Garage Sale Shopping with Kids: The Well-Stocked Car Checklist

Taking a garage sale shopping Saturday morning can be a great way to find super cheap frugal deals on items you need to buy.  However, garage saling with kids can be a huge production which leads to cranky mom and dad and crying children if you’re not prepared.
Never fear!  We’ve got the perfect prep for you before going garage sale shopping with your kids.  The checklist below represents a well-stocked car which is ready to keep your kids fed, entertained, and happy while you scour the yard sales for deals.

Garage Sale Shopping with Kids: The Well-Stocked Car Checklist

• Coffee in travel mugs for mom and dad
• Bug spray (mosquito repellent)
• Sunscreen
• Lunch boxes packed for each child
• Emergency snack bag
• Baby wipes for sticky hands and faces
• Extra change of clothes for each child
• Diapers / pull ups
• Potty chair (if you have a potty training toddler) and plastic grocery bags for potty liners
• Small portable stroller (for a child too tired to walk)
• Reusable shopping bags (to hold all of your purchases and keep them from rolling all over the car)
• Bottles and formula (if you have babies) or nursing cover if you are breastfeeding
• Sunglasses for each child
• Travel bingo game for the kids to play together
• Neck pillows and baby blankets for quick snoozes
• A mini backpack for each child filled with:
  1. A few small toys
  2. A small book
  3. Crayons and color book (only if you trust them not to lose crayons in the car where they might melt)
  4. 2 snacks and a juice box or water bottle
  5. A few quarters to use as their “shopping allotment” for buying goodies

Print this checklist out and keep it in the garage to make an easy project of stocking up the car for your next garage sale day with the family!