Grocery shopping with kids is such a big part of life for so many of us moms, yet with the kids in tow it can be a major HASSLE! I’ve had people really look down their noses at me in the grocery store as I tried to handle my brood!
Grocery Store Games For Kids
In this vlog, I talk about some of the strategies I use to make it through the grocery store checkout line with my kids. For starters, since I love the idea of kids who help others, I encourage my kids to load things into bags and then to PLACE not dump our items onto the belt at the end.
I say no to candies on the checkout line too, because that always causes battles and I’m usually too frazzeled to deal with sugar highs.
Go “Zen Under Ten” When You’re Shopping
In this vlog, I also walk through an amazing balancing game that can help you get through the checkout line in the grocery store, something I learned from a friend of mine Royce, who has started an incredible site on mindfulness (a yoga term) for kids and families called www.zenunderten.com.
It’s a super site with great tips for families looking to take a step back and get more in touch with their bodies and souls. Check it out!
Wishing you happy and peaceful shopping!
Xo Melissa
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Regarding snacks, Nina loves apples so I bring a bag of sliced apples (so they know I didn’t just snag an apple) or another snack and she is pretty happy. I think managing the checkout issue is consistency. I never allow Nina to have anything so she has just stopped asking. Another thing I do is have a reward at the end of a trip when she has been helpful or just hasn’t touched everything. I do this especially at Target when I have a lot of different things to get and need her to pay attention. I tell her she can pick out one thing from their “dollar” section – whatever she wants – if she is good and doesn’t ask to have or touch everything in sight. Luckily, I can still get her to sit in the cart so that helps manage things for most of the trip. And, of course, only 1 kid, so much easier than a troop.
Kelly, these are great tips! Letting her pick out one special prize, not offering to give her stuff all the time, bringing your own SLICED apple! I’ll have to add these into my next video!! xoxo melissa