Abstract: An infant and child chair which includes a body typically shaped in the configuration of an animal or character having a head which acts as a pillow and typically seated on a weighted base. The body may incorporate an infant pouch seat and a storage compartment for toys and books. The infant and child chair of this invention further includes a body frame for supporting bendable appendages or arms, as well as legs, that may be shaped and positioned to embrace an infant or child sitting in the chair, or to define arm rests. The chair body is typically filled with a particulate material such as STYROFOAM (polystyrene) beads or like pellets to facilitate conformity to a seated child.