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February 26, 2014 By Tina M 8 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

Making Grocery Shopping FUN for the kids and less of a NIGHTMARE for parents

Confession: I have never enjoyed grocery shopping. I just don’t like it very much. I enjoy making meals, but the whole process of planning the meals and shopping for everything has always been my least favorites on my “to-do” list.

Now I have two children and grocery shopping has become even less desirable.

Occasionally when I really lack motivation for it, my husband comes along to make the experience less painful. This weekend was one of those times. Since there were two of us, we let our 2-year old push one of those “little kid” carts.

This is something I have never been brave enough to try.


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But I was surprised at how good she was. Granted, we had to keep her from running people over numerous times (which would be hard if I were solo), but I learned that she really enjoys helping me pick things out and put them in the cart. We had absolutely no whining the entire time which was an absolute miracle.

So I came home inspired to make a printable that would make grocery shopping more fun for the kids, as well as keep them distracted from whining.

Free Printable: Making Grocery Shopping Fun For Kids & Avoiding Whining

grocery shopping printable for distracting the kids and keeping them from whining

I always think it’s a good idea to let your children know ahead of time that they get to pick something out of their very own. If you are against treats, this could be a fruit or a yogurt, or whatever…just something to CLAIM. My daughter walks around the house all day “claiming” things (“mommy, this is mine”), and letting her pick something out seems to be important for her independence.

HOW TO USE the Printable:

  • There’s not just one way to use these grocery cards, but here’s how I use them:
  • Print, Cut & Laminate your cards (link to the printable is below)
  • Find items on your grocery list that correspond with some of the cards.
  • Put them on a book ring (so they don’t get dropped and scattered) and tell your child they are in charge of finding those items specifically.
  • If you have multiple children, divide the cards up and have them each on the lookout for the various items. If your kids are old enough to go and find them, that’s up to you, but mind will be doing their “spotting” from inside the cart, and inside the seat belt πŸ™‚

*If you don’t have time to cut these out or you don’t have a laminator, you could always find some food flash cards, but I highly recommend owning your own laminator since you can get a good one for $20-30.

distract the kids and make grocery shopping less horrible on the parents :)

Hope this helped someone out there!

Keep Calm and Shop On!!!Β 

Speaking of grocery shopping, a blogging friend and role model of mine (Melea from Freebies2Deals) just recently published a BOOK! If you have ever wanted to get into couponing, this book has a lot of great info for you! And even if you don’t, there are quite a few chapters that don’t have anything to do with coupons. I hate couponing (I got burned out several years ago…it’s just not for me) but I personally benefited from the section on getting out of debt, and also saving money on vacation. We have already started out 10% Family Fun Fund and we are really excited about it!

Create Your Own Money-Saving Adventure

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What do you do to keep your sanity while grocery shopping?

Print your cards here:Β Grocery Shopping Printable

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Tina M

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I'm six-foot tall mother of three and I'm enjoying the view! I'm currently fighting a battle with Lyme disease and am determined to come out victorious. I enjoy warm summer rain, peanut butter everything, having dance parties with my husband and kids, natural remedies and healthy living. Most days I'm just looking for another excuse to avoid the piles of laundry.
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About Tina M

I'm six-foot tall mother of three and I'm enjoying the view! I'm currently fighting a battle with Lyme disease and am determined to come out victorious. I enjoy warm summer rain, peanut butter everything, having dance parties with my husband and kids, natural remedies and healthy living. Most days I'm just looking for another excuse to avoid the piles of laundry.

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Comments

  1. Alex says

    February 27, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    You seriously read my mind on this and I’m going to add this to mine if that’s ok πŸ™‚

    Reply
  2. Alli Miller @ Cupcake Diaries says

    February 28, 2014 at 8:38 am

    I love this! I could use all the help I can get with my kids in the grocery store. This is going to be lifesaving for a LOT of parents! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Kim -StuffedSuitcase (@StuffedSuitcase) says

    February 28, 2014 at 9:30 am

    This is great! My kids are older and in school now, but I remember those days of shopping with them. What a clever way to spin a chore into an “outing”. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  4. Aimee @ Like Mother Like Daughter says

    February 28, 2014 at 10:16 am

    I love these cards! They are so cute and I can’t wait to be able to use them with our own little guy in a couple years! Ps. I actually love grocery shopping, but maybe that’s the food blogger in me πŸ™‚

    Reply
  5. anita says

    February 28, 2014 at 10:47 am

    This is a GREAT Idea. I love the cute cards. I’m going to have to start this soon. My son just hit the I hate shopping stage and since I love to shop and shop with coupons I take a little bit longer than most at shopping. Great ideas, cute printables.

    Reply
  6. tipsfromatypicalmom says

    February 28, 2014 at 1:44 pm

    Such a great idea~! Thanks for sharing the printable.

    Reply
  7. Michelle Inosaka says

    August 31, 2016 at 10:34 pm

    I’m going to use these in my English class here in Japan! I’m going to take my students to the grocery store down the street and paractice How much is…? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Tina M says

      August 31, 2016 at 10:35 pm

      Free πŸ™‚

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