To launch the release of the new Peppa Pig book Let’s Go Shopping Peppa! I have teamed up with www.ladybird.co.uk and 4 other bloggers to join in with this fun Blog Tour.
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| Peppa Pig: Let’s Go Shopping Peppa! by Ladybird out now in paperback, £6.99 |
This is a nice book for Emmy to begin reading herself and she has been trying to read it to Harry at bedtimes which is very cute. There are actually a lot of words for a children’s story book of this kind but the story is engaging enough to capture their interest.
- Magazines
- Toys
- Yogurts
- Sweets
- Ice-cream
Do your children add anything into your basket/trolleys or are you the guilty ones?
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| A game of hide and seek was played in the supermarket – Can you spot Emmy? It’s not that difficult |
- keep younger children in the trolley for as long as you can. It is so much easier than herding them away from people, toys, sweets and from them hiding under the clothes or amongst the shelves.
They will protest as they get older however if you are prepared it is easier. Have a few distractions with you such as a toy to clip onto the trolley, paper and a crayon, drink or even a snack - Have a list ready and with you. You will shop faster if you have prepared your list and the children (any age) can help you with this. They could hold it for you, cross off the items as you put them in your trolley or even use this time as reading practice and get them to tell you what’s on the list
- Play a game. If children can’t yet write you could get them to help with your shopping list by drawing pictures of the foods you need before you head off to the shops. Play a bingo game while walking around where once they’ve found the item the cross it off the list.
Hunt the fruit, eye spy or finding objects of a certain colour are ones we like to play as we go around. - Let them help and join in with decision making. “Which flavour yogurts shall we buy?”, “what would you like dinner/sandwiches etc?” This helps to include them and makes them also feel grown up, and can be helpful with fussy eaters
- Make it fun. Let them weigh the fruit, bag up the apples etc. We may find this boring but it is all new and exciting to children
- Praise them. There maybe a few off moments, to be honest I’d happily throw a tantrum about having to go shopping. We are quick to point out noisy behaviour, and that which we aren’t happy with by focusing on the better behaviour you will be showing that is what will gain them the attention they are often seeking out.
- Most importantly talk to them and try to make it as fun as possible.. It may be boring and mundane for you but children see the world diffently to us, it’s new and full of wonder and excitement… Try to share the joy with them.
I often let the children choose a treat towards the end of our shopping trips if they have been helpful – this could be a magazine, small toy, cake or a sweet. We often use this time to give them a little of their pocket money which they have been saving up and they can choose a toy if they want and pay for it themselves.
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Get them involved in the process xx
Get them to name everything you put in the trolley
Shop during the week as its quieter and let them hold the shopping lost
Snacks and a list to join in 🙂
Let them get involved, even if its just helping to push the trolley 🙂
Let them help x
Let them have a list to tick off.
Rice Cakes!!!
Give them their own shopping list with items (or pictures of items on) that they need to find for you. They spend most of the time scanning the shelves they don't get time to be bored or cause mischief 🙂
If you cannot leave them behind shop when it's quieter. Checkout queuing is the most stressful part of a shop as there's nothing to keep them occupied
include them,ask them to help to push trolly and fetch things from shelves
leave them at home!
be prepared with a list and something to keep them entertained
I've got her a little trolley which she takes with us to push 🙂
Allow them to pick different items for the shopping e.g. what fruit to get, what flavour squash etc. It stops them nagging for other items and helps them feel grown up and included
Avoid it when you can by getting it delivered lol
Don't go when they're hungry
dont give in to demands but take in little healthy treats such as dried apple and coconut etc and a drink to supply to grumbling mouths- use trolley seats whenever possible to keep them in one place – or give them a basket of their own to carry their choice of fruit
Get them to help you find the items on your shopping list.
Letting them help, also I always have a little snack with me, so they could enjoy it instead of crying for every sweet they see 🙂
Get them involved.
I love the supermarkets where you can scan your shopping you go round. It avoids that awful wait at the till at the end.
