https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:59:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-2376873 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:26:14 +0000 MrsF 2376873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: We just use ours in the kitchen but it gets SO much use. My daughter is 3 and eats her breakfast, lunch and snack in it every day. Because she is standing at the counter I can be working in the kitchen at while she's eating and still talk to her and help her easily. We all sit together at the table for dinner but she really prefers the tower during the day. </p> <p>She also uses it while I'm cooking so that she can stand next to me and help. I'm worried about what happens when DS is old enough for it - I can't imagine having room for 2! I guess DD can stand on a chair but she really loves the tower. She can move around all she wants and have a much bigger space to stand on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-2376773 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:22:32 +0000 mediagirl 2376773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: I think they can use it for quite some time. The one we have has three levels for the stand. We have lowered it once and are no where close to lowering it again yet. We plan on using it until she can see over the counters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-2376763 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:18:39 +0000 ElbieKay 2376763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When do kids outgrow the learning tower? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-2376722 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:53:32 +0000 BlueWolverine 2376722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: My MIL made ours (I love her) and in addition to having the rails and stability, the "floor" is adjustable. So as LO gets taller, we can lower the floor to keep her at the right height for the counter. She LOVES her learning tower and I'm so grateful we have it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-2376696 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:40:22 +0000 mediagirl 2376696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: safety. If they stand on a chair, the likelihood of them falling over is much higher than in this tower. The tower keeps them safe. They can lean over and even mess around in it and you don't have to worry about them hurting themselves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-2376637 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:11:41 +0000 Happygal 2376637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: cute picture! It looks like your dog wants to join.</p> <p>So how is a tower better than a chair? I guess I'm not really understanding the benefits of this thing I've just purchased :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-2376582 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 10:26:09 +0000 ShootingStar 2376582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: You could use it in the bathroom as a stool I guess, but ours lives in the kitchen. It's really too big and clunky to be moving around. Ours pretty much stays at the end of our peninsula. </p> [attach=2504/15/nysg8f.450x600.IMG_4498.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-2376563 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 10:12:11 +0000 Happygal 2376563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bumping an old thread.....I saw one on FB and jumped on it b/c it was listed for $50. The only time I read about people using it though is in the kitchen. Are there other purposes for the tower? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1730374 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 10:17:05 +0000 sunny 1730374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think LO would love one because she loves to see what I'm doing but we have no space for something like that! :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1730354 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 09:43:21 +0000 littlek 1730354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: ours fits nicely in our kitchen under our center island granite overhang. I can take a pic and send you if you'd like. We have a pretty big kitchen though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1730126 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 23:25:01 +0000 shopaholic 1730126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow! Lots of IKEA hackers! I can't do the IKEA hack because 1) DH is not handy at all. 2) I can't trust K not to fall, climb off etc. We have that stool, and no way could I let her stand on it yet. She's not even that good with the shorter metal stool we have with a handlebar for washing hands…</p> <p>@pinkcupcake: This is my fear. I read some of them were short enough to fit nicely under the counter overhang. </p> <p>@Cherrybee: Ah! What luck.</p> <p>Still torn over whether or not to get one. But I'm thinking we can wait. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1729774 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 19:32:08 +0000 Bluebonnet 1729774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the Little Partners learning tower and LOVE IT. LO got it for Christmas when she was 20 months. We use it multiple times a day - eating breakfast, coloring, art projects, playing with toys, "helping" cook, etc, etc. It was a huge lifesaver when I was pregnant with #2. I had a challenging pregnancy and wasn't supposed to lift my toddler. It allowed her to be a little independent and saved my back from having to lift her in and out of a high chair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1729755 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 19:18:28 +0000 Radish 1729755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: <a href="http://www.ikeahackers.net/2013/03/lucys-learning-tower.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ikeahackers.net/2013/03/lucys-learning-tower.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1729731 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 19:01:56 +0000 autumnlove 1729731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use a fold up stool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1729709 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 18:45:15 +0000 Espion 1729709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What is the IKEA hack? