Today I’m taking part in Ladybird’s Let’s Go Shopping Peppa! blog tour. A brand new Peppa Pig book has just been released and we were very excited to be sent a copy and have one to giveaway too at the end of this post.
Ladybird’s Let’s Go Shopping Peppa! blog tour.
First of all let me tell you about Let’s Go Shopping Peppa!. In this book Peppa and her family need something tasty for lunch. It’s time for a trip to the supermarket! Mummy Pig is very keen on just getting the things on her shopping list, but when they get to the checkout, something else has appeared in the trolley…
Both my children adore Peppa and her family and loved this book. It feels slightly more interactive than previous Peppa books as you can follow them around the shop and count the items they need. It’s a really fun story and a nice addition to our library of Peppa books. You can also see a sneak preview of the book here.
I’m fortunate that my children are quite well behaved when we do our weekly food shop. I think it helps if you make shopping for groceries as fun as possible. My top tips for having fun whilst food shopping include:
- make a shopping list so you know exactly what you need to buy
- get your children involved by helping you find products, putting them on the conveyor belt and packing the shopping bags
- make sure you go after breakfast or lunch so you are not hungry
- promise a small treat after the shopping like a trip to the park or an ice-cream
- download this fun and free shopping checklist activity sheet for little ones to complete at the supermarket, we took one with us when we went food shopping in Sainsburys recently and my 3 year old loved checking off each product as we found it
Win a copy of Ladybird’s Let’s Go Shopping Peppa!
Peppa Pig: Let’s Go Shopping Peppa! by Ladybird is out now in paperback, priced £6.99, and I have one copy to giveaway. For your chance to win please answer the question and leave a blog comment below. Good luck!
If you want to check out the first blog in the blog tour then pop over to Anna at In The Playroom.
102 Comments
Tracy Nixon
May 29, 2015 at 7:15 amLet them get involved with finding the items on your list!
Ashleigh Allan
May 29, 2015 at 8:03 amMake it into a game – hunting for things and trying to find things a certain colour etc
kim neville
May 29, 2015 at 9:11 amI get my kids to find the items on our shopping list and they pick a treat after we have all the shopping 🙂
Spencer Broadley
May 29, 2015 at 11:14 amI give them a small list and a basket to get the items, while I do the main shoppping and let them choose a magazine
iain maciver
May 29, 2015 at 2:50 pmLet them get involved with finding the items on your list
Victoria Mylittlel
May 29, 2015 at 3:41 pma dummy and a toy helps us a lot when shopping
Cheron Titus
May 29, 2015 at 4:51 pmI make mine a treasure hunt for all items that are round, square, triangular etc
kayleigh Bates
May 29, 2015 at 7:59 pmMy husband plays hide and seek with my monster
Elizabeth Hinds
May 29, 2015 at 8:03 pmI find getting them involved really helps…talking through what you’re buying and what you’ll be using it for, etc, stops them from getting bored as quickly and playing up!
Emma Archer
May 29, 2015 at 8:10 pmInvolving them as much as you can, letting them weigh fruit and veg etc and holding the list
Anthony Harrington
May 29, 2015 at 8:15 pmwe play the first one to spot an item and also get them to help find things
Stacey Tripconey
May 29, 2015 at 8:40 pmGet them to find certain products on the shopping list
Tammy Westrup
May 29, 2015 at 8:57 pmMy little man is happy if I say he can pay with the card when we get to the till!
Sarah Gray
May 29, 2015 at 8:58 pmMy daughters love to help with the shopping. My 8 year old gets things on the list and my 2 year old puts them in the trolley. Also when we use quickcheck (scanning as we go) they both love zapping the products.
Ms Suan Watts
May 29, 2015 at 9:38 pmLet them help putting things in the basket
Rachel Craih
May 30, 2015 at 2:48 amChildren like to be involved / busy / occupied. They can help by being cooperative, making the shopping trip interesting by being involved in task /s. Such as finding a specific item which is on the shopping list. Important to involve all the children present, encourage cooperation and task being appropriate to each child’s age and stage of development / understanding, physical capability etc.
leanne weir
May 30, 2015 at 6:03 amI get my kids to find the items on our shopping list which can go one of 2 ways
Paula Readings
May 30, 2015 at 11:33 amLet them help.
Samantha R
May 30, 2015 at 1:09 pmI point out the items that I want, my 3 year old picks things up and throws them in the basket or trolly
Nikki Stewart
May 30, 2015 at 4:12 pmMake it fun and set them mini challenges to keep them occupied (e.g find something with a red label)
Simon C
May 30, 2015 at 6:52 pmMy girls love helping, so make them feel like they’re being useful by getting them help you find the next thing on the shopping list.
Victoria L
May 30, 2015 at 6:53 pmGet them to look for things on your shopping list or play I-spy
Susie Wilkinson
May 30, 2015 at 8:26 pmMake sure you leave plenty of time, there’s no such thing as nipping in for a few items! I get them to find the items on the shelves for me, good to encourage their reading too!
