Trying to find a kids step stool that fits your childs purpose can be difficult. There are a lot of childrens step stools that are not safe step stools to use. So how can you know which kids step stool is right for you? Here's where you can start. What do you want to accomplish with your kids step stool? Do you want your step stool to help your child reach a water fountain? Or do you want your step stool to help your child reach the sink at home to wash their hands and brush their teeth? Are you going to use your childrens step stool to help get into a vehicle. Are children and adults going to use the step stool? Before you buy a kids step stool you'll first need to answer these questions to make sure you find the step stool that works best for your child. Here's an easy checklist to use if you're in the market for a kids step stool.

Wooden Step Stool

A lot of kids step stools are made of wood. Some of them are folding step stools and some are not. The ones that are folding step stools are convenient for storage and some even change from a step stool to a chair. Other wooden step stools can be painted with your childs favorite character painted on it. The wooden step stools are light, sturdy and usually does a pretty good job of helping your child reach the potty or sink in your home.

Plastic Step Stools

If your choice of steps is a plastic step stool, be sure to look for the load rating on this step stool. Buying a flimsy plastic step stool because of its low price is the biggest mistake you can make when choosing a plastic step stool. If the plastic step stool has no load rating, look for one that does, it may save you a trip to the hospital. The load rating for a kids step stool should be no less than 300 pounds. Most step stools used in commercial industry have to have a minimum load rating of 500 pounds. This is a good load rating for kids step stool because you may want use the step stool for other chores around your house such as reaching that shelf above the refrigerator.

David C. DuPont has been finding solutions to step stool problems and designing safe step stools for 9 years. He has helped people and businesses solve their problems by helping them find kitchen step stools, wooden step stools, kids step stools, folding step stools, plastic step stools and step stools for senior citizens. To see his step stools or to contact him to find a stepstool for you, go to www.Shure-Step.com/stepstool