Spice Up Family Dinners

Dinner is a time for winding down, nourishment, and having fun with those you love. Use the following ideas to spice up family dinners so that you may all take advantage of the great opportunities that can arise from the time spent together during this evening meal.

Dictionary Dinner

Open to a random page of a dictionary, have someone blindly put their finger on a word, and read the meaning aloud for the whole family to hear. Talk about the meaning, whether or not you like the sound of the word, and if you ever use that word while talking to others.

Be Prepared

Family Dinner Games

(Uncommon Goods, $10) is a set that will provide endless family fun during mealtimes. It comes with 51 game ideas that are sure to be enjoyed by the entire family.

Poetry Puzzles

Consider purchasing a book of poems such as

Great Short Poems

(Amazon, $2), and reading a poem aloud at the beginning of your meal. Discuss the poem as a family, and attempt to shed light on the meaning, the mood, and if you enjoyed the reading.

Be Thankful Together

Teach your family to be genuinely thankful for the little things that bring them happiness. During dinner, take turns saying what you are thankful for and why you are appreciative of it.

Dream Big

Dreaming and fantasizing about the future is a great way to develop goal-setting in your children and in yourself as a parent. Ask your family members questions about their dream careers, perfect vacation, and a famous person they would love to meet.

Stay Positive

With bad thoughts and actions floating around in the world, it is easy for negativity to get tracked into your household. Fight back by taking turns letting everyone at the table share a positive part of their day.

Share What You Have Learned

Go around the table and have each family member talk about something they learned that day. Focus on school related learning and life lessons alike, and be sure to share this knowledge with one another if possible.

Table Topics

(Amazon, $25), the clever resource for conversation starters, has created a family edition. This handy set includes 135 well-crafted questions for bonding and teaching your family about the art of conversation.

Ring, Ring

Have one member of your family whisper a message into the ear of the person sitting next to them. Pass the message around to all members at the dinner table and see how the original message has transformed or become distorted.

Dinner Project

A great resource for parents wanting to bring magic to dinner is

The Family Dinner Project

. This website contains loads of ideas for food, fun, and conversation to make your dinners extra special.

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