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Deinosophistry

June 7th, 2009

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Brought to you by the Scripps Spelling Bee, deinsophistry is a  noun meaning skilled table talk.

Between "don’t chew with you mouth open" and "forks are not optional," do you sometimes find table talk at your table lacking?  You might want to give table games a try.  These are not traditional board games because as one might imagine, Monopoly and spaghetti do not mix well.  These are games to jump start conversations and fun at the table.

Family Time Fun Beginning Dinner Games is geared towards younger children (ages 3 – 6 years old) with games like "Rainbow Dinner" where someone picks a color and everyone names foods that color.  The original version of this game is more appropriate for children ages 6 -12 with easy math games like "Counting Moo" where everyone takes turns counting and every even number must be a moo (1, moo, 3, moo, 5 and so on).  The first person to slip up takes a sip of milk.  Flavorista Eliza gives these cards a thumbs up.

For grown up conversations, give Table Topics a try.  These 4×4 inch square cards are packed into a modern, lucite box.  Flavorista Kitty shared the gourmet edition with me.  Fun questions like "What is the most impressive meal you have ever cooked?" and "If you had your own cooking show, what would be your theme?"  Table Topics comes in many different versions.  If you are visiting relatives this summer, Table Topics would be a great item to bring along as a hostess gift.

I would be neglect if I didn’t mention Namits.  When we dine out, Namits is my secret weapon.  It is a set of colorful cards on a wire ring.  Each card has a topic.  For example, "Name Things That…" and on the reverse side there are action words "Fly, Swim, Tip, Ring."  Older children love to play and babies just like the hard, plastic cards.  I love how it easily fits in my purse.  We’ve had it for years and it just doesn’t get old.

May you all enjoy much deinosophistry.

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