When I bought this I thought it tied around the child's waist, making an apron to catch food. It doesn't (and in fairness, doesn't claim to - I'd assumed it did from the photo). But, it works really well for restaurant high chairs - the non-slip back is great and it's really big so my son can't reach off the edge of it. If only they'd thought to make it an apron too! But it's not expensive, so a really good purchase.