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Next time you are hunting in a grocery store for snacks with your kids give our super easy DIY picture scavenger hunt a try!
Hunting around the grocery store for some good snacks for the kids again!
This time it was different.
We had a simple grocery store scavenger hunt that we made.
That you can make too, with whatever foods or snacks it is that you’d like to find.
Of course, this was a hit with the kids!
We always love a good scavenger hunt.
But this was also such a fun way to do an activity away from the house.
It’s rare when we do activities anywhere but home.
I may have gotten a few odd looks… but that comes with the camera I believe and not the activity.
Grocery Store Picture Perfect Scavenger Hunt
Before heading to the grocery store, I clipped some pictures of the snacks I wanted to buy out of the weekly ads in the newspaper.
I also clipped the label off of products I still had at home that we needed to get more of.
You could easily print small pictures off google too if you don’t get flyers.
Then I simply taped them onto a piece of thick card paper.
Some of the items I included a picture of in our grocery store scavenger hunt:
- Capri Sun Juice Drink
- popcorn
- graham crackers
- baby carrots
- berries
- pickles
- trail mix
- pudding
- yogurt
- string cheese
- apples
Done.
Grocery store picture scavenger hunt ready!
P.S. This is also a great way to involve the kids in any grocery shopping trip! It’s their own visual grocery list.
Time to Hunt in the Grocery Store!
I tried really hard to not help the kids and lead them to where the items of food were in the store.
I took this as a chance for them to learn where things are at in the store.
As we went long in our scavenger hunt at the grocery store I prompted some questions to help them navigate.
Is it a cold item?
Where do we keep it at home? In the fridge, freezer or pantry?
We wandered around the store a lot. Looking for every item on the list.
I also took this as an opportunity to get the boys to kindly ask for help when they needed it. Something I’ve been working on lately.
Instead of throwing a tantrum, or whining, asking for help goes a long way!
Plus, it gave them the chance to step outside their comfort zone of asking mom for help, and instead asking a store employee.
If they got stuck during their scavenger hunt they would find a grocery store employee and point to one of their pictures.
Where I can find…. this?
More Scavenger Hunts for Your Kids:
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Please don’t criticize what’s on my snack list. My kids are not the best eaters (and neither am I), but we’re trying. Instead of any criticism, I would appreciate any suggestions for healthy snacks that my picky eaters would love to try.
What is your favorite way to involve kids in errands with you?
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Jen Pacher says
Great scavenger hunt list. As parents, sometimes it is challenging to get our kids to eat anything, let alone something “healthy.” Question for you. Did you find it difficult to get your shopping done while the kids were on their hunt? How willing were store employees to assist your kids?
Thanks!
Jen
Laura says
What is the matter with your snack list? The health food snobbery has gotten way out of control if that is considered not eating healthy enough. Yikes. Anyway, this is such a great idea. My 2-year-old has an insatiable desire to “help” me with whatever I’m doing, and this is a great alternative to a bag of Cheerios for keeping her busy in the shopping cart. Thanks.
Jamie Reimer says
:) Thanks.
Zelda Lessing says
Lovely idea! I need to go today. Have to find the pictures now.
Amy says
Thank you for this great idea! Was dreading taking the kids to the store tomorrow because lately they have been throwing fits and leaving me feeling like I can’t take them anymore. But I’m realizing I need to engage them and let them help rather than make them follow me around and be told not to touch.
Jamie Reimer says
Have fun Amy!!! Let me know how it goes!