If you read my post about Orchard Toys becoming my sponsor for this years BritMums Live, then you will know that our love of the brand stems back to the Shopping List game. When I first bought the game we didn’t play by the rules at all. Monkey’s speech was delayed and I would put the various item cards in a bag and we’d pull one out after another and see if we could say what it was together. I would also take one of the shopping list cards with us when we went to the supermarket. Again to encourage Monkey to tell me what he could see. Familiar, every day objects, encouraging speech with a game. As time has gone on and Monkey is now talking for the Commonweath, let alone England, we’ve moved to traditional play. It’s a firm favourite with us, but also with the nation, as Shopping List remains Orchard Toys top-selling game. Did you know that Shopping List has been updated? Well we’ve been having a look at the new version and having fun with our shopping.
Shopping List has been a best selling game for over 10 years and Orchard Toys decided to give it a bit of a make over, the play remains the same. But now you choose whether you want to fill a basket or trolley. The lists themselves are brighter and some of the playing cards have been updated – for example pasta sauce has been replaced by curry sauce and a rather cute monster toy has appeared.
The game is designed for children aged 3-7 years and can be played with 2-4 players (although Monkey has been known to play this game by himself). The idea is to be the first player to find all of the items on their shopping list and therefore fill their shopping basket or trolley.
Give each player a trolley or basket and a shopping list. Turn all the item cards facing down between the players and then take turns trying to find the items on your shopping list. Shopping List is a great game for working on memory skills as observation and concentration is key to completing your shopping trip.
As the objects you are trying to find are typical foods and drinks, it’s a great game to promote discussion. We’ve often talked about when we eat the objects in your shopping trolleys. What’s a favourite food, where does Mummy keep that item in our kitchen, what does something taste like as so on.
You’ll often find Shopping List in pre-schools and schools (it’s been a game Monkey has known in a ‘school’ environment since he was 2 and half) as it closely links to the KS1 EYFS curriculum. I really rate this game, it’s certainly been my first suggestion to new Mum’s with toddlers since before I started the blog. We love it, and it’s new updated look.
Having had the old style game for over 3 years, I can confirm from experience that the playing pieces last. They are made from thick, durable board. The graphics are bright and engaging. It’s a game kids love.
Shopping List is available for £7.50, which is a great price for the play potential. We’ve also got one of the Booster sets – Fruit & Veg (had to with a greengrocer in the family), and there is a Clothes version too. Both are priced at £4.50, and come with a basket, trolley, 2 shopping lists and item cards. You can extend play to up to 6 players, or do what we do, mix them all together and have a couple of lists and trolley/baskets to complete in a game.
disclaimer: we were sent this game in exchange for an honest review
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Bottled water and sugarfree snacks – to help children think about healthy options!
Raisins, as we get through boxes of them x
Bottled water and bags of healthy fruits and nuts
Smoothies and brownies
Sunglasses or beach toys or sun cream… things you’d buy shopping for going on holiday.
Christmas items – my best time of year!
bottled water as we go through a lot of it
A toys version would be good x
Strawberries and blueberries as they are my sons favourite
magazines as its the one thing my daugter loves to buy at the shops for a treat 🙂
Bananas we eat so many
pocket money toys as grand-kids always mithering for something
Lots of different fruit and veg.
grapes because they are yum xx
brownies
loo rolls, kitchen rolls and tissues because we seem to always be buying these
Brightly coloured sweeties!
smoked salmon its a particular favourite of my 7 year old – I think she will have expensive tastes!
Tomato ketchup! We go through bottles of it 😀
Wii U games
Grapes, we eat loads in our house! x
Ketchup! a hot fave in our house
Lots of yummy cakes mmmm
Bananas, they’re the favourite at the moment 🙂
Different fruits that kids my not know like Kiwi’s & Mangos
All the fruits because they are healthy and children should eat them all.
Houmas because me and my daughter love it!!!
Thinking of all the different things you can get in Supermarkets these days, how about an iPad!
Bacon as everyone loves Bacon
Apples, my daughter is crazy for them at the mo. lets hope it lasts
Blueberries – my son loves them!
