A highchair for feeding is a useful and necessary thing. Firstly, it is much easier for mom to feed a baby, if he comfortably settles in a chair, rather than turns on his hands. Secondly, the chair for feeding allows you to instill elementary rules of etiquette at the table. And, thirdly, you can simply leave the child in the stool, inviting him to do his toys, while mom prepares lunch or wash dishes.
However, for the sake of justice, it should be noted that a high-quality and comfortable chair is decent. And, unfortunately, not all families can afford such a costly pleasure. Therefore, for many parents, the question is how to make a highchair for feeding themselves, so that it meets all the requirements and personal wishes.
Step-by-step instruction
To make a highchair for feeding yourself, first of all you need:
- Decide on design and size, if experience and skills in working with wood is not enough, it is better to choose a simpler model with a minimum of rounded parts and additional elements. As for the dimensions, in most cases the height of the dining table varies from 72-76 cm, but depending on the individual characteristics of the child, the parameters of the products can be completely different.
- Draw a drawing, where once again to review all sizes and proportions.
- Select material. As a rule, it is an ecological and safe tree.
- Prepare the necessary tools and fasteners (corners, screws or screws, roulette, pencil, jigsaw or hacksaw, screwdriver or screwdriver, wooden bars and a piece of table top or plywood, wood varnish or stain).
- After the drawing of a highchair for feeding is ready, tools and materials too, you can directly start creating a masterpiece with your own hands.
- To begin with, all parts are cut out, then the finished elements are treated with sandpaper and assembled into a single structure.
General recommendations
Choosing the dimensions of the product, you need to make sure that the child will be comfortable in it, you need to know the distance between the seat and the table. Do not make the chair too tight or loose. The edges of the stools must be carefully processed, that the surface was smooth. The finished product can be varnished. The varnish is applied in several layers to create a smooth and matte surface. The seat can be beaten with foam rubber and dermatine, or the layer of dermatina can be placed under the upholstery fabric. You can sew a removable cover for the highchair . Thus, the made chair for feeding by own hands, will have a more attractive appearance. For the smallest, it will not be superfluous to install a safety strap.
We suggest you to watch a master class on making such a highchair.