Customer Reviews

Star Kids Snack and Play Travel Tray

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4 star:		(90)
3 star:		(43)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

We recently bought 2 of these for a longish road trip to my inlaws' home. I have 2 very active three year olds with VERY short attention spans- these trays were great for them! First off, they are lightweight and easily stored in our vehicle, plus they are soft and thus should not hurt our children in the event of an accident. Second, they were very easy to hook and unhook from their car seats, so pretty easy to get them in and out of their seats when we made stops. Third, they LOVE the side pockets for storage- it made it so easy for them to stick their cups and other activities in the pockets so they could move on to another project. Fourth, these were handy trays for eating their snacks/meals while we were on the go!
The only downside I could see to these trays (and it was not even that much of a downside) was that they would slightly slope in to my children's laps (rather than staying flat), so food/crayons/etc had a tendnacy to slide closer to their bodies rather than stay on the outside edges of the trays. But overall, these were WELL worth the investment!

I read all the reviews before I purchased this item as I was looking for a snack tray for my son to use while in the car as he usually eats a light breakfast in the car on the way to school. After the first time using it, I knew it wouldn't work. It is in fact very flimsy and will always slant in some direction. Being flimsy, however, does keep it safe in case one gets in an accident...but nevertheless, this item did not do the job for me. I returned it to amazon.com and received a refund (less restocking fee depending on the vendor). My son really couldn't use it as a tray to eat on as the food would always slide down and the tray is not hard enough (very fast) to use for drawing. I ended up not using a snack tray and instead have trained my son to hold/balance a plastic tupperware to hold snacks/food. It worked better for me, and when he was done eating, he could just give me the tupperware and he would be free from the "tray". You can't really take the tray out unless you stop driving, park and unsnap the tray. It didn't work for us, but that's not to say it wouldn't work for others.

This is a great travel tray for my 3 year old son. We have a Britax carseat and this fits perfectly. It is just sturdy enough that he is able to eat snacks, color, and play with his cars and other small toys. It also keeps everything from constantly falling on the floor. The mesh pockets on the side are also a great feature.

I bought this for a family road trip to Florida. It worked fairly well for my 4 y.o. It is nice and large, but a bit more flimsey than I expected. Overall, if it was less expensive, it would be worth buying. I believe that it is currently over-priced.

I love the idea behind this tray. It is made of great materials (soft yet firm; not floppy) and if it had fit I think my son would have really enjoyed it. However, it didn't work with his car seat. Ours has slightly higher, curved sides, and so the tray (even when buckled around my son) couldn't get close enough. There was a gap of about 8 or 10 inches from his tummy to the beginning of the tray, which made it very difficult for him to play with anything on it. I had wanted to use it for toys and food, but the food was spilled into the 8 inch gap, and the toys slid to the back of the tray where he couldn't reach them. Disappointing! In any case, I'd recommend this tray as a great product, but you should definitely check your car seat's construction before buying one. I also would love to see a caution to this effect in their description, so what happened for us doesn't catch others by surprise.

I purchased this product for my 20 month old son to use on a 800 mile car trip. It was very helpful for giving him small snacks like cereal, and crackers while on the road. Much easier than handing him one piece at a time! The tray wiped clean very easily. There were some crumbs in the corners, but we just shook them out into the trash. It was also good for small toys and books. I like that it is made out of a soft, but durable material, which makes it safe in case of a car accident. The material feels like the padded shoulder straps of a backpack. It is lightweight, and my son didn't seem to mind it. He even fell asleep with the tray in place. This tray will go with us on every car trip in the future!

I was pretty excited to find a try for my daughter's booster for an up and coming summer road trip. When my tray arrived in the mail, I quickly realized that it would never hold up to the long hike. The tray is made entirely of foam, which might make it safer but in turn makes it useless. Since there is no hard surface on the tray top, a child can not write or draw on the flat surface as pictured on the item descriptions. And since the tray did not fit our booster seat as promised, it couldn't be used to play either as it kept slipping off the arms or caving down onto my child's seat. This was such a waste of time and money - I would suggest the Babu Go-Anywhere Tray set. It turned out to be much sturdier and held up for our long trip.

This is a flexible, soft surface tray that can be used over a car seat or stroller and is great for placing over the tray on an airplane. The 2-inch border prevents toys and food or drink from falling on the floor. It is nice to know that the surface my son is playing and eating off of is more sanitary than a tray table on the airplane! I fold the tray in half and put it in the bottom of the stroller or strapped to our bag for easy transport through the airport. The Snack and Play Travel Tray is a "JetWithKids" recommended product!

I don't have this yet,but after reading reviews I thought of something that might make it less flimsy for those who have complained about that. I have flexible cutting boards for the kitchen and I think they'd work perfectly. They would give it more stability while still being safe,as they are lightweight and flexible.Just about any store carries them and they're cheap. They usually come 3 to a pack.You could use more than one to get the firmness you want. They are thin,light and bendable. They can be cut if need be. You would probably have to open up a seam to slip it in.Here's a link,but there are many brands and sizes out there. MIU Flexible Cutting Board, Set of 5

Obviously many others really like this product but I just didn't like it. It is flimsy and is not represented well by the stock photograph. I'd like to post a photo but I can't show how soft it is because I would have to set it on something which makes it look rigid. Basically, I was expecting something that my daughter could color on and set her juice on. As flimsy as this is there is no was this is possible.