Technical Details
- booster
- 3-point seat harness
- ECE R44/04 Regulation Approved
- It’s perfect for holidays, taxi trips, car –pooling, school trips and for 3 kids sitting in a row in the back seat.
- It’s the only inflatable, truly portable and cost effective booster seat for kids between 4-11years old. Weighs less than 700g
- Comes with comfort positioning belt to keep seat belt away from child’s neck.
- Free Bubblebum games app included for download so kids can be kept busy while sitting safely on their booster seat.
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| Model Number: | BUB10001 |
| Additional product features: | booster, 3-point seat harness |
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Product Description
Product Description
BubbleBum is the inflatable, portable, foldable car booster seat in a bag
The Bubblebum’s compact sizes means there is still room for three children in the back of a car.
BubbleBum is the only inflatable, truly portable and cost effective booster seat for kids between 4 and 11 years old.
Pass the lap section of the seat belt through the seat belt restraint located on both sides of the BubbleBum. The seat belt should fit firmly against the child.
Take it wherever you go
Designed to fit into your busy family life, the BubbleBum can go with them, wherever they go. The light, compact design means that when deflated and folded, it can be easily transported in schoolbags, handbags, rucksacks or even the glove compartment of your car, so that kids never have to be without a booster seat again. Weighing less than half a kilo, it can fit comfortably into mum's hand luggage or a child's travel bag ready to inflate quickly and easily.
When travelling, it's the perfect companion. There's no need to carry a bulky booster seat again with this lightweight, compact solution. This makes it perfect for holidays, rental cars, taxis, coach journeys, school trips or car pooling.
The inspiration behind the product
Mum of two, Grainne Kelly, came up with the idea for the BubbleBum after many years of carrying heavy, bulky, expensive booster seats around with the family.
Mrs Kelly commented, "I created the BubbleBum out of sheer frustration with what is currently available on the market. Modern families do a lot of travelling in cars, coaches and taxis, and bulky, heavy booster seats just aren't practical to carry around even for one child, never mind if you have two or three. BubbleBum has been designed to be small, light, practical and so easy to use that it's perfect even for quick taxi journeys. Plus it looks good, so kids don't mind carrying it around in their rucksacks or schoolbags."
Safety, comfort and practicality
The BubbleBum is safety-approved for Group 2-3 (4-11 year olds), meeting the ECE R44/04 Regulation. It passes the required tests both fully inflated and deflated. It is supplied with a comfort positioning belt to keep seat belt away from child’s neck, ensuring a safe and comfortable journey.
The material is easily wiped clean for those little mishaps, which can so easily happen on car journeys. The BubbleBum booster seat won’t create those unsightly dents in your car seats due to its unique design.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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The seat is stored in a drawstring bag, about 10 inches high and 6 inches diameter. When you get it out, there are two ribbons with poppers which keep the seat rolled up. Undoing these, the seat simply opens out flat.
To inflate the seat, there is a nozzle at one corner. This is opened and closed by rotating a knob on the end. About 3 good puffs were enough to fully inflate the seat and I found it easy to close the nozzle before much air escaped again.
A separate strap is provided which loops around a strap on the underneath of the seat, and then clips to seatbelt at the child's shoulder. There are two red clips, fixed to either side of the seat, through which the lap part of the seatbelt is fed. This presumably helps stop the seat from sliding out from under the child and also ensures that the belt stays over the child's lap.
The seat cover is fairly standard material, and appears reasonably hard-wearing (only wipe-clean though, according to instructions). The inflatable cushion is made of fairly thick plastic, and I do not think would split easily (watch out for sharp objects on the car seat though, as the underside of the seat exposes the bare plastic of the inflatable.)
As a seat it was quite comfortable. Many booster seats are just hard plastic, so my daughter definitely found this to have more 'give'. I have not tested over a long journey, but I think this product is not really for that purpose anyway. It is for a quick taxi ride or accommodating an extra 'guest' child.
Finally, the acid test. Could I get the seat back into the cover? Yes! It takes a bit of wrestling to roll the seat up tightly enough to get the ribbons tied back round, but then it went into the bag just fine.
I think this seat is a great idea and it will be a permanent fixture in my boot from now on.
PS. As an extra freebie, the manufacturers provide a free iPhone or Android app with 4 simple travel games. To be honest, you could download this even if you did not buy the seat, but it's a nice thought and a nice bit of cross-promotion too
To inflate the seat, there is a nozzle at one corner. This is opened and closed by rotating a knob on the end. About 3 good puffs were enough to fully inflate the seat and I found it easy to close the nozzle before much air escaped again.
