Guidecraft Classic Kitchen Helper Stool – Gray

This is a great product and has made my life much easier. My sons (3 1/2 years and 18 months) can safely stand on the stool to see what I am doing in the kitchen and also to help me cook. Whenever my 18-month-old tugs at my leg for me to pick him up while I am cooking, I remind him to get on the stool. I love having two hands free to cook and having my children able to see and help at the same time. It's even big enough for both of them. They often stand on the stool together for a snack or to stir pancake batter. My only concern is that the screws need tightening about every 2 months. Otherwise, the Kitchen Helper has been a great help to me!

I bought this for my 2 year old daughter so she can help see while we are working in the kitchen. It is a good product overall. Seems like it could be a bit safer if there was only one open side. Somehow she bumped her head on the top bar of one of the open sides as she was climbing out of it. I chose this product over others because it folds up. However, we rarely have folded it since we started using it. We usually leave it out next to the counter. Also, the feet stick out a couple inches so even when folded the bottom doesn't fit in as small of a space as I thought. Sometimes we trip on the feet, too. Despite the cons I mentioned, I'm glad we have the stool and my daughter seems to like it.

My 2 year old always wants to help around the kitchen, but I wasn't comfortable with her standing on a little plastic step stool. This Guidecraft stool is perfect. It's the right height for her to reach the counter when we're baking, and the sink when we're cleaning up. If I'm cooking, and she wants to be picked up, I just bring this near the stove (but not so near that she can touch!) so that she can watch what I'm making. It was definitely a great purchase!

This has been a joy for our family in the kitchen. My daughter has gotten to start helping with making meals and baking all sorts of treats. She is easily able to climb in and out by herself. The stabilizers on the feet make it very sturdy even if she is leaning over. It is relatively light, so you can easily pick it up and move it around or place felt pads on the feet and just scoot it around the kitchen. The dry erase board and chalk board are a nice addition but we really haven't used them much. The shape cut outs give it some style. The platform is a little slick when my daughter is where socks, so I may end up putting some non-slip material to it. Otherwise it is tons of fun and makes for great times in the kitchen.

We bought this over 6 years ago and it was one of the best kid purchases we made. We bought it when my son was 2 and used it daily for years. When our daughter was big enough to stand she started using it too! Both of them would stand in it to dye eggs, bake cookies, or help with dinner. I loved having them up and secure. When it was not being used it stored folded up in our pantry. So many great memories were made with our kitchen helper!

My one and a half year old refused to sit and be strapped into his high chair to eat. He would try to kneel or stand on the chair next to his big sister. Problem was he'd end up falling or spilling all the time! He used a more expensive version of this at a friends house and stayed in for 20 minutes while he ate his whole lunch. What a change!!! I came home and immediately started shopping for our own. This brand was not only less expensive, but it folds up (which we don't use now as this is his daily seat for meals but will be nice when he doesn't use it and we'd like to save it for our next child), and is substantially smaller. It takes up less space at our island and just fits under our counter so he can really belly up to his meal. Plus, he can completely get in and out by himself, so I don't have to pick him up and wrestle him in (which is too hard while being pregnant!) Yes, this means he can fall out the back as I read in the reviews, but that is the risk of l allowing him to get independently in and out. My son has never fallen out and LOVES this. I do too!!!

So after you are done choking on the price- really consider it because it's great. My toddler is probably the clumsiest kid on earth and falling off stools was a problem for us.. This one is great! He hasn't fallen off it yet! It's super sturdy and gets right up against the counter with no gap. He gets on and off it really easily, the cutout shapes make it easy for him to grab on and hoist himself up. We resisted buying it for some time because holy dolllars, but now that we finally caved, I wish we would have done it sooner. Barely any assembly was required, just putting the little feet on, I handled it in no time and "assembly" really isn't one of my skills..

This was the best thing we got my toddler for Xmas. Keeps him occupied, playing with toys on the kitchen counter keeping us company when we cook or hang out at the counter. He was 17 months when get got it, I thought he might have trouble getting up, but he figured it out in about 5 minutes. Now at 19 months he's up and down all the time. The BEST part: I can fold it up and put it in the closet when he's not using it!! It folds inwards and can stand on its own when folded. I just put it in the closet. It came 90% assembled, just needed to attach the feet. When in use it is pretty stable, haven't had any issues where it seemed unsafe at all. I completely recommend this to people with small kitchens or just don't want to pay so much $$ for a learning tower.

Love this so far exactly what I wanted. Came assembled and files I only had to add the leg stabilizer pieces which was easy. Perfectly even with my counter. Perfect height for my 15 month old. It comes on the highest of the two settings. He is already climbing into it himself and pushing it around on day one.

My son LOVES to cook with daddy and my husband has been having to baby wear him. It was starting to hurt his back so I got this and it is amazing. My son had so much fun being at the counter with daddy and my husband was able to cook easier not wearing him. Feels super sturdy and stable and love that I can fold and store in the closet. Great product!

