These conversation starters are great for help during dinner to keep the conversation going with your kiddos! My hubby and I often fall into the trap of talking to each other about our day and failing to purposefully engage the kids during meal times. I love this! Our jar of 99 Conversation Questions is not an “original idea” one of my daughter’s good friends was gifted a jar of “Family Preserves” for Christmas one year. The majority of the questions listed come from her collection. Thanks Melody for letting me borrow your jar, copy your questions and add a couple dozen more. Thanks also to the
QM facebook participants who helped add to the the list!
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What you’ll need to make your own Jar of Talking Fun:
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Some of our kids favorite conversations are:
- What is the yuckiest thing you ever smelled?
- When was the last time you were silly? What did you do that was funny?
- What is your favorite thing that _________ does for or with you?
- Where do you like to go in the car?
- What type of super-hero would you want to be?
…and there are dozens more!
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First, we printed up our questions. The link should open a massive list of
99 different conversation starters. We painted the backs of our pages with
shaving cream finger paint, then cut them into long slips. Emily, a friend, inspired us to swirl our slips or fold them into springs. Anything to make them fun to open. Then stuff them into the jar and – viola! You have a simple gift that keeps giving! Hours of family chatter!
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Other Posts you might be interested in:
Thank You Notes for the kids to create – love how participatory these are!
101 Gift Ideas that your kids can make for others.
A collection of
homemade Christmas ornaments.
I agree with Jersey Diva Mom above- this is an awesome idea for tweens too- they can be really hard to talk to 😉
Such a neat idea. Your jar looks so inviting and festive – that’s a talking point in itself. Thank you so much for sharing your list.
Thanks so much for sharing. I am planning something like this for holiday gifts this year,and you justfinakized my presentation and questions for me.
I love the presentation of this – what a fun centerpiece! I think we’ll do these for holiday gifts this year! Fantastic, thanks!!
This is super cute. I may have to bookmark this one and use them for when the boys are a little older. 🙂
What a great idea! This would make such a cute homemade holiday gift. 🙂 I’m even thinking maybe I could make some in cute drawstring bags to send to family on the other side of the world (save on shipping jars). Thank you for sharing the printable.
This could even get my tween talking at dinner I think! HAHA
Happy Friday from a fellow MomLooper!
I just blogged about it too. Hope it’s ok that I used your picture.
Of course! Glad another family will enjoy it as much as we have!
What a great idea! You will have endless interesting conversations with this jar.
Such a great idea! Thanks for offering the printable. I just tweeted this and posted about it on facebook.