A separate strap is provided which loops around a strap on the underneath of the seat, and then clips to seatbelt at the child's shoulder. There are two red clips, fixed to either side of the seat, through which the lap part of the seatbelt is fed. This presumably helps stop the seat from sliding out from under the child and also ensures that the belt stays over the child's lap.
The seat cover is fairly standard material, and appears reasonably hard-wearing (only wipe-clean though, according to instructions). The inflatable cushion is made of fairly thick plastic, and I do not think would split easily (watch out for sharp objects on the car seat though, as the underside of the seat exposes the bare plastic of the inflatable.)
As a seat it was quite comfortable. Many booster seats are just hard plastic, so my daughter definitely found this to have more 'give'. I have not tested over a long journey, but I think this product is not really for that purpose anyway. It is for a quick taxi ride or accommodating an extra 'guest' child.
Finally, the acid test. Could I get the seat back into the cover? Yes! It takes a bit of wrestling to roll the seat up tightly enough to get the ribbons tied back round, but then it went into the bag just fine.
I think this seat is a great idea and it will be a permanent fixture in my boot from now on.
PS. As an extra freebie, the manufacturers provide a free iPhone or Android app with 4 simple travel games. To be honest, you could download this even if you did not buy the seat, but it's a nice thought and a nice bit of cross-promotion too
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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These days it is often not enough just to have a booster seat for your car, but you may need another one for Grandparents' or Child-minder's cars, or just when being given a lift by a friend. Or you might want a spare for when you give other children a lift. Or what about holidays?
We had just this problem this summer, and ended up buying Trunki BoostApak Travel Pack Booster Seat which was great as it doubled up as a backpack, and my eight year old carried it herself. However when I got the chance to try this booster cushion I jumped at the chance.
First impressions; it rolls up quite compactly, and even has its own little bag. I was concerned as you have to inflate it, and I have such bad experience of inflatable products. However it seems quite sturdily made, and we had no problems with air leaks. The valve seems well made too.
A huge advantage for us, is that it is quite narrow, and easy to move; which has meant we can use it in the middle seat of our Honda Jazz. This is the best place to seat our 8 year old on long journeys as it separates her big siblings, and prevents some squabbles.
She does prefer the comfort of her normal car seat, but was quite comfortable for 5 hours in the car one day over Christmas. She does also prefer her Trunki seat.
However this seat is very straight forward to use, and I could even manage the shoulder strap adjustment, although my daughter doesn't really need this. It also has the advantage of being very compact and light, so not too much of an inconvenience for a parent to either carry around or store in the car for emergencies. (I would imagine that some younger children wouldn't be able to, or would be reluctant to carry the Trunki booster.)
This product could readily find a home with most parents of young children, and would be a great addition for child minders an others who frequently transport several children.
We had just this problem this summer, and ended up buying Trunki BoostApak Travel Pack Booster Seat which was great as it doubled up as a backpack, and my eight year old carried it herself. However when I got the chance to try this booster cushion I jumped at the chance.
First impressions; it rolls up quite compactly, and even has its own little bag. I was concerned as you have to inflate it, and I have such bad experience of inflatable products. However it seems quite sturdily made, and we had no problems with air leaks. The valve seems well made too.
A huge advantage for us, is that it is quite narrow, and easy to move; which has meant we can use it in the middle seat of our Honda Jazz. This is the best place to seat our 8 year old on long journeys as it separates her big siblings, and prevents some squabbles.
She does prefer the comfort of her normal car seat, but was quite comfortable for 5 hours in the car one day over Christmas. She does also prefer her Trunki seat.
However this seat is very straight forward to use, and I could even manage the shoulder strap adjustment, although my daughter doesn't really need this. It also has the advantage of being very compact and light, so not too much of an inconvenience for a parent to either carry around or store in the car for emergencies. (I would imagine that some younger children wouldn't be able to, or would be reluctant to carry the Trunki booster.)
This product could readily find a home with most parents of young children, and would be a great addition for child minders an others who frequently transport several children.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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The jury still seems to be out a little bit on this booster seat so I'm giving it a moderate "sit on the fence" 3 stars. Yes it has passed the safety testing, yes it has won many awards but some how we're still not entirely convinced that this booster seat is completely safe to use as an alternative to the foam variety. But that's not what it's for. It's not designed to be a permanent fixture in the car as a routine car booster seat. It is designed to be a small compact portable travel booster seat. It's going to be invaluable to those who travel regularly on planes and also to people who don't own a car but want their child to be safe on the odd occasion they get offered a lift. I know for me personally I have often being offered a lift home from somewhere only to have to refuse because there are no available car seats. If everyone had something like this in their boot there would always be a spare available.
