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Munchkin Products Help Contain Messes in Car
Feb 03 2010 by Courtney Messenbaugh
The backseat of my car is gross. There’s food stuck in the seat seams, caked on the seat belts and ground into the floor. This made me a good candidate for testing Munchkin’s travel-related kid products. After giving them a try, my car is looking much better.
The first line of defense in keeping my car clean came in the form of Munchkin’s Snack Catchers. They’re BPA-free plastic containers that hold up to 9 ounces of snack food. It has two handles to make it easy for your little one to hold onto the container and a cover with just enough of an opening to allow them to grab a few pieces of cereal at a time. It’s genius. I didn’t find one Goldfish cracker on the car floor when my toddler used the Snack Catcher. It sells for $4.99-$6.99.
Munchkin’s Auto Seat Protector and Tote also helped me in my clean-car quest. A simple pad sits under any child-safety seat and protects the car’s upholstery or leather from anything a kid can throw or drop on it. It comes in a handy tote bag, which is no bigger than a soft-sided lunchbag, and it can be used to hold many of your child’s toys. The bag uses Velcro to stick to the pad. The seat protector also has some pockets in it for holding even more toys. Again, it’s genius. I wish I’d had this product years ago before my backseat became a crumb collector. Now my biggest concern is cleaning all of the caked-on crumbs off of the backseat. The Auto Seat Protector and Tote sells for $21.99.
You can find these products at your local Target, Kmart or Wal-Mart, or you can visit Munchkin.com to learn more.
I now recognize my mistake in letting my kids have food in the car. Do you have a no-food rule for the car? In the comment section below, tell me how you’ve enforced the rule and how your children have responded to it. Then you can make me jealous by sharing how clean your car is.
User Comments
I’m not a parent, so I don’t know, but I wonder is there much of a choking risk in letting kids eat/drink in the car? I think when I have kids I’d be inclined to go with a water and not-too-crumbly dry snacks limit, like Laura Lee has—good idea!
I’m guilty of allowing Goldfish into the car. But I draw the line with liquids. We have a WATER only rule in our car. Milk and juice would be way too hard to clean up when the “no spill” sippy cup suddenly leaks!