I was at a local breakfast chain (Chez Cora’s) over the weekend and there was a table with two children literally hanging off the wall and climbing anything they could, as children are apt to do. It was apparent that, aside from the food (and the colouring pages), there wasn’t much of anything for the kids to do but climb around their seat. For some reason this made me think that if only there was something that would capture their attention and keep them seated, if only long enough for their parents to relax a little and have a nice breakfast.

Then it came to me. Themed booster seats! You could tie it to your restaurant’s theme, or go generic with an assortment of different available booster seats. Some of the ones we came up with included:

• Jet Pilot Booster Seat, complete with yoke and seatbelt.
• Firetruck Booster Seat
• Police Car Booster Seat
• Spaceship, Tractor, and Racecar, and my favourite,
• the Garbage Truck Booster Seat*

What kid wouldn’t love to eat their “dippy eggs” and “toast soldiers” in the cockpit of a fighter jet, or the front seat of a police car?

If you’re focusing on the little things to enhance your overall experience, don’t forget the the experience of the little ones’ well.

As an aside, if you do get the chance to grab breakfast at one of the many Chez Cora’s restaurants across Canada (and soon in the US), its definitely worth it. The fresh-themed menu is delicious and the food presentation is fantastic. You even get a fresh piece of fudge on the way out. Who doesn’t love fudge?!

*this is for anyone who ever wanted to be a garbage truck driver when they were a kid. There must be a mystical quality about the garbage truck driver, as a surprising number of people I talked to can remember wanting to be a “garbage man” when they grew up.