What’s family dinner like in your home? Probably pretty busy. Anytime for play activities?
Family meal times can be a really chaotic time of day with the bewitching hour close by/ clubs and activities/ and the general hustle and bustle of preparing a meal with children underfoot. By the time we make it to the table we’re all a little frazzled. Once we start eating we try a conversation and get mixed results.
Dinner time is a great time to connect and feel that family bond. We’ve had a lot of success with Dinner games and now were extending the fun.
Extending the fun
During the meal we try the conversation starters to get to know our children. Then move onto family night activities.
At the end of each month I’ll be sharing a download full of activities to try over the month for dinner conversation and together family activities.
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Contents
Since we’re at dinner I thought I would continue the theme………………….
Appetizer: Conversation starters during dinner
4-6 questions to promote conversation with your under 5s plus space to add your own.
First course: Recommended family game or activity
Games we recommend that encourage team work, participation, conversation and appeals to various ages.
Second course: Book recommendation
These books work really well read aloud or working together as a family.
Salad course: Podcast recommendation
Podcasts for kids or parents to enjoy
Dessert: Music
Start their musical appreciation with some carefully thought out musical journeys.
Cheese course: find some excellent play activities to do for the month.
How?
Combine them in one night and have a playful family’dinnight’ or try different parts over the month.