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1729664 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 17:02:35 +0000 looch 1729664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I swore we needed one, but we never got one and we've managed just fine, largely because we have an eat in kitchen and I let my son go to town on the table. I can set up my mixer right there and he can put all the stuff in the bowl just fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1729659 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:53:22 +0000 MamaCate 1729659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: I couldn't pull the trigger for the price and size of a learning tower so we went fir a more budget approach. We just got a set if foldable steps for the bathroom that we bring to the kitchen for cooking. It has worked out great! We got our last fall I think and LO is now 2 1/2.</p> <p>Less than $30 on amazon right now. Here is the link:<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Range-Kleen-SS2-Double-Stool/dp/B007EEG7M0/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1403992348&#038;sr=8-12&#038;keywords=step+stool+folding" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Range-Kleen-SS2-Double-Stool/dp/B007EEG7M0/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1403992348&#038;sr=8-12&#038;keywords=step+stool+folding</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1729652 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:36:47 +0000 Cherrybee 1729652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is so weird! We went to a street sale today and there was one for sale.... We had never heard of such a thing before and were a bit baffled as the guy selling it was trying to explain its uses to us!!!! We were like, umm, so you put the kid in this cupboard thing and what exactly?! We didn't buy it...... but now I wish we had!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1729391 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 11:11:18 +0000 littlek 1729391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use ours every day. We have the little<br /> Partners one in green with chalkboard attachment. Worth every penny! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1729379 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:59:45 +0000 pinkb 1729379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the Ikea hack one and love it. It helps cut down on the whining when I am trying to get things done in the kitchen, she loves to watch. We have a super small kitchen, the ikea one seemed to be the smallest, but it still gets in the way a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1729362 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:46:03 +0000 prettylizy 1729362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use ours every day, multiple times per day. We have the Anna White one, friends built it for us. Both sets of grandparents now have one after seeing how great they are.<br /> I loke that she can get in and out on her own. She plays much longer when she is up with us for some reason. We also use it for most snacks. She knows she can eat and drink in her tower and we dont end up with food all over the house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1729361 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:45:41 +0000 winniebee 1729361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the little helpers one. Got it when DS was 19 months and there are periods when he likes it and periods when it goes completely unused. He likes to races his cars on I though. He's 25 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1729351 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:34:30 +0000 pinkcupcake 1729351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: I'm torn on it. We have the Little Partners learning tower, and I love it because it's sturdy and I don't have to worry (as much) when LO is standing in it (she had a bad tumble from a regular step stool). The only thing is - this thing is SO HUGE. We have a pretty big kitchen, but it's still constantly getting in the way. It's really annoying because I keep tripping over it as I'm trying to cook. Plus it doesn't fold up so I just leave it in one section of the kitchen and it takes up so much room. If I had to do it again, I think I would get something smaller (not sure if there's anything smaller out there) and one that folds up. It's nice that it's sturdy and safe, but it's such a huge monstrosity :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1729220 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 08:47:50 +0000 Sparkler 1729220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just use chairs with arms and have had no issues. My older child just uses the tall ikea bathroom stool. I have issues with baby gear in living areas, so this is something I passed on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1729114 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 07:44:37 +0000 Weagle 1729114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We planned to do the Ikea hack, but LO did fine with just standing on the stool. We use it every day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1729081 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 07:22:57 +0000 Smurfette 1729081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Dad is a making R the Anna White one. She is going to love now. She whins and throws a fit now when she can't see what I am doing, so she sits on the counter a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1728901 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 23:06:01 +0000 fairy 1728901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never heard of learning towers but now I am going to be looking them up for hours haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1728876 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 22:51:05 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1728876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got ours for LO when She was 19 months. </p> <p>WE USE IT SO MUCH.</p> <p>We have the "kitchen helper," so it folds up flat and we can tuck it away.</p> <p>We love it.<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/GuideCraft-G97325-Kitchen-Helper/dp/B000SQNAQC" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/GuideCraft-G97325-Kitchen-Helper/dp/B000SQNAQC</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1728870 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 22:48:24 +0000 cascademom 1728870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love ours. It's the One Step Ahead one. LO used it tonight to help with laundry. It gives him access to places he's too small for but safely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/learning-tower-usefulness#post-1728853 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 22:43:12 +0000 immabeetoo 1728853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we did the ikea hack as well; my 19 month old uses it daily while I cook &amp; loves it. </p>