Alex Tulloh
May 31, 2015 at 6:34 amRacing round in the trolley!
TINA HOLMES
May 31, 2015 at 12:43 pmLet them make there own list and find the items.
Chris Andrews
May 31, 2015 at 7:26 pmTell me your top tip for having fun whilst food shopping with children. . . . . . get them involved – finding items, choosing which items, load the trolley, load the conveyor belt etc
Lauren McMullan
June 1, 2015 at 1:29 pmGive them some fresh fruit to snack on whilst holding the shopping list
Angie Daly
June 1, 2015 at 4:05 pmMy nearly 4-year-old helps me to search for the things on my list… She’s a very good helper!
Karen Barrett
June 1, 2015 at 4:33 pmEllie has her own shopping basket and a list with very important things on 🙂
kris
June 1, 2015 at 5:58 pmget them involved
Dorothee77
June 2, 2015 at 10:35 amThey love to get involved and suggest ideas!
aaron broad
June 2, 2015 at 3:43 pmGet them involved but don’t spend too long as will eventually get bored
Danielle
June 2, 2015 at 4:09 pmTry and get them involved with helping with the list. Annoyingly my husband idea is putting Sam on his phone in the trolley playing Peppa Pig puzzles (which I don’t particularly like him doing-but it does keep him quiet!!
ELAINE DALE
June 2, 2015 at 4:51 pmlet them find the items for you
Rebecca Cusick
June 2, 2015 at 6:40 pmI let my little boy help find things and let him choose which bag/tin/box we get so he thinks its all different and he’s picking the best one 🙂
Kristina Trick
June 2, 2015 at 8:31 pmI get my two year old to point out the items for me and I tell her why we are buying it, e.g this is for breakfast, this is for cleaning etc.
I give her items to put onto the conveyor belt which she really enjoys.
Andrea-Louise Edge
June 2, 2015 at 8:54 pmWith my 3 year old i do a shopping list with pictures of the items i need and get her to help find them
Jessica Powell
June 3, 2015 at 2:02 amSetting them items to find
laura stewart
June 3, 2015 at 9:37 amplay games can you find the apples?
judy kennedy
June 3, 2015 at 1:09 pmMy son has a shopping trolley & she is responsible for putting three items in his basket
Heather T
June 3, 2015 at 4:22 pmTrying to read the signs in the aisles
Michelle Banks
June 3, 2015 at 5:57 pmi always read my list out and my grandaughter finds the things and puts them in the trolly x
Rachel Butterworth
June 3, 2015 at 10:22 pmGive the kids items to find to keep them occupied.
Jo Carroll
June 4, 2015 at 12:58 pmYou mean food shopping with kids can be fun!!?? Only thing I can think of is to give them each a calculator and award a prize for who’s closest to how much I have to spend…;)
Rebecca
June 4, 2015 at 6:53 pmWe take our little ones shopping trolley and give them a list of little things to put in their trolley and have a list for ours and they get to take the item off the shelf if they can and put it in the right basket. They get rewarded at the end if they’ve been good going round.
Linda McGarrigle
June 4, 2015 at 8:07 pmI give them their own shopping list keeps them engaged i always make sure we shop where there is easy access to a bathroom …i don’t know what it is with my girls but shops always seem to make them want to go to the loo the minute they get there x
Lisa Jones
June 5, 2015 at 4:12 amLet them help you find the items on your list 🙂
helen carter
June 5, 2015 at 10:08 ammy granddaughter Emma loves peppa pig
Corinne Peat
June 5, 2015 at 3:06 pmSet them tasks and items to find.
Michaela Hannah
June 6, 2015 at 6:23 amI get my oldest to help me choose the fruit and veg which he loves
Kerry Elsworth
June 6, 2015 at 7:57 pmgo to tesco, my 2 year old likes to do the ‘shop and scan’ machine!
claire woods
June 7, 2015 at 9:24 amGet them involved with looking after the list.
G Keegan
June 7, 2015 at 9:34 pmNaming all the food as we go round the store
Harriet
June 8, 2015 at 3:10 amAsking her to make a list
kay lou smith
June 8, 2015 at 9:53 amMy daughter likes to help by getting things. Whilst this keeps her occupied it does mean that sometime when it comes to paying we have extras!
Christine Caple
June 8, 2015 at 1:05 pmLet them help you choose
michelle walford-bratton
June 8, 2015 at 2:06 pmFab giveaway, my daughter woyld love this she Peppa pig.obsessed! Fingers crossed thanks for the chance x
Tammy Tudor
June 8, 2015 at 6:18 pmInvolve them by letting them help with the list and finding shopping games online
Leila Benhamida
June 9, 2015 at 11:36 amI get my daughter to hold the shopping list and the pencil then cross the item off when we put it in the trolley.
pamela gossage
June 9, 2015 at 2:16 pmPlay food I spy as you go round
hayley knapp
June 9, 2015 at 7:04 pmlet them help xx
Laura Asplin
June 9, 2015 at 7:17 pmGet them to count the vegetables
Rebecca Phillips
June 10, 2015 at 12:38 ammy little boy loves telling me what items are when i point them out. hes so proud of himself when he gets them right
Celia West
June 10, 2015 at 9:33 amGet them involved in finding the items
Kat Allinson
June 10, 2015 at 8:04 pmI get them to pick items off the shelves and the youngest puts them in the trolley for me
Victoria Cunniff
June 10, 2015 at 10:04 pmWell my little one is only 2 so she gets to hold the list and I let her put the items in the trolley. We also look out for funny things we can spot in the aisles!
