Any recommendations for a step-type thing to help a toddler reach the basin?

[lummox]

I very stupidly bought one in a cheapo shop and it is really flimsy.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good, stable one?

Just bought one today from mothercare - it was about 3.50

I've got one from Ikea that is sturdy enough for my just 2 year old. It's a little bit higher than the ones you get in Mothercare too so it's actually better as our sink is quite high.

I got the one from boots - doesn't seem to be a problem

there is a fantastic one on www.mamatoto.co.uk, a white and beech wooden 2 step - really great and very sturdy. it is £23 (even more on blooming marvellous).
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I've got a good one which we no longer use, you can have it if you just pay for the postage and packing.

We got the £2 Ikea one and its fine. The wooden one they do there is £8 and looks good if you do need it quite high.
The onlt thing I'd say is that I wish ours wasn't so portable, as every time i'm doing anything on the kitchen worktop, I hear 'I'll just get my stool'... then fingers are in everything

thanks everybody.

mustrunmore - nightmare thought! here's me thinking jolly thoughts about ds being able to wash his hands like a grown up, when in fact he'll be using it to put playdough in the cooking.

twickersmum - i saw that one in bloomingmarvellous, but it seemed a bit expensive to buy without a recommendation. also, because it is two steps i thought it might be less stable, as the child is balancing on something half the size?

sounds like the best thing would be to brave a trip to ikea just as soom as i can remember all the other things i want.

crazydazy - that is a very kind offer, but it looks like p&p may be as much as getting a new one. unless you live in the Croydon area (or Northern France)?

it is quite a big step stool and very sturdy, even standing on the top one - do you want me to measure it?

I've got an anti-recommendation - one of those wooden ones with four legs which screw on.

They look much nicer than the mothercare plastic one, but boy are they a liability. very unstable and kept upturning.

In the end I gave in and bought the safe, not so nice one.

Ikea plastic ones here too - and you can stack them if you need a little extra height.

we've got the ikea white one with round grey blobs. 15 month old dd very proficient at climbing onto it. luckily she can't turn the tap on. yet...

No sorry in Leeds,oh well never mind then

We use a caravan step from the local caravan shop. It is very stable as it is designed for adults to step on too.

I have no idea of the price, my parents bought it.

John Lewis has some cheap-ish ones.

And so do Betterware . I think we got ours for about £3 from somewhere like Homebase - maybe have a look in some DIY places?

hello lummox...

we've got this

one...

very very sturdy and the perfect height for our wash basin...

though not very good for ducks!!!!!

hello again bea! that's the posh looking one that i saw in the blooming marvellous catalogue. i was worried that the top step would be a bit narrow?

thanks very much for the other ideas - betterware one looks nice, as does john lewis, but think i am down to deciding between the posh one and ikea!