diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index fa08eb38..1cbc451b 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ <h1>Shopping List</h1>
       </li>
     </ul>
   </div>
-
+  <script
+  src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.js"
+  integrity="sha256-2Kok7MbOyxpgUVvAk/HJ2jigOSYS2auK4Pfzbm7uH60="
+  crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+  <script src ="script.js"></script>
 </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
diff --git a/script.js b/script.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f40a0b8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+//FORM:
+//Create code that stops form from being submitted. Also
+//should code so that it adds a child list to the li items
+$("form").submit(function(event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    var itemValue = $("#shopping-list-entry").val();
+    console.log(itemValue);
+    if (itemValue.length === 0) {
+        alert('Cannot be blank!')
+    } else {
+        let newRow = $(`
+        <li>
+            <span class="shopping-item">${itemValue}</span>
+            <div class="shopping-item-controls">
+                <button class="shopping-item-toggle">
+                    <span class="button-label">check</span>
+                </button>
+                <button class="shopping-item-delete">
+                    <span class="button-label">delete</span>
+                </button>
+            </div>
+        </li>`);
+    $(".shopping-list").append(newRow)
+    }
+    //add new list item to ul, add shopping item text to span,
+    //add buttons - delete and check - and add labels to buttons
+});
+
+
+//SHOPPING-ITEM-TOGGLE:
+//create functionality that, when pressed, crosses or
+//uncrosses the selected item from the list
+
+// $(".shopping-item-toggle").click(function(event) {
+$(document).on("click", ".shopping-item-toggle", function(event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    console.log($(this));
+    $(this).parent().parent().find(".shopping-item").toggleClass("shopping-item__checked");
+    //$(this).addClass(".shopping-item__checked");
+})
+
+//SHOPPING-ITEM-DELETE:
+//create functionality that deletes this
+
+$(document).on("click", ".shopping-item-delete", function(event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    $(this).parent().parent().remove();
+})