This guest post from Efren Gill
As far as I’m concerned, grocery shopping is a necessary evil that’s almost worth hiring a personal assistant – but the econo-budget we started back in April doesn’t allow for that.
So, tired of shopping alone, I’m turning some of the less-than-thrilling aspects of groceries into a lesson in teamwork for the kids. Making a list has turned into an handwriting exercise for my eight-year-old, Adam, while my daughters, Ada, 6 and Adelaide, 4, have a coupon-cutting art project extravaganza. Bonus points: how cute is it to hand the cashiers a heart-shaped 40 cents off toilet paper, or a 75 cents off cookies flower?
After cleaning up lots of paper scraps, we suited up today, grabbed the list, and headed out to the garage. I buckled the excitable trio into the car, set the security choice alarm system, and off we headed to the land of lunchmeat and perishables.
Each of the kids got a job – Adam reads the list, while Adelaide is in charge of scouting out the items while we walk down the aisles. Ada has the all-important duty of organizing the cart (she’s her mother’s daughter – careful not to put anything on top of the bread!), while I veto overtly-sugary products that loom from every corner. It’s become quite the team-building exercise, and is now something we all look forward to.
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