Get them to help find items on shopping list and do in the morning when not so busy
Let them help spot things and put things in the trolley. I have 3 yr old twins, and another top tip is take them to the loo before lol x
Go shopping when they are not tired.
Let them do little things to help
Leave them at home with your partner 😉
We find the items together and put them in the trolly 🙂 This way my daughter feels included rather than dragged round the shop bored 🙂
get a babysitter
give them a list to take as well
Get them involved in the shopping by having their own shopping list!
Let them help by telling them what you want and letting them look for it as you go down the aisle
Let them put things in the basket
Jade H
Get them involved, then hey are happy and don't get bored
Let them help to put things in the basket.
Keeping them busy as asking them to help you find certain items such as bananas, onions etc….
Get them to name all the different foods
Ask them to name all the different foods
Leave them at home with dad, it takes half the time
ask the children to help you find items for the trolly
involve them
Let them help with choosing items.
Involve the child/children in the task. ask them to help put the items in the trolley. Give them choices on what they would like. Ask them to help you count how many things you got in the basket/trolley.
Know what you want to make the trip quick.
I get my daughter to hold the shopping list and the pencil then cross the item off when we put it in the trolley.
Involve them in finding things
I get the kids to help out, the older two take stuff off the shelfs and the toddler puts stuff in the trolley
involve them in the shopping, let them help with the list, find printable games online
Let them help you so they don't get bored
Give them items to find, it'll keep them occupied.
Have a list so that you only go down each aisle once and try and avoid the toy section.
Let the help you and don't get stressed out!
My tip would be to just shop online, if you can, especially if you have a couple or more little ones, it really does save alot of hassle and time. But if you have to take them, try and make it as short as possible and home as quick as you can x
Make it quick!
Make it fun! give them items to look for
Breathe and remain calm!
When shopping with my 3 year old i make up a shopping list with pictures of the items i need and let her find them
After a recent trip to the supermarket with my nephew it would be keep them away from toy and magazine isles, expensive trip for me xx
Don't take them! I try to shop online but sometimes it can't be avoided.
Involve the children, make the shopping trip interesting e.g. A learning experience. Can find items, count items, learn colours etc. Being considerate, patient and interacting with the children allowing them to be part of the process of accessing shopping for what is required for the family. Can boost child's self esteem by them feeling included, appreciated etc. Remember to keep the tasks, learning age appropriate / developmentally appropriate for each child.
Rachel Craig
letting them help with bits on your list x
Don't go when they are tired and ready for a nap
let them help by looking for items
Patience and also have a shopping list to stick to.
We play shops at home which definitely makes it easier when we o. I get Lydia or Dominic to write the list, before they could write they drew pictures of some of the things we needed. Now Lydia likes to take it a bit more seriously, Dominic and Seb like to have fun so we play eye spy and first to see…. All good fun!
let them help give them a little list for a few small items to look out for
i always let them make a list and cross it off
try to make it into a game, we play the first one to spot an item.
keep them occupied – leanne w
Do it online! Or go when kids aren't with you x
Do it online! Or go without the kids lol x
Get them involved – go through the list with them and talk about what you're going to make with the different ingredients 🙂
Scanners are a fab thing as mine will scan as we go around the supermarket and it will keep them busy
get them to choose some ingredients to cook with later on
Just keep them busy lol x
Let them help with the shopping and never let them have sweets from a young age – so they don't pester everytime we shop x
Do it online instead!
Don't! No, I guess my tip is to get them involved so they're responsible for taking things off the shelf etc
Let them help.
Right a list so they can help find bits and you don't spend too long browsing!
Give them the list to hold.
Make sure you allow plenty of time, and let them help you find the items on the shelves
Treat on the way or point out the stuff you buy when you have a little one that is still learning.
get them to look for your shopping like a game
keep them occupied, bring a toy
Leave them at home if you can lol! Or let them help you with you list so they don't get bored.
make it into a game trying to find things!
Ashleigh