Mum's McDonald's hack for kids goes viral on TikTok

One busy mum has showed off her hack for a mess-free trip through a McDonald's drive thru with kids.

The video, posted to TikTok by a woman who goes by the handle @imatinker1031, shows the mum dividing up fries, six nuggets and a cheeseburger, which she splits in half.

But instead of just handing the food loosely to her kid, she splits each portion into the spaces for cups in a cardboard drinks tray.

The spot in the middle is used as a perfect holder for the sauce.

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"Makes less mess and easy clean up," the mum captioned the clip, which has been viewed more than three million times.

She then hands the drink tray to her bub in his car seat at the back.

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The video has sparked praise from mums everywhere, with one person saying: "Wow that's a genius idea"

"Brilliant, wish I thought of that," another commented.

One TikTok user spotted a flaw in the master plan but offered up a handy solution.

"Great idea but I would put some napkins or coffee filters in first so that the crumbs don't spill and it's a bit more sanitary," they wrote.

And the sanitary side of things was also a concern for another viewer, who said they used to work at McDonald's and drinks trays weren't the best option.

"Do you know how many hands have been on that cup holder?" they said, adding: "I worked at a McDonald's, definitely not sanitary."