Couponing for Good: Shopping for Kids #AllYouCFK

With the end of the school year coming faster than we think, it’s time to start thinking about the kids who usually eat breakfast and lunch at school. Summertime usually means a decrease in donations to local food pantries, but it’s actually a time when those donations are needed even more.

We keep a bag in a kitchen cupboard, and when we get something for free or close-to-free and have extras, we drop those extras into the bag. When the bag fills up, we drop it off for our local food pantry. I took a peek into our bag today, and I realized that there wasn’t anything kid-friendly in that bag. It was all for grown-ups and pets. So it was time to go shopping.

Before we left, I got my coupons organized and ready to go. I searched everywhere for this month’s All You Magazine and realized that *GASP* my subscription had run out! Last month was my last month. I decided to pick up this month’s copy while we were out shopping.

We decided to shop specifically with kids and the food pantry in mind, and I let Emma lead the way. We started out picking out some Dora toothpaste and shampoo and then headed to the food aisles. We scouted out foods that were kid-friendly.

Emma did a great job finding foods that were nutritious and appealing to kids. I steered her toward the brands that I had coupons for. Win-win!

Check out our Google+ Story here and see what else we bought. We’ll be back soon to show you everything we donated. With summer approaching and more kids needing help, I hope that you’ll check with your local food pantry to see what they might need. You can also check out the Champions for Kids website or follow them on Facebook or Twitter.

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. #CBias #AllYouCFK