Have you heard of “Table Topics“?
They’re little plastic cubes that sit on your dinner table . . . always ready with great questions to foster fun family discussions.
I (April) heard about these a few weeks ago, and I emailed the company to ask if I could try it out and offer a giveaway to The Power of Moms community.
They said yes!
We only offer giveaways for products we believe in, and this is one of those products.
My children sit down at dinner every night and say, “Can we do a table topic?”
We’ve been talking about where we would like to travel, what habits we’re glad we’ve broken, what our favorite rides are at the amusement park, and what surprises we’d like to give each other.
I love it.
So leave a comment below, if you’d like to enter our giveaway. And tell us why you want