Hello Fall ! I was given this fun kids educational activity to share with all of you. How many kids really enjoy a trip to the grocery store ? Well, that may change with this activity ! For more information on this and many other educational activities visit Education.com
Games for the Grocery StoreFew
places are as dense with words as an ordinary grocery store. The next
time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid in tow,
turn the trip on its head! Make it a reading adventure.
What You Need:
Newspaper ads or grocery store flyers
Pad of paper (to write down your list!)
Your local grocery store
What You Do:
1.
Grocery fun can start before you’ve even left your house. Let kids cut
out labels of their favorite foods, and keep a stack. When you’re ready
to plan for a shopping trip, they can pull out their choices and discuss
them with you.
2.
Everyone has their favorite foods. But children rarely get a chance to
vote for what lands on their plate. Invite your child to write something
they love on the list. And talk to them about what else is on it, and
why.
3. Using your list, have your kids help you find items, and cross them off together as you go.
4.
Look for foods that begin with letter sounds or combinations. In the
produce aisle, for example, you won’t see as many brand names; but you
can have a detective hunt for delicious “ch” foods like cherries, or
bright green leafy ones that start with the letter “l.”
5.
When you’re almost done, and patience is wearing thin, ask your kids to
group items that start with the same letter – bread with bananas,
carrots with crackers and cauliflower. This is one more way to invite
your children to stay amused and engaged.
The
grocery store doesn’t have to be a nightmare. With the right games,
your kids might not even complain. In fact, they might even love it!
This post is a guest post written by: Shannon Gauger with Education.com
What do you do to make taking your children to the grocery store more enjoyable ? Leave me a comment below !!
