Yesterday, I went out to begin my Christmas shopping. I like to complete my shopping in what I call 3 rounds to keep things organized and less stressful for me. Which is as follows:
1st Round-Extended family & Pollyannas
2nd Round-Daughter
3rd Round-Husband
During these times, I have my 3 year old daughter with me. As we moms know, running errands, especially 4 hour long ones, can be even more draining if we have a crying or whiny child to care for as well.
To prevent against that, I always have a child kit. What is that you say, just a few things I have in a bag that I put in the back seat of the car in case my daughter starts to become restless or bored.
My kit contains the following:
1. 1 pull-up, pants, and a few wipes-in case of an accident
2. Child Had Sanitizer wipes
3. Pen and paper for drawing
4. Pre-K activity book-she loves to do the activities in this book
5. 1 reading book-she loves to read
6. 1 juice & snack- in case we are stuck in traffic or in a store; this would hold her over until we got something to eat.
7. Her favorite CD- currently its the Imagination movers.
This kit has helped me many times and therefore making my shopping trips more pleasant and easier.
Do you carry a child kit with you? If so, what items do you pack?
3 comments:
Sounds like a well thought out kit. It may be just what I needed for motivation to make my kids car kits :-)
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You are so brave to take your daughter shopping with you! When I'm buying lots of things or I need to think, I can't bring Abby. She is not the best shopper.
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