Janet Carter
June 11, 2015 at 9:17 amNever take them shopping if they are tired or hungry and let them help you.
Holly Boyd
June 11, 2015 at 9:23 amWe go to the toy section where they both pick out a cuddly toy to keep them company and at the end of the trip we say goodbye and put them back.
Harley
June 11, 2015 at 9:24 amHave a list so you can get them to pick bits xx
laura groom
June 11, 2015 at 9:38 amGetting my daughter to help find things is the best way to get her to enjoy herself!
Angela Paull
June 11, 2015 at 9:40 amGet them to help choose what you’re going to buy
Jade h
June 11, 2015 at 1:54 pmLet them find and put things in the basket
Diana
June 11, 2015 at 3:53 pmMarking items we already found on the list 🙂
tina edwards
June 11, 2015 at 5:46 pmgive them a small list and let them help find the items you need
Jamie
June 11, 2015 at 8:19 pmTop tips are to ensure not to spend to long and to get your child involved i.e finding items
jessica newman
June 11, 2015 at 8:42 pmtry and involve them in finding shopping and packing they love it
Lucy Robinson
June 11, 2015 at 8:45 pmI take a pencil and let the kiddies crossed the things off the shopping list. x
Gillian Hutchison
June 11, 2015 at 9:12 pmWe make a list each before going (glue and sissors). The children normally only have a few items as its always pictures of foods from magazines and leaflets. It makes it more fun as they are looking out for certain things, plus they get 5 mins in the toy aisle at the end if they have behaved,
rachael jones
June 11, 2015 at 10:19 pmfood ABC , finding foods beginning with each letter , educational and fun
Kerry Lethbridge
June 11, 2015 at 10:40 pmDelivery is so cheap I avoid it like the plague
claire little
June 11, 2015 at 10:50 pmplay eyespy
Danielle Graves
June 12, 2015 at 12:18 ami get my little boy to help a little bit and we point to items and see if he can say what they are
Beccy Rowley
June 12, 2015 at 7:35 amMy little girl loves food shopping as I always use the self scan in Sainsbury’s and get her to help me scan the shopping.
Emma Fox
June 12, 2015 at 8:33 amMy son helps to find the items we need. Fun for him not always for me!
Laura Pritchard
June 12, 2015 at 11:24 amAlways have a £1 coin for the inevitable bribing needed so they can go on the Thomas the Tank engine ride by the tills 🙂
Emma Whittaker
June 12, 2015 at 11:40 amWe find the items together and then my daughter picks them off the shelf and puts them in the trolly 🙂
Laura Elizabeth Davies
June 12, 2015 at 1:44 pmGet them to helpif possible
LEE HARDY
June 12, 2015 at 1:47 pmGive your child the list to tick off.
Alison O
June 12, 2015 at 3:20 pmGet them to help pick stuff out. Failing that, bribe them with chocolate
Jennifer B
June 12, 2015 at 4:53 pmI let him help put things in the trolley – nothing too easily damaged of course!
Rebecca Lis
June 12, 2015 at 7:57 pmI let her help! Easiest way for everyone! PS where is your daughters jumper from its gorgeous!
Chantelle Kemp
June 12, 2015 at 8:29 pmTurn it into a hunt to see who can find the items the quickest. Whoever wins gets to choose the treats we enjoy in the car on the way home 🙂
Hannah Igoe
June 12, 2015 at 9:12 pmMy kids love the scanner and have loads of fun using it – I let them take control!
Janice Mackin
June 12, 2015 at 9:18 pmMy children like to put things in the basket.
Sarah Phillips
June 12, 2015 at 9:21 pmMy twins are having to practice their reading and writing these days so I let them write the list and find the items in the shop 🙂
mellanie forster
June 12, 2015 at 10:00 pmGetting them involved ,get them to pack the fruit and veg
Caroline Signey
June 12, 2015 at 10:02 pmMine try and name everything as we put it in the trolley
Barbara Handley
June 12, 2015 at 10:08 pmI have a list of things I want to buy and my grandchildren try to find as many as possible for me. They like to compete to see who can spot the items first.
katie skeoch
June 12, 2015 at 11:05 pmI let my boys tick off the shopping list, a bag of grapes works well too!!
pauline black
June 12, 2015 at 11:11 pmWe ask jayden to pick the items off the shelf and put them in the trolley. Participation is essential!
karen Howden
June 12, 2015 at 11:39 pmlet them hold some of the shopping
Natalie Crossan
June 12, 2015 at 11:52 pmI always promise a treat so that shopping goes smoothly 🙂 xx