Car Seat Safety Class Oct 13th

This class is great for expecting parents and parents of children in any kind of car seat. Come learn how to properly install you child's car seat and other car safety tips from our trained baby gear car seat technicians. You will be surprised at the statistics on how many children ride in car seats that are not properly installed. Don't let your child become a part of that statistic. Take a couple hours out of your week to learn how to keep your child as safe as possible while riding in your car.

*Receive a $5 Goore's Gift Card just for attending this workshop!*

First Years Adjustable Folding Booster Seat Receives Five Star Rating from Consumer’s Report

You may think that the best, highest rated car seat would be the most expensive, but this is not always so! This lower price point booster is at the top of the charts for Overall Ease of Use by the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) and just received a Five Star Rating from Consumer’s Report for best performing dedicated high back booster seat. In fact, First Years has more Five Star Ease of Use Ratings than any other manufacturer!

Features:

• Received FIVE STAR EASE OF USE government rating from NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
• Six position adjustable "No Gap" back
• Color coded belt paths for easier installation
• Taller belt path accommodates larger children
• Patented easy one hand fold with built in handle
• Larger headrest lined with EPP foam
• Deep side wing protection
• Side impact tested to international standards
• Narrow bottom rails for better installation in smaller cars
• Flip up armrest for easier installation
• Two flip out cup holders

Your little one will love this “big kid” seat! Best for children ages 3 to 10 (30-100 lbs.), this seat feels more like a bucket seat and less like a baby seat. Graduate your child to this seat and look forward to less struggles getting your kiddo into the car so you can get on your way more quickly! When switching your child over, play up the cool cup holders (“Wow! You get two? One for snacks and one for your cup!”) and that they get to use the real seat belt now! Pair with a couple of awesome travel accessories like the Munchkin Travel Tray, Sunshine Kids Travel Pal, Sunshine Travel Light, and a Sunshine Seat Belt Pillow to create a milestone moment for you and your child!

~Alena

Orbit Baby: Not Just Another Stroller Travel System

If you are like me, you had a million well meaning people giving you conflicting advice about the newest and best baby gear, and all of them feel their way is the only way! “Baby should face you in their stroller!” “No! Baby should get to see the world!” With the Orbit Baby G2 System, you can appease the masses and do it your own way (depending on baby’s mood of course) all at the same time! With its state of the art ergonomic design and easily interchangeable seating options and accessories, you will never want for a different stroller or car seat.

This company has seriously thought of everything! Basically, you have one stroller base and a car seat base (or bases if you have more than one car) and the infant seat, bassinet/pram, stroller seat, toddler seat all fit on the same bases! There is even a cradle base to rock your little one away to sleep in, which means you will have less "wake the baby, it is time to go" moments. Baby can forward face or rear face, sit up or recline in the stroller seat. Toddler is snoozing away in their car seat? No worries! Snap the whole seat on instead of the stroller seat! There are also many accessory options that help make traveling a snap and you would not believe how compactly the frame and stroller attachment folds up to be! Check out this other blog post about easy air travel with the Orbit Baby system.

Ever hear the saying, “you get what you pay for”? With Orbit Baby, their unique design is not the only thing you are paying for. They only use Oeko-Tex certified fabrics and foams that also adhere to the strictest guidelines and standards chemical safety and flame retardancy. The goal in creating Orbit Baby was to make greener and safer baby gear. They have succeeded in providing peace of mind with the orbitgreen™: eco-certified program.

For those of us “matchy matchy” moms (yup, all my kiddos stuff is Lime Green) Orbit Baby just introduced Color Packs! Interchangeable upholstery for the G2 stroller seat to suit your mood! We will have them in the showroom for you to see soon!



Check out all the awesome options offered by Orbit Baby here at Goore’s:
- Travel System Starter Kit (Includes Stroller Frame, Infant Seat, and Car Base – Everything you need to start)
- Toddler Car seat (works with same stroller and car seat base)
- Stroller System (Seat and Frame) or Stroller Seat (without frame for those who already have starter travel system)
- SideKick Skate Board attachments (for older walking children to hitch a ride on)
- First PVC free rain shields for car seat and strollers

~Alena

Graco Signature Series Smart Seat

Graco is reinventing the Car Seat from Baby to Booster. We are very excited about a seat that can do this. Using a Smart Seat means parents no longer need to purchase multiple car seats. See below the listed features on Graco's website and a video that goes over these exciting new features we can expect really soon.

The Graco® Signature Series™ Smart Seat™ All-in-One 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! For your child's safety, the Smart Seat™ has been side impact tested & SafeSeat Engineered. Both the car seat & the car seat base are steel-reinforced for strength and durability. For parent's ease of use, there is a one-hand height adjustable head rest 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.

Key Features

• Rear-facing in a harness from 5-40 lbs, forward facing in a harness from 20-65 lbs. then as a belt-positioning booster from 30-100 lbs.
• SafeSeat Engineering - Engineered & Crash Tested to Meet or Exceed US Standard FMVS213:
o Side Impact Tested* (*In addition to meeting or exceeding all applicable US safety standards, the SmartSeat™ car seat has been side impact tested for occupant retention with the built-in 5 point harness system and with a standard vehicle harness system when in high back booster mode. Please consult your vehicle's owner's manual for more specific information on the performance of your vehicle's safety belt system.)
o New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) – peak crash force approximately 2X Car Seat Standard
o Extreme Car Interior Temperatures
• Convenient, stay-in-car base with belt lock off for one time install (LATCH equipped)
• Steel-reinforced frame & car seat base provides strength and durability
• Locking indicators on seat & stay in car base to help ensure proper installation
• Integrated harness storage compartment holds the harness straps that are not in use while in the belt positioning booster mode
• Easy-to-read level indicator on the seat, helps eliminate installation guesswork
• No Re-thread harness for quick & easy harness adjustment
• One-hand, 6 position adjustable head rest for your growing child
• On-the go, 5-position recline so you can recline child while in use
• EPS, energy absorbing foam liner
• Flip-up armrests makes it easy for child to get in & out of car seat
• Child's cup holder keeps child's drink close by

What do you think about Graco Signature Series Smart Seat? Please share by commenting below.

~Jennifer Reed