Grocery Store Tour

Our local grocery store hosts free tours, so our playgroup took a second tour this week (the first tour being 2 years ago). It is a great tour! They led the kids through the store, beginning with the security office (full of video screens to watch people on every aisle!!), to the floral department, to produce, to deli, to seafood, to meats, to the stock room with its box crusher and trash compressor, to the really big freezer and refrigerator (brrrr!!), to the dairy and bakery and then to ring up "purchases" they had selected from each department. We discussed the food pyramid and which foods were in which groups during our tour. They gave us samples along the way and goodie bags and balloons afterwards! Here are some pictures from our visit.

Several of the "babies" (who are actually mostly 1 year old now!!) hang out together beforehand.

Marshall and Lily visit together while the big kids look at the security monitors.


Liam wasn't thrilled about being in the stroller while the girls got to walk.


Sorry it's sideways, but here's Sam (our next 1 year old!!) and Mabel waiting patiently.

Katy and Darsie touch the lobster! Last time, Darsie touched it (at 2 1/2, maybe?) and Katy held back with a look of horror etched on her face. She said it made all the difference to realize what those rubber bands were for this time! :)

Katy rings up some bread while Susie makes sure she does it properly.

Liam's favorite part was the balloon. He was happy the whole rest of the day because of that orange balloon!