Having done baby led weaning with Zara, we’ve always found whilst eating out is a pleasure as Zara pretty much eats what we do, the fact that she always eats directly off the highchair tray is pretty worrying especially when you see the state of some of the highchairs that are available. I seem to spend at least 15 minutes cleaning the highchair with a sterilising wipe before mealtimes just so I can be confident that she has somewhere safe to eat off.

When Tidy Trays sent us a tidy tray to test and review we were very happy to start using it straight away. Tidy Trays are a plastic highchair tray cover which creates a clean, safe eating surface for your child guarding them against germs and bacteria. They fit over the top of restaurant high chair trays and provide a clean surface for you to feed your baby from, there is even a built in sippy cup holder. Once you’ve finished using your Tidy Tray it can be quickly wiped with a baby wipe, folded back into the sippy cup pouch for storage and simply popped back into your changing bag, they are even machine washable.

Now I have to admit the first time we used the Tidy Tray cover, Zara did seem more interested in how she could pull the cover off the tray than her food but once the initial curiosity wore off it worked well. I’d recommend using it a couple of times at home first just so baby has time to explore it so when it is then used at a restaurant it isn’t such a novelty.

Using the Tidy Tray cover did give me peace of mind and allow me to relax a bit more about Zara eating from restaurant high chairs and I definitely feel it is a useful thing to have in your changing bag. My one problem with this product and it’s not actually a fault with the product itself, is that most of the restaurants near me are starting to use no tray high chairs and so Zara is having to eat off the table, now if Tidy Trays could also make a nice sticky placemat that I could pop on the restaurant table for her to eat off in those circumstances it would be perfect :)

You can find out more about Tidy Trays over at their website HERE