Grocery Shopping With Kids
If you're anything like me, you avoid doing your grocery shopping with children in tow.
No matter how much you've trained them not to beg, whine, or fight, grocery shopping tends to bring out the worst in kids - even more so if the store is busy.
I've found a couple tricks that can make grocery shopping an enjoyable and educational experience for the whole family.
One day I was forced to take my children with me to the grocery store.
I just couldn't put it off any longer.
No neighbors or friends' parents were available to take them for an hour or so.
So, off we went.
We were in the produce department when, out of pure desperation I said, "Who can find me a fruit or vegetable that I can't name? Winner gets a prize! Running or screaming will make it not count!" Well, at a very fast walk they were trying to find the funkiest looking piece of produce they could find.
After a couple tries they brought me something out of the organic fruit department that I had no clue what it was.
It was brown and hairy and kinda scary looking.
They were so excited as they tried to read the name and the little description of it that came on the card.
What did the winner get? They got to pick a fruit that I normally wouldn't buy or only buy as a treat.
I don't know about you but on a budget we stick to sale items and in season items so they were very excited.
Another day we talked about trans fat as we walked through the snack and cracker aisle.
They wanted to know why I wouldn't buy them the kinds of snacks their friends often had.
As we were talking about it I showed them some labels that showed how much trans fat was in it.
Then I challenged them to find something good that had no trans fat in it, that they would eat.
The winner of course got to choose a trans fat snack that I normally might not buy.
Once again, that sale and price thing comes into play so this was a great treat to them.
There are other things that can be fun too.
A grocery shopping trip can turn into a scavenger hunt if your kids are old enough.
Distractions are key to trouble free grocery trips.
And if you think about it before hand, distractions can be fun and educational too!
No matter how much you've trained them not to beg, whine, or fight, grocery shopping tends to bring out the worst in kids - even more so if the store is busy.
I've found a couple tricks that can make grocery shopping an enjoyable and educational experience for the whole family.
One day I was forced to take my children with me to the grocery store.
I just couldn't put it off any longer.
No neighbors or friends' parents were available to take them for an hour or so.
So, off we went.
We were in the produce department when, out of pure desperation I said, "Who can find me a fruit or vegetable that I can't name? Winner gets a prize! Running or screaming will make it not count!" Well, at a very fast walk they were trying to find the funkiest looking piece of produce they could find.
After a couple tries they brought me something out of the organic fruit department that I had no clue what it was.
It was brown and hairy and kinda scary looking.
They were so excited as they tried to read the name and the little description of it that came on the card.
What did the winner get? They got to pick a fruit that I normally wouldn't buy or only buy as a treat.
I don't know about you but on a budget we stick to sale items and in season items so they were very excited.
Another day we talked about trans fat as we walked through the snack and cracker aisle.
They wanted to know why I wouldn't buy them the kinds of snacks their friends often had.
As we were talking about it I showed them some labels that showed how much trans fat was in it.
Then I challenged them to find something good that had no trans fat in it, that they would eat.
The winner of course got to choose a trans fat snack that I normally might not buy.
Once again, that sale and price thing comes into play so this was a great treat to them.
There are other things that can be fun too.
A grocery shopping trip can turn into a scavenger hunt if your kids are old enough.
Distractions are key to trouble free grocery trips.
And if you think about it before hand, distractions can be fun and educational too!
Source...