Seriously. I meal plan week by week and shop for each week's items once a week. That's when I restock things that we always have on hand as well. I cannot imagine having to bring each and every little thing in one armful by one armful...
Whenever I bring the groceries in Mia LOVES to start unpacking the bags for me. Generally that means she starts unpacking them in the living as I'm out grabbing more bags to bring in :) She loves going shopping as well. She's always asking to go "buh bye" when we're home.
So when I saw on a site like craigslist that someone was selling a Melissa & Doug market stand, a bunch of plastic produce, and grocery cart for a great price I could not resist picking it up for her. She ended up getting it as an early big sister gift. Which despite being a little young to really understand shopping she loves it. Apparently babies do NOT ride in the baby seat. We put them in the back of the cart- head first normally. She loves to load the cart up with all the fruits and veggies she can. However, I quickly saw it was missing something.
Grocery bags.
Thanks to this awesome tutorial from Serving Pink Lemonade I quickly put together a grocery bag for Mia, despite my very limited sewing capabilities. I adjusted the dimensions a bit, I made the bottom 4 x 6 and made the sides an inch higher. I used some scraps to make handles. I cut the top with pinking sheers to give that true paper bag look :)
After making one I got to thinking I should have made the bag double layered for more durability. So I decided to just make the one and wait and see how durable it would take to toddler play. And, sure enough, after about a month of heavy handed toddler love there are a few holes that need repair. So whenever I make her more I'm going to make them double layered and see if they hold up any better.
Well, for the time being at least, little girl has a bag to make transporting her purchases easier :)
