The Winners at Accommodating Kids

My kids are 3 and 1 and shopping with them isn't always a party for me and sometimes not for others at the store either. These are my winners for having/doing the little things that make it easier:

I love it when I can get a shopping cart made for two kids. Costco is my hero in this department because every cart is that way and they still push together in the cart corral. The car shopping carts at Lowes and I think Fred Meyer are more entertaining and I love when we get one, but they are in short supply and  more of a pain to push.

The stickers Walmart employees give out at the entrances/exits have proven to be more entertaining for my little girl than you would ever think a sticker could be. Thank you Walmart.

Family restrooms. The other day I pushed my entire two-seater Lowes shopping cart into the restroom and parked it (kids included) in front of the stall and I was still a little worried about my kids. I like the family restroom at Target where my kids can come in and we're not all squished. To anyone without young kids, that might be too much info, but hey, that's life.

My local mall: The womens' restroom has a lounge. I haven't ever had to use the one at the mall with a baby, but what a perk! Contrast that with feeding my infant sitting on the floor of a restaurant's bathroom and well, it seems like a big step up. (Yes, I'm much shier than many women)

Barnes and Noble: I don't know if they have it up right now, but playing with the store train set last year before the holiday season was a fun, free getaway for the kids when we needed to kill time or just needed out of the house.

And now a shout out to the  people who have opened doors for me, helped me get stuff to the car, pleasantly tolerated their crying and other noise making, and cleaned up their messes in stores and restaurants. Every little thing counts.