Something funny or difficult to remember like ‘leaking carton of orange juice’.
fruit and desserts
Cupcakes
Spaghetti as its my boys favourite
Fruit, my daughter refuses to eat it so it might encourage her x
Blueberries as they are a super food!
Toiletries! we always buy these in the supermarket
Fish and Meats, My daughters not so keen…be great to encourage her
I would like to see diet coke, my favourite drink 😀
Bananas & grapes because my little munchkin goes through them like crazy x
more fruit and veg
Bananas – they’re a firm favourite in our house
I would include exotic fruits so that kids could learn about different fruits from around the world
Toiletries!
Chocolate in any form! I am a self confessed chocoholic
different types of fruit
Some Nutella, my lot love the stuff.
Chocolate to balance out the healthy fruit and veg.
Curry – we eat so much curry it’s silly x
potatoes because i use them a lot in my meals
Pies; it’s my staple diet
Haslet as the kids love it
bananas as love them
Maybe I am been too imaginative but How about some pretend money that you can use to add up the items on the shopping list when put into the trolley? This way they can learn to do math too but in a fun way! – Lovely Prize
Lots of berries.
More exotic and fun fruit x
fruit and veg to teach children what they look like before they are prepared and cooked and on their plate
More unusual fruits and vegetables to make them inquisitive about eating them!
lots of exotic foods to help learn about them
more unusual fruits and vegetable to help gain knowledge
rice cakes,we get through loads!!
A Christmas version would be fun or a party version for cards, cakes, party food.
Beer love it
Coconut oil – great for healthy cooking, and versatile enough to be great for healthy skin too!
Christmas themed!!
Lots of books because reading is fun.
books xx
yoghurts because my kids love them
A bouquet of autumn flowers.
bananas healthy and yummy
A big chocolate cake!
water and bananas x
Plenty of chocolate and luxury bubble bath – need to destress after a busy week!
Peas as they are mine and my little girls favorite 🙂
Grapes, pineapple and raspberries, because we eat a lot of them.
Ice Cream…there are so many flavours and so little time to try them all 😉
Hob nobs! Our favourite biscuits, always need them in, just in case of visitors!
Chocs!!
More Christmassy items for a Christmas edition
What would you like to see included on a shopping list and why? . . . . . . Washing up Liquid as we are always running out of it
A back to school list with uniforms and supplies to get across all that needs to be done!
Cake would be a nice treat to include.
I would like to see a newspaper as often go to the shop for a paper
Cakes because everyone loves cake!
Smoothies and milk
Fruits always a winner ! And snacks of course
Chocolate as we all like a treat now and again!
Shampoo as it’s something we go through a lot of
I would like to see Astro Belts added as i love them and they should be on every shopping list x
Avocados, they’re healthy and tasty – bonus!
Tomatoes. My son’s fave thing to eat we buy lots of different sizes and types and he will eat them all
seafood as my son loves sushi and prawns etc but doesn’t know the names
Grapes! I’m 32 weeks pregnant and can’t get enough of them!
Milkshake
Books.
Christmas chocolate and biscuits
Strawberries, grandson eats loads when he stays here, they are not cheap either
Chocolate, who doesn’t like chocolate.
Cheese, in all its glorious varieties
box of raisins, we go through 10 boxes a week in packed lunches. theyre a healthy option
Paracetamol PLus!
Chocolate – couldn’t live without it!
Satsumas – they are my granddaughter’s fvourite food.
bananas – they’re Eli’s favourite thing
Grapes, because they are a tasty treat!
Fish pie, our favourite meal at the moment
A good selection of veggies
Grapes, yogurts and cheese
Bananas because I can’t get enough
cheese and chocolate not together though!!
breakfast products because my son loves breakfast time
Mango’s and strawberries as they’re my childrens favourite
Calpol! It’s that time of year again.
Grapes because they stop me getting fat! Whenever I feel like eating between meals I go to the fridge eat a couple of grapes. They can suppress my hunger pangs for an hour or so
Lots of healthy snacks to encourage children to eat them !! 😀
Bananas because my daughter loves them.
Fresh Pineapple because I have a sweet tooth and love to have some as snacks.
yogurt drinks
A children’s shopping trolley!