I liked the colour - it's a leary purple with acid green trim. Not going to be to everyone's taste but it certainly stands out. It comes in it's own drawnstring pouch inside plastic tube packaging (which had to be thrown after being punctured). And the seat is certainly easy to blow up. On first reading the instructions I assumed it was self-inflating so I opened the valve and heard a puff of air and I waited and I waited and I waited. Realising it was NOT self inflating I blew into the valve once or twice and hey presto it puffed up. Much easier and quicker than an airbed (I wish all airbeds were made like that). Then you have to quickly close the valve before all the air escapes. The valve is like a radio knob NOT like the plastiv valve in armbands etc. It also comes with an attachment to harness the adult belt. We didn't use it though.
What I particularly liked about this booster is how narrow it is. We used it in my tiny Kia Picanto with three kids on the back seat. One in a full size car seat, one near teenager in the middle and the a 6 year old on the end. It meant they were all travel safely and much more comfortably. The standard sized foam boosters are bulky to say the least. The proof was in the pudding. At first my daughter refused to use it but one car journey later and she was sold on it. She said it was comfortable and wanted to use it again. That's enough for me. We'll keep it in the car for those occasions. For this reason I haven't attempted to deflate it but I suspect as another reviewer has pointed out it's going to be slightly more difficult stuffing it back into the bag. To deflate you simply open the valve again and push the air out by folding it in on itself.
I liked the colour - it's a leary purple with acid green trim. Not going to be to everyone's taste but it certainly stands out. It comes in it's own drawnstring pouch inside plastic tube packaging (which had to be thrown after being punctured). And the seat is certainly easy to blow up. On first reading the instructions I assumed it was self-inflating so I opened the valve and heard a puff of air and I waited and I waited and I waited. Realising it was NOT self inflating I blew into the valve once or twice and hey presto it puffed up. Much easier and quicker than an airbed (I wish all airbeds were made like that). Then you have to quickly close the valve before all the air escapes. The valve is like a radio knob NOT like the plastiv valve in armbands etc. It also comes with an attachment to harness the adult belt. We didn't use it though.
What I particularly liked about this booster is how narrow it is. We used it in my tiny Kia Picanto with three kids on the back seat. One in a full size car seat, one near teenager in the middle and the a 6 year old on the end. It meant they were all travel safely and much more comfortably. The standard sized foam boosters are bulky to say the least. The proof was in the pudding. At first my daughter refused to use it but one car journey later and she was sold on it. She said it was comfortable and wanted to use it again. That's enough for me. We'll keep it in the car for those occasions. For this reason I haven't attempted to deflate it but I suspect as another reviewer has pointed out it's going to be slightly more difficult stuffing it back into the bag. To deflate you simply open the valve again and push the air out by folding it in on itself.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A good backup booster seat
Portable, efficient, inflatable. Good for holidays and day trips but you wouldn't want to use it everyday according to my daughter. Meh in a good way but no more.
Published 8 days ago by Ed F
Convenient seat!!
I got this seat for my 5 year old nephew. The age group for this seat is 4-11 years, however, it is a bit small. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Fireball Dragon
Not perfect but better than nothing
Very convenient easy to pack and ideal for travelling, another bonus is being able to fit 3 bubblebums across the seat,
Published 24 days ago by NGS
Bubble bum
Brought two of these to take to Cyprus instead of hiring car seats, my girls are 4 & 3 and they were great, would recommend these to anyone, they have also been useful since we... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ambie
Interesting product
I had my doubts about this I have to admit. Having previously bought a Trunki Boostapak for travelling with my daughter I was interested to see if this was a less bulky alternative... Read more
Published 3 months ago by S. J. Mitchell
Good item.
I have 3 x under 12 children and a five seater car where it's impossible to fit three standard car booster seats side by side. Read more
Published 4 months ago by debbie8355
Very handy!
What a great idea! ok, I suppose that in comparison to a "normal" polystyrene or plastic booster seat there doesn't appear to be much difference, but the main factor here is the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Gary Hilton
Genius
This is one of those products you wish you had invented yourself - genius in concept, design and use. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Bob's Mum
mental block over safety, but seems to work.
So in my head there is no way an inflatable seat can be safe! But the regulations say otherwise. The ride is rather like a firm air bed... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mad Saint Uden
Great for cost, easy to carry around and fun name
I am a busy mom and often my little one needs picking up at nursery by dad or grandparents. Having an additional booster seat at the nursery makes it easy to swop judies. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Busy mom
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