kid Towels, Juvenile Solutions, Divas and Drooligans, and Messeez.  Also, Bryan's World is an Ebay store that sells second-hand baby item replacement parts, and could provide what you need.

Do be aware that if you do a web search for high chair covers, you are likely to find a lot of businesses who are selling covers that are designed to be used in the wooden restaurant-style high chairs.  These covers often do double duty by working in a shopping cart, but they won't work for your Graco.

Graco high chairs generally come with removable fabric covers that can be washed in the machine.  Underneath are the vinyl pads that can be wiped clean.  The plus side of this is that you can go ahead and use the chair even when the cover is in the washer.  The downside is that the vinyl pads can crack, and they sometimes get food in the crevices around the edges and are hard to clean.

A brand of replacement high chair pad that is universal in design is the one from NoJo.  It is made of a wipe-clean fabric so it doesn't have to be washed in the washing machine every time it gets dirty.  It is available in navy blue, pink stripe, or light blue plaid, and costs around $24.  It should fit your Graco high chair just fine.

Another company that makes universal sized replacement pads in several styles is Kidsline.  They make a pink girly style called the "Tiger Lily" that fits the back and sides of the high chair.  They also make a neutral colored one called the "Zanzibar."  Both are part of a complete line of baby items, including hampers, light switch plates, wallpaper border, and more.

Custom made high chair replacement pads for your Graco chair will probably cost a lot more.  A typical price is $60 for a customized pad.  High chair pads in a basic rectangular shape that tie onto the chair should be quite a bit cheaper.  Remember if you shop for hand-crafted items like these that you are helping a mom establish a home business, and that it is more expensive to create an item at home than it is for a factory to churn out one by mass production.  If you can afford it, you can consider your purchase a little bit like a charitable contribution.

But if all of these options seem too expensive, try sewing your own.  If you choose this option, good for you!  Sewing is a wonderfully relaxing hobby, and when you gain some skills, you'll find that you can economize around the house in many ways, while having unique accents around to boot.  So here is how to proceed if you want to make your own high chair covers.

First, do you have the old fabric cover?  If you do, you can simply take it apart and use it for a pattern.  Be sure to add seam allowances as necessary.  Choose a fabric that will not show stains much and can be easily washed.  Some people have made replacement pads from vinyl tablecloth material which can be wiped clean.

The simplest high chair replacement pads you can make consist of what amounts to a flat pillow that covers the back and seat of the high chair, and is stitched so that it can fold where the chair seat begins.  Large button holes strategically placed make a place for the safety straps to come through.  If you try to sew straps on the homemade cover, it probably will not offer the security of the straps attached to the high chair.

Making a cute fabric replacement cover for a second-hand Graco high chair that is otherwise in good condition is a great way to go green for your baby.  A high chair should last through several babies before it winds up in a landfill.  The pads, on the other hand, are likely to wear out.  Replacement pads and covers just make sense.

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