Children’s magazines – we never leave the supermarket without one!!
a nice selection of snacks and a decent dvd, so i can have a movie night with my family 🙂
A laptop so my daughter would stop taking mine 🙂
The ingredients for an American Thanksgiving so I can properly celebrate over here.
a seasonal one would be good – so for halloween you would have pumpkins and candy corn and things like that, for easter some eggs, chocolate bunnies and chicks etc
Lots of fruit and vegetables to encourage children away from sugar and more healthy foods
books, the more the better
Lots of fresh fruit and veg to get my little one excited about healthy eating!
Cheese – we eat so much of it!!!
Pens ans paper..always losing them!!
The ingredients for a Sunday roast, as it’s the best time of the week and particularly wonderful at this time of year!
I’d like to see slightly more unusual fruits and vegetables included such as lychees and artichokes so children understand they are just another fruit or vegetable.
Books for me and my daughter – I love picking up a book on the supermarket run – do I ever get to read them? No. But they look good on my bookshelf!!
Toiletries and accessories 🙂
Chocolate, cake and wine are always at the top of my list 🙂
a plastic bag……………… now you have to pay for them they need to go on the list
Baby wipes – we are always buying them.
Lots of different vegetables.
Fresh soup, very warming.
Diet Coke – I drink a lot of it!
Cookies – yummy!
Anything dairy, cheese, yogurts, ice cream
Pet food – to teach the children that animals rely on you looking after them. (@PeanutHog)
toilet roll
Dark chocolate, because it’s a healthy option
chocolate cake, its too yummy not to
Lots of books – because you can never have too many books
I would love to see wipes and tissues on shopping lists as these are my must have items during our shopping. Even my son knows where to find them and will point to them and shout mummy until I lift them up!
Haribo lol
My daughter would say Kinder Eggs as it’s what she always chooses when allowed a treat!
Irn Bru – as it’s my fail safe cure for ailments and I’m feeling under the weather
Chocolate. Because it’s scrummy!
Smoothies, they are our favourite 🙂
raisins and water
A bottle of wine for mummy? Would need to have cheese and bread as no matter how often I buy it my hubby and children devour quickly!
exotic fruit to get everyone thinking up new ways to hit their 5 a day.
Lots of different fruit and veg, just to be more healthier x
Raspberries
Ermmm, I think most people have put all the items I would include, especially the fruit and veg.
On a Shopping List i would like to see a whole array of different fruit and veg to show the diversity of food that can be eaten to help show children there are options out side of apples and oranges for those who dont like traditional fruit
The more ‘obscure’ vegetables, butternut squash, aubergine etc to open kids up to the idea of there being a world of vegetables out there to try!
I’m positive Aubergine is on this or the Fruit & Veg booster pack we have – great idea to include more like that too
The winning lotto ticket lol x
A selection of delectable desserts!
Bubble bath, chocolate and a book, it would make a lovely night in 🙂 x
grapes, they never last long n this house x
smoothies, raisins, vegetable crisps
Stilton – I love blue cheese
Lots of fruit
free from foods. My youngest is lactose intollerent so we always have to look everywhere for those foods
cakes naughty but ever so nice !!
Salmon as my wife loves the stuff 🙂
smoked salmon yummy
Lego because the kids always want to go to the toy store and buy lego!
Fruit water and ready salted crisps.
Ice lollies!
Lots of Fruit and fat free yoghurt for smoothies as my kids are crazy fro them!
some kids toys from a toy shop because all kids love a small toy as a treat
chocolate its my main source of happiness when shopping! 🙂
chocolate because everyone loves chocolate
I would love to see something suitable for vegetarians, such as veggie sausages, or veggie mince, or even Soya Milk so children can see that not everyone eats the same type of foods
Healthy snacks – for obvious reasons!
Strawberries. My twins both love them x
Chocolate, Wine, Magazines & bubble bath so I can have a nice chilled evening
Teabags as I can’t get through the day without my cup of tea
Milk, never have enough, I need a cow!
chocolate because everyone loves chocolate
I would like to see oranges on a shopping list because they are so sweet and healthy. Full of vitamin c
bottled water because i never leave home without one
cHOCOLATE SUNDAE – I love it more than any food
Healthy Snacks xxx