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Our dinner games are now available
in three great styles. Choose from either the classic
recipe-style tin box or for our veteran players or families looking
for a faster play, choose the new
Gather 'Round Dinner Games.
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Put fun back
into family dinners with our quick and fun dinner games.
Perfect for busy families on the go who still manage to find
time for dinner. Available in two styles, each game
set includes 51 dinner games that will add fun and lively
conversation to your family dinners. The dinner game cards
are laminated to protect them from spills and come in an
attractive hinged top tin recipe style box with additional room
for your personal family dinner recipes.
$15.95
- Item #FP100 - Dinner Games
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Item #FP102 - Combo Dinner Game Pack
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How to Play the Dinner Games? |
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Our dinner
games are quick, simple, and fun. Each dinner game takes
just a few minutes to play and are enjoyable for kids and
parents alike.
To play, families just sit down to
their dinner, pick a card, and read it aloud to play. Kids
love picking the cards, so give all of them a chance to choose.
While the
dinner games have been designed for either ages 5 - 12 or
ages 3 - 6 (depending on the style you choose), you may want to
change some of the games slightly so they are either easier or
more challenging. There are suggestions on each dinner
game card to help parents with this.
The dinner
games are stacked randomly. You can play them in order
from 1 - 51, or you can simply pick out a card. Each
dinner game card is color-coded for your reference.
For the
Original Dinner Games (ages 5 - 12) the color codes are
green for
number & math games, pink
for phonics and vocabulary games,
blue for social skill games,
purple for
creative & critical thinking games,
yellow for
silly games, and maroon
for memory games.
For the
Beginner Dinner Games (ages 3 - 6) the color codes are
green for the
five senses, blue
for social skills, pink
for creative and critical thinking,
purple for
expressive language & listening,
yellow for memory games, and
orange for
just for fun games.
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What Makes these Dinner Games So Great? |
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- Quick and Easy - Each
dinner game is quick and easy, taking only one to three minutes to
play
- Appeals to a Variety of
Ages - Dinner Games are available in two styles;
The Original Family Dinner Games are designed for kids ages 5
- 12 and the Beginner Family Dinner Games are best for kids
ages 3 - 6.
- No Hassle - The dinner games
are designed to be played at the dinner table while the family
eats their meal. They require no advance preparation and
most only require the use of supplies found on the dinner
table.
- Educational - The
dinner games are designed to sharpen the family's critical thinking,
social, math, memory and language skills all in a fun way.
- Open up Conversation -
Some of the dinner games use the family dinner to open up family
conversation using thought provoking conversation starters.
- Encourage Good Eating
Habits - Many of the dinner games involve food and encourage the
family to eat their vegetables and drink their milk.
- Enhance Closeness -
The games make the family laugh and encourage conversation
both of which enhance a family's closeness.
- Mess Free - All of the
dinner games are laminated making spills easy to wipe off and
clean.
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Sample Dinner Games |
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Thumbs Up (Ages 3 - 6)
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At
the count of 3, everyone puts one fist out toward the center
of the table with their thumb either up or down.
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If
everyone but one person has a thumb up (or down), that person
must take a drink of his/her milk. (In other words, the odd
person out, drinks milk.)
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If
everyone does the same thing with their thumb, or your family
is split, count to 3 and try it again.
Alternative: Also play this by eating vegetables instead of
drinking milk. Or the odd person out must hug the person to
their left….
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Rainbow
Dinner (Ages 3 - 6)
- Someone starts the game by
saying a color
- As a team, your family names
all the food they can think of that are that color.
For example,
red would be apple, radish, cherry, etc
Have a
different person pick another color of the rainbow and play
again
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Family Favorites
(Ages 3 - 6)
Get to know a little bit more about
each other:
Each of
the kids asks the adults 4 questions to see what they know about
his/her favorite things.
For
example:
- What's
my favorite animal?
- What is
my favorite color?
- What is
my favorite book?
- What is
my favorite song?
Each adult
asks the kids 4 questions about his/her favorite things while
growing up.
For example:
- What
was my favorite food?
- What
was my favorite TV show?
- What
was my favorite toy?
- Who was
my favorite friend?
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Counting Moo (Ages 5 - 12)
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Go
around the table counting, starting with the number one.
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Whenever you get to an even number, say “Moo.”
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For example, “one, moo, three, moo, five, moo…”
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Anyone who misses a “Moo” or a correct number must take a sip
of milk and start the game over.
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Variation - Try this with odd numbers, prime numbers, or
multiples of 3 depending on the ages of your children. You can
find this fun game as well as many more in Family Time Fun’s
Family Dinner Games and Activities.
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Get To Know Ya Trivia (Ages 5 - 12)
Each of the kids test the adults with 4 questions. For example:
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What do I usually play at recess?
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Who are my two favorite school friends?
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What is my favorite class?
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What is my least favorite school meal?
Then, the adults test the kids with their own 4 questions. For
example:
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Where was I born?
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Where did I go to Elementary school?
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Where were my parents born?
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What cities have I lived in?
Make up your own questions to continue to learn more about each
other.
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What’s in the Sock? (Ages 5 - 12)
One person begins by hiding a “secret” object in a clean sock.
He or she passes the sock around the table and lets everyone
feel the object. No peeking! Everyone guesses what’s in the
sock, and whoever guesses correctly leads the next round.
Alternative: Try using an oven mitt to make the game more
challenging.
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The Importance of Family Dinners
In today's busy world, sometimes we
lose sight of the family dinner. With work commitments,
kids' school and extra-curricular activities, and the general
craziness of life it is often difficult to sit down to a regular
family dinner. But family dinners are important and even
though families may not be able to have a regular non-rushed
family dinner every night, it is important to try and fit in a
few each week. Here are some reasons why family dinners
are important:
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Family dinners strengthen family
unity, connections, and communication.
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Family dinners help families stay
healthy because most families who take the time to plan and have
regular family dinners also tend to make healthier eating
choices and tend to eat less fast food. Regular family
dinners also lead to less snacking.
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Family dinners provide kids with a
predictable routine making them more secure and confident.
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Parents who make time for regular
family dinners are more likely to hear about kids' worries and
problems.
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Dinner Planning Tips
Even though family dinners are
important, no one has a lot of time pulling them together.
After a long day at work and school, families need to unwind not
hyperventilate! Here are some dinner planning tips to
help.
Use either a
weekly meal planner or
monthly family meal planner to help you plan nutritious
dinners.
Do as much dinner prep as possible
on the weekends. Things like cutting vegetables,
defrosting meats, mixing marinades can all be done ahead of
time.
Let the kids help by setting the
table, emptying the dishwasher, setting out the dinner games,
pouring drinks, and rinsing and putting dishes in the
dishwasher. Older kids may be able to make simple side
dishes or mix a salad.
Set themes for each day of the week.
For example, make Monday's chicken night, Tuesday's pasta night,
Wednesdays crock pot night, etc.
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