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Every parent needs an extra set of hands -- especially during shopping trips with little ones. OnTray, an award-winning and ingenious snap-on tray for shopping carts, keeps little ones busy and stocked with snacks or play things while parents do the shopping.OnTray also can be used to hold things such as coupons, keys and cell phones, making it a genius multi-tasker just like today'ss modern parents.

The idea for OnTray (http://www.ontray2go.com) was born on a day when Laura Hamrick spent an exhausting and unsuccessful grocery shopping trip handing out snacks one-by-one to her three small boys, all the while trying to look through coupons and fill the cart.

I did some research on the web and found there wasn'st a product available that would free up adult hands to shop and keep little hands busy. OnTray was born out of necessity,'s's Hamrick said. OnTray encourages your child to feed or entertain himself with what you place on the tray, allowing you to shop with minimal distraction and it also can be used in conjunction with popular cart seat covers, which is convenient.'s'sThree years after that shopping trip, OnTray is sold online and in more than 200 stores in the United States, Canada, Australia and France. This summer the patent-pending product also will be sold at Babies 'sR Us this summer and is already available in Buy Buy Baby stores, via OnTray'ss national distributor, Hamco.

OnTray, retailing for $7, easily snaps on to the standard shopping cart handlebar. Available in four bright colors, it is microwave and dishwasher safe and fits easily in a diaper bag or purse. The convenient cover keeps items tucked inside during travel. OnTray is manufactured in the USA of FDA-approved plastic, free of harmful BPAs, and it meets all new requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, so parents know their toddlers and pre-schoolers can use OnTray with confidence.

From its beginning, OnTray has been featured and praised by business experts such as StartupNation and The Big Idea with Donnie Deutsch, national media and parents everywhere:

I don'st know how many times I'sve been trying to move quickly through the shopping aisles while trying to fish crackers out of a crumpled bag for my daughter. With this secure tray, both she and I are happier. This is brilliant!'s's wrote a reviewer for Southern New Hampshire Parents. And praise even from celebrities such as Jason Reitman, the director of Juno, and father of Josie: Fun product! We'sll keep it in our car for shopping trips!'s's Hamrick, who never intended to become an inventor, says she gets great feedback all the time. I love when parents tell me OnTray is a sanity saver for them while they are shopping with their young children,'s's Hamrick said.I know it is something I don'st shop without and I hope it'ss a staple item in moms's purses and diaper bags.

More about Laura Hamrick and OnTray

Laura Hamrick invented OnTray in 2006. She has degree in Early Childhood Development and is a former sales executive. Hamrick lives in the Columbus area with her husband and three sons, where she is founder of the Womens Networking Group of Central Ohio (WNGCO).

OnTray (http://www.ontray2go.com) has received numerous awards including the New Parents Guide Seal of Approval and was selected as one of The Top 10 Most Innovative 2007 by StartupNation in their Home Based 100 Search. Connect with Hamrick and OnTray through Twitter at @OnTray2Go .

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