mifold Booster Seat Review & Ultimate Guide

mifold Booster Seat Review & Ultimate Guide | The Grab-and-Go Car Booster Seat

The mifold Grab-and-Go Car Booster Seat is a revolutionary product that makes car travel with children of booster seat age much easier! You might have seen me mention this clever product here on the blog or on social media recently. I posted an introduction here and included it in a post about family travel essentials here. In this ultimate guide, we’ll have a closer look at the how the mifold booster seat works and our personal experience using it. To learn more about this product, continue reading my mifold booster seat review.

How does the mifold booster seat work?

The mifold is a very compact and portable booster seat suitable for children from the age of 4 all the way up to 12 years. It’s just as safe as regular booster seats and meets the highest legal standards for child restraint systems and is approved by the European regulation R44.4. Always check recent tests before buying a new car seat.

The thing that makes this product stand out from the crown is that it’s 10 times smaller than a regular booster seat which is amazing! It folds up to be even more compact and easy to take with you in your bag or store at home or in the car. It’s ideal for travelling or to keep in your bag for impromptu car journeys in friends or relatives’ cars.

So how does it work? A regular booster seat lifts the child up to the position of an adult. Instead, the mifold does the opposite and holds the seat belt down into a safe position. It holds the lap belt on the bones of the hips and away from the delicate stomach area. It holds the shoulder belt on the shoulder but off the face and neck for safety and comfort.

It’s that simple! The mifold adjusts to fit the lap belt and shoulder strap correctly on your child. Additionally, it offers the right amount of restraint in case of impact. The red bits on the side have three different positions to fit children of different sizes. The shoulder strap clip is easily adjusted into place to fit the height of your child.

Is the mifold booster seat easy to install and use?

The mifold takes about 30 seconds to install per child and it’s quite easy once you’ve practiced once or twice. I keep the instruction in our folded up mifold seat for easy reference if needed. There is also a summary is also printed on the seat. If someone else was using it, I would remind them that the colourside needs to face downwards because that wasn’t clear from the instructions.

Our experience trying the mifold booster seat

I’m very happy with the hold the mifold provides. I’ve only tried it on my daughter in the car when it was still because she’s only 3 years old and has to use a car seat still. She’s pretty much the height of a 4-year-old so I can see how the mifold fits.

Benefits of using the mifold booster seat

The best thing about the mifold is that it’s so compact and easy to take with you anywhere. This is perfect in case you’ll need to go in a taxi, for example. Or if you want to travel with a friend who hasn’t got a spare booster seat. It’s smaller than an iPad and will fit in most backpacks. You can also use three of them in the backseat of your car if you have the correct types of belts which is great for larger families.

Pros & cons of the mifold booster seat

Pros	Cons
Super portable.	Harder to install & use compared to a regular booster seat.
Lightweight.	Not much padding so not as comfortable.
Choice of colours.	Not great for longer journeys.
Can fit three in a row in many cars.	Not ideal for younger children who might not stay in place.

mifold booster seat design options

I love the cool and colourful design of the mifold too and I’m sure this will be helpful with older children (tweens!) who might not want to sit on a booster seat but really should. A mifold looks much more sophisticated and is not baby-ish at all. There are lots of fun colours to choose from so everyone can find a favourite.

Read more about the mifold here.

A sample was provided to us for this review. As always, all my reviews are 100% honest and all thoughts and opinions are my own.