Blog #7: Grocery Shopping with a Twist

The word of the week is colours!
           I try to go grocery shopping with my mom as much as I can to help her get everything we need. Grocery Shopping can be very time consuming if we need many things. With two people grocery shopping can be quicker and more enjoyable. Sometimes my mom and I will split up in the grocery store, we divide the items we need and both have items that we will get ourselves. Then we will meet in a certain area of the store so that we can get the other items together. I always go to select the fruit, I pick out the fruit that always looks fresh and "in season". I have always loved fruit, but it has to be fresh, great quality and I am very particular about fruit. The fruit that I always look for at the grocery store includes;

-          Strawberries

-          Cherries

-          Apples (Pink Lady& Honey Crisp are my favourite)

-          Oranges (Mandarin Oranges are my favourite)

-          Grapes (Green grapes are my favourite)

-          Pineapple

-          Plums

-          Kiwi

-          Watermelon

-          Bananas

-          Raspberries

-          Peaches

-          Cantaloupe

-          Grapefruit

-          Blueberries

            When looking at all the different fruit in the section of a grocery store the colours attract me. Each fruit has a different tint of colour (Schirrmacher & Fox, 2009, p. 136). As well, even strawberries, raspberries, plums and watermelon can all be red but each of the fruit has a different characteristic of colour. Colours have always interested me, the colours of fruit catches my attention. The colour of the fruit is based on the amount of light from the sun (Schirrmacher & Fox, 2009, p. 136). Even when I am deciding which fruit to buy, I pick the fruit that is bright because I think it will taste better. People are affected by colour and are attracted by colours that appeal to them.

            Many children go grocery shopping with their parents. In the classroom, teachers can talk about the colours and different food that they see in the grocery store. Children can even bring an item in from when they were shopping with their parent. This can begin a discussion or an activity in the classroom. They could be learning about the different colour groups and use fruits as a visual display.

            I decided to draw my three favourite fruits from my list above, although it is difficult to pick. Strawberries, apples and oranges are my favourite because it does not matter what season it is, these three fruits can be found and are delicious. Most importantly I love when strawberries are a dark red colour, are juicy and have a great amount of flavour.  

Schirrmacher, R., & Fox, J.E. (2009). Art and creative development for young children (6th Ed.). Belmont,
      CA: Delmar.