My only regret with this purchase is not purchasing it sooner. My daughter is 20 months and loves being part of the kitchen action. Previously we would have to hold her up (exhausting) or sit her on the island (unsafe). The GuideCraft is well made and light weight enough to move around easily. Also folds up quite simply if you ever don’t want it out. No instruction needed for your little one. My daughter gets in and out on her own and has even gotten to the point where she wants to push it to the location of choice. Love this thing! So happy I finally decided to purchase.

We just had a new baby by c-section and life is now very interesting staying home with both our newborn and our 18 month old. Big brother loves to help in the kitchen and this stool allows him to do so safely. He can get in and out with minimal help, which is key as I’m on lift restriction for several weeks. We appreciate the removable non-slip rubber pad for the base when he helps with dishes and giving his baby brother a bath. Would highly recommend!

My daughter loves this! Now she can help me in the kitchen or make art projects and it’s so much easier for me because she is at the same height as me now. It’s very sturdy. Easy to put together. Easy to fold and put away and unfold to use. I love that it folds. I can keep it behind my pantry door. Definitely space saving. It comes with a net for one side so only one side is open which makes it easy for my daughter to get in and out of by herself and also a lot less likely she will fall out of one side. I would recommend this to anyone with a child over 1 1/2. We love it.

My 1 year old can stand at the counter with me and “help” cook, he can wash his hands in the sink (with my help), he can see how his bottle is made, and - what I’ve really grown to appreciate - when he’s in a restless mood at mealtime and doesn’t want to sit in his high chair, he can stand in the Guidecraft and eat his dinner from a high top table!! It is really really a great way to bring your little guy into the kitchen with you, at a reasonable height so he can explore differently. He’s very entertained with being at this vantage point and is much more willing to hang out while I make dinner. I rank this up at the top of my favorite and out of the ordinary baby gear, along with the Veer wagon and the Poco AG carrier. Great way to have a smart, happy explorer in your house!!

I’m not exaggerating when I say this helper has changed my life. My 13 month old always wants to know what I’m doing in the kitchen and was constantly crawling up my leg or whining for me to pick her up. I got this so she could be at counter height with me when I cook and clean. SHE LOVES IT! She stands at our island and watches while I cut up fruits and veggies or I bring it over to the sink when I wash dishes. She’s so much happier and I love that she gets to be more “involved” at meal time. It’s easy to fold up and put in the corner when it’s not being used. 100% worth the money

One of the screws was not long enough to use the net with the device. I called guidecraft and they sent me a longer screw saying that this was a thing and we were covered! Recived the new screw within the week. My son loves being able to reach everything steadily now and I'm happy to know he won't be climbing on the dog food container to get up there anyway!

My daughter... is too active. She is only 1 and wants to help with EVERYTHING. So this is nice. I put her up in it and give her one of her toy knive things and a squishy banana and shes good the whole time I'm cooking. On the expensive side of what I wanted to spend, but the fact I cant fold it up and put it away, or take it with to the grandparents house... makes it sort of worth it!

I love this thing!!! So does my little toddler! She loves playing around it with the activities as well as playing next to me while I do dishes! Only had it for a day, but it’s so cute! And it’s so convenient! For the folks who reviewed that the side is scary and open... it actually comes with a net for the side. That net could be missed because it’s at the bottom of the box. Awesome and worth it!!

I am writing this review 5 1/2 years after we ordered this stool. I've always heard it referred to as a "Learning Tower," which isn't in the description, so hopefully including the words here will help people using that search term. As for the tower itself, I know it's expensive. Before we made our purchase, I agonized over it for weeks, wondering if we would even use this thing. I'm here 5+ years later to tell you that it's the best kid-gear purchase we ever made. My husband agrees. Our daughter basically lived in it for about three and a half years. We placed our tower on the far side of the bar in our kitchen, and if my husband or I were cooking, washing dishes, putting away groceries or sorting bills, our daughter was in her tower, keeping us company. She would color or play with toys or actually help with kitchen chores while she stood there. If I was baking a cake or rolling out pie dough, she was right there, across the counter, helping. This tower helped us spend *hundreds* of hours together that we would have missed out on otherwise, and I can not recommend it highly enough. My daughter is older and taller now, and no longer needs the safety and security provided by this stool. I'm not generally sentimental about furniture, but we had so many wonderful memories of her, standing at the counter in her tower, that it took me a little while to let go of it. After a year in storage, we recently sold it online to a local couple with a young child of their own. It's extremely durable and was still in great shape, and we were able to sell it for more than half of what we had originally paid for it, which says something about how well it retained its value. But even if it hadn't, it still would have been worth it.

Guidecraft Classic Kitchen Helper StoolThe two plastic clips that hold the flip down “floor” in place are uneven and don’t bother clip. However, this is a super minor issue for us. Easy to assemble (I did it alone while my toddler “helped”) and it’s a great height and easy to carry and set up/take down. We love this thing.

While pricey, this has been amazing!! My twins love it and I love not carrying/holding them while I cook and prepare food. It’s a game changer.