It is TORTURE to take your kids to the store with you.
I have always said that I think that grocery stores should hand each person that comes in to their store with a child…a bottle of wine. They would ensure my loyalty that way!
I always get the big cart…so everyone has a seat…and threaten to strap them in if they act up. That doesn’t really help. They jump off and on screaming, “STOP THE TRAIN!” knocking random products off the shelf in their “game”.
And I always end up spending WAY more because I’m trying to bribe them into being good.
My friend, Kristen at Mommy in Sports, was dealing with her own personal shopping drama and asked if I had anything to help. That’s when I got the idea for these free printable grocery cart bingo game and grocery store scavenger hunt.
Grocery Cart Bingo
The idea of grocery cart bingo is that it’s like a scavenger hunt through the grocery store (but for younger kids).
You give your child a copy of the bingo card and a pencil. Each time they find one of the pictured items…they mark it off. The first one to get a five in a row…or cover the entire card depending on how much time you need…wins. You may want to have a special snack in your purse (or buy a small treat) so that you can give the winner their prize.
We haven’t gotten a chance to play yet…I got *lucky* and went to the store ALONE at 7:30pm on Sunday night while they were in bed…but I’m guessing my kids will love this.
It’s also a great way to talk about where you find the different items and how the store is laid out (i.e.- dairy, meat, fruits and veggies…).
Downloads here —–> Card 1 | Card 2 <——— Downloads here
Grocery Store Scavenger Hunt
This one is more of a scavenger hunt for older kids. They’ll need to be identify the different categories of food and write the names of the items to do this one.
Download here —–> Grocery Store Scavenger Hunt <——– Download Here
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How do you survive grocery shopping with your kids?
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love this! Thanks Sarah…linking to this now!
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This is really really helpful! My son is not tantrumy in grogeries but he does make the trip slower. Maybe this will make him excited and the trip will go faster =) #pinitparty
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These are so great Sarah! I have such a hard time keeping Nick happy while I shop, so I’m always getting him something to distract him. These will be a great new option!
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What a fantastic idea! I will definitely try this with my son. Thanks so much for sharing with the #pinitparty. Have pinned.
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Thank you! I used it with my 2 and 4 yr old the other day and they loved it! Plus we worked on language!
I absolutely love this. Great way to teach your kids but also keep them busy so you can go shopping. Thanks for linking up at Tell Me About It Tuesday. We hope you hop over and share with us again next week.
this is such a cute idea. i am going to use it at the farmers market that’s opening this weekend! thanks for sharing. too cute.
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This would make grocery shopping with the kids a lot more enjoyable!
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This is brilliant. My kids are generally pretty good while shopping but I hate the question after question after question. I end up wandering back and forth across the store about 90 times trying to get all the things on my list. Drives me crazy! I’m going to print these out and laminate them.
For older kids you could also have them write a number in the corner of the picture on the BINGO board and when you have put so many of that item in your cart they get to mark it off. Or you could put a letter and they have to find a dairy item that starts with P (pepper jack cheese) before they can mark it off. Thanks for sharing!
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GREAT ideas! Thanks for stopping by and sharing these!
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I do almost anything I can to avoid grocery shopping with the kids. We went on a recent shopping trip that was particularly disastrous in which Claire kept climbing out of the restraints and kicking her shoes off on the floor of the store. Long story short, I ended up throwing her shoes away in Target. Lots of screaming ensued.
These are awesome! Pinning!
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