Step Up & Go !! (Mothercare Thomas the Tank Engine Step-Up Stool)

Member Name: xjemloux

Product:	Mothercare Thomas the Tank Engine Step-Up Stool
Date:	05/11/09 (50 review reads)
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Advantages: Its a practical genius!

Disadvantages: none really!

Following on from my Thomas Comfy Trainer Seat review, this is the Thomas step up stool I purchased.

My twin boys are 2 the end of this month and are so close to using the big boys toilet but I wanted to gradually get them used to it without scaring them half to death. They like Thomas anyway, getting excited by the very sight of the 'Choo Choo' so I knew that a thomas seat as well as a stool would be of interest to them. Just looking at the toilet on it's own I could see in their faces they were wary, it was huge compared to them and that hole in the middle was ready to suck them up. A little thomas decoration though and they soon felt that they were in control of the toilet and it seemed a little smaller.

The thomas comfy trainer seat has been brill so far, allowing them to sit on the toilet comfortably and confidently, but I already knew there would be a big problem and that would be, how on earth would they climb on to the loo, happily, with confidence and on their own?

I chose to buy the Thomas step up stool from Mothercare, costing me £6.99, it matches the seat and is all very thomas like positioned around my loo.

The stool is a strong, sturdy and safe blue plastic, most of it being see through but with one darker bit on the front. Also on the front is a picture of Thomas the Tank himself. It's hollow underneath it, and the one side curves in like a semi circle. The curvy bit is what you position right next to your toilet, it's meant to fit real close to the toilet allowing your child to just step up and climb with ease or to stand and dangle without having to struggle to reach.

The step up stool, although just being a basic 'step' has been a godsend. It has enabled my boys to stand near the toilet comfortably, to reach and climb onto the toilet independantly if need be too without them feeling like they are climbing a mountain.

It's not only been brill for toilet training them but also to encourage them to wash their hands. Buying a handsoap and popping the step near the sink they are now able to stand on it and be at the perfect height to reach their hands over and wash them when need be. The Thomas design to it is just a bonus and although I paid £6.99 for it it was definitely money well spent as I can see it lasting a good while yet.

Summary: A step that definitely has some good uses