is it hard for children to sit on?
495742
My daughter is 13 months old, and she still doesn't have the coordination to hold the handles and sit up on it by herself. I expect that it will be several months before she can sit up on it and rock by herself, but she also isn't walking yet. If a child can pull his/herself up and walk then I would expect that sitting up on this rocking horse should be no problem.
495743
The seat is not hard to sit on and it's not that high off the floor where you have too worry about the child falling. Also my husband added a small walnut stop at the back of the seat, so you can only go back so far.
495744
Not at all. My son is an average sized 2 year old and he is fine. I was afraid that he might get his foot stuck under the rocking part of the rocking horse, but it doesn't seem to be a problem. I wish it could hold more weight so I can sit on it. We have it on an oriental rug so we just need to give him some room when he rocks on it because he likes to rock it pretty vigorously so it slides a little, but not dangerously - he holds onto the handles.
2117880
I gave this to my granddaughter a while ago, actually don't think they can sit. The limbs are flexable, but don't stay bent. Hope this helps.
973522
Not really... My 2 year old sat hunched over on the bench since the front chair back has to be fully reclined. I ended up purchasing the Caboose Too rear seat so she could have a more comfortable ride back there. It doesn't help that the bench does not lock in place, so her hunched position would get worse as the bench would slide out of place.
1694027
There would be a bit of an imbalance, I guess, if they sat on each end, but the 6-year-old could sit in the middle section with the little one on the end. The little one would probably enjoy that!We have a five-year-old, a four-year-old, an almost three-year-old and a sixteen-month-old who all play on it in different combinations. They always seem to make it work :-)
767727
If they are able to sit well, they could start to use it. This has been one of the best purchases I made for our grandkids. It is not too high, and has held up with hard use from three of them! It still looks like new. It is easy for them to "climb" on, and it is low enough that they are not sitting in the air, like some of those spring horses. You will not be sorry!
595639
Yes, you can definitely sit on it. We have 3 of them and they pull double duty in our house when we have company - a place to hide our kids' many toys, and extra seating!
2114856
Yes. We all sit on the lid occasionally. I just don't let my kids to stand on it.
2028728
As JLo C. said, as ong as they can sit up and hold up their heads no problem. The seat is somewhat slippery as it is all wood and would be a long fall if they did wriggle out. Look for the attachments on craigslist and such. We are going to make our own cushion for it. Our 2 year old uses it but our one year old is still in the regular high chair.
123105
You can sit on either. The little ones are actually not very comfortable to sit on for extended periods of time. The middle sinks in and you are then sitting on the frame. The large ones are pretty comfortable though. I'm not sure of the weight limit, but they can hold an average size person easily.
12795
I bought 2 of these chairs for teachers and they had their kids put them together. I would say not too difficult.
137194
I have a 5 year old who sits nicely in it, but I always keep an eye out because he likes to sit high and I don't want him to fall off. Smaller kids I wouldn't but they do grow up.
973523
I would say yes. Unless your children are close in age and your older one is still fairly small, there will not be enough room for them on the bench without leaning forward a little bit because of the recline from the front seat. It didn't bother my 2-year-old at all though. As mentioned by someone else, the bench slides back and forth so you can slide it as far away as possible from the front seat.
1086334
I don't find it hard but it would be difficult to put a cushion on it because it is up on an angle before you sit on it.
605985
It's not difficult at all. To sit on it takes a bit of adjusting but it is fine.
883674
No, I wouldn't. The sides are very soft; bean bag like. I don't think it will work well until a child is able to sit up unsupported.
333495
Reclines to 60% (ish). Legs get stuck if you recline too far. If kids are messy eaters, then yes, food will get all over the place. I would say age 4 as an age max, but at that point they can sit on their own.
638344
My grandson is very big for his age, 3' 9" and weights 65 lbs and he sits on it just fine and without a problem. We have one here at our house and his parents have one at theirs.