On Saturday, January 22nd Lexlee’s Kids participated in Preschool Palooza at Cortana Mall. The event was a success and we were able to educate lots of parents and caregivers about the importance of childproofing their homes. You would not believe the ahh-ha looks we got from parents and caregivers. Many had no idea about all the items available to keep their little ones safe. As if that were not enough excitement for one day, I made a trip over to Babies R Us to take a stroll down the home safety and car seat isles! To my surprise, I discovered the Graco SIGNATURE Series! The Graco Smart Seat All-in-One Convertible Car Seat has arrived!
This car seat is the ultimate in car seat longevity. This convertible car seat fits your child from 5-100 lbs & features a convenient stay-in-car base so you only have to install the base one time (additional bases are available for purchase)! For parent’s ease of use, there is a one-hand height adjustable head restraint with no-thread harness as well as an on-the-go recline so you can recline your child without having to re-install the seat with each adjustment.
To remove the seat from the base you are required to unlock the seat. I found that when removing the seat from the base it was sort of tricky to get the seat back in place on the base. You need to be able hold that bad boy, while keeping a steady hand and guiding the seat properly back onto the base.
I love the idea of this product, but it is very heavy and definitely not designed for those lacking in upper body strength! Normally when manufactures design these all-in-one seats that last from birth through booster seat age; parents do not realize that cookies, sick days and potty training will probably get the better of the seat before reaching its full life span. This is definitely not the seat for you if you drive a small vehicle or need to fit multiple seats across the back.
Have you seen this seat? What are your thoughts? Join hands with Lexlee’s Kids in caring for our kid’s safety. If you have any questions or comments about child safety seats, feel free to post them here or contact Lexlee’s Kids at 225-761-7272 or www.lexleeskids.com.
We recently bought te signature graco car seat. Over all we like the car seat, but our just 1 year old daughter is able to release her chest harness. We are concerned that she will either climb out or god forbid be ejected if we are hit. Trying to find out if it’s just our car seat or all of them.
Unfortunately, releasing the retainer clip is a problem we face with many children in all different types of seats. This is often labeled as curiosity and a discipline issue, and there are no products that we would recommend adding to the seat to prevent this from happening. It definitely is a safe issue and can cause your child to be injured in the event of a crash. That retainer clip is what holds the straps in place on your child’s shoulders and without it ejection is possible. For the time being, you will just need to keep a close eye on your daughter and hopefully she will grow of tampering with the restraint as she gets older. You may try offering a reward system for not unbuckling I hope this helps, and please feel free to give us a call or come by if you need additional help. We normally check seats on Fridays, but will be checking Monday of next week. Have a great weekend.
I have the graco signature serous n I love it!! It’s a lil heavy but it’s not a car seat u take in n out all the time my daughter is 8 months old n she fits great in it, its comfy (really padded) n loves she can look out the window. It doesn’t leave much foot room for the front passengers but I’d rather have that than a horrible car seat! I love that u dont have to mess with the straps when my daughter grows its just one button to change the straps n the height. The bass also has a lock for when u use the seat belt to hold the bass in place n that is cool bc ur seat belt will not move at all. And it is a lil big for smaller cars I have 3 kids n all in car seats but it all fits in the back seat. I’d tell everyone I know to get one of these car seats there awesome!!!
Cori we love when cargivers love their children’s car seats! Graco has done a very good job of creating a comfortable car seat and making it easier for parents to install. We will agree that the seat is a bit large for smaller vehicles and multiple children to fit across. It is also a bit heavy, but for those reasons there are lots of seats to pick from based on the families needs. We are so happy that you have found the seat that works best for you and your baby