One of my favorite tricks for making dinner prep easier is the build-your-own dinner night. I find that these meals are a great way to keep family dinners going, especially during the busiest times. They are also a great way to get your kids to try new foods! Here’s what these simple, fun meals look like in my house. I don’t know about you, but my time is feeling crunched these days. Between running a…
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Make family dinner easier: Divide dinner planning and prep with a friend and neighbor and cook half the time!
As you know, I am passionate about the many benefits of family dinners. One such benefit that is often overlooked, however, is how family meals can be used as an opportunity for fun and engaging learning with your kids. Through games, questions, and even some fun placemats you can introduce and solidify math concepts, vocabulary, and much, much more. But first, two caveats. One of the most important aspects of family dinners is strengthening our…
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The other day a friend shared a huge success with me: her 11-year-old had eaten and enjoyed salad for the first time. She was elated because this is a kid who not so long ago was only willing to eat two raw vegetables: carrots and cucumbers. When we discussed what she thought the change was due to, she chalked it up to the fact that they had joined a farm share and so now the…
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We’re sharing our favorite fun, creative, and silly family dinner games that will get everyone talking at and make dinnertime appealing again. Family Dinners: A Time for Connection Family dinners offer a valuable opportunity to connect with one another, share about our days, and teach social graces. But if we put too much pressure on all that family dinners are supposed to be, it can start to become a tension-filled time rather than a joyful…
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