Kids Library Step Stool

Have you ever been in a library and seen a child standing on one of the round step stools trying to reach a top shelf and the step stool that they were standing on tips over? One of the reasons this happens is the shape of the library step. The other is because the library step stool has wheels.

Round is not the best shape for any step stool. It just isn’t stable. A square or rectangle step stool is much more stable than a round step. The other problem, wheels, is asking for an accident to happen. Wheels are great for dollies, carts and anything you want to move. The purpose of a library step stool stool is to help kids reach the higher shelves. It should be stable and allow the child to reach up and over. If the step stool has wheels and the child doesn’t weigh enough, the step stool will roll with the kid on it. Not good.

Libraries should have a step stool with a wide base and a large standing surface. Enough of a surface to allow for some lateral movement. Sometimes a library will have an event with a children’s display in a case that is elevated. The younger children will have to use a step stool to view the contents of the display. If your child goes to the library make sure they have a safe step stool for her to use.

Some libraries use a folding step stool. Why? They are usually the cheapest to purchase and they fold up for storage, taking up very little space. You can find these folding step stools in some hardware stores like Lowes or in department stores like Target. But be warned of these folding step stools!! The load capacity on these step stools is usually between 150-225 pounds. If you stand on the second step of the folding step stool and reach over, you may find yourself on the floor. These step stools are not very safe.

David C. DuPont has been finding solutions to step stool problems for 9 years. He has helped people solve their problems by helping them find kitchen step stools, wooden step stools, kids 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

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How Do You Buy a Safe Step Stool For a Child

Let’s look at how to buy a kids step stool. It doesn’t matter if the kids step stool is a wooden step stool or a plastic step stool. You really are looking for a safe, easy to use step stool that a child can easily move.

What you should look for is ease of use and stability. Some children's step stools fold to make storage of the step stool convenient for you. Others are very lightweight and only hold a child weighing less than 100 pounds. And then there are others that allow for storage. If you’re looking for a child’s step stool the load rating may not be an issue. But if you’re buying a step stool for anyone that weighs over 150 pounds, be sure the step stool you’re buying has a load rating printed on the step stool itself.

Folding children’s step stools are convenient for home use because they take up very little space when folded and store easily. In most homes space is a problem so the folding step stool makes good sense because it can easily be stored in a closet. But folding step stools can be dangerous if they are not used properly. Read the warning label on any folding step stool about the maximum allowable reach.

Next, make sure your kid’s step stool doesn’t slide on the floor too easily. Some of the step stools are made from plastic or wood that will slide on a smooth floor. Check the bottom of your step stool for non-slip pads. To make sure your step stool has rubber pads good enough to keep them from sliding on a smooth floor, feel the pads. If the pads feel like soft rubber, it’s a good non-slip pad. If the non-slip pad feels hard, don’t buy it. Another test to make sure your children’s step stool won’t slide is to simply put the step on a slick linoleum floor and push the step stool with your foot.

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

CLICK HERE to order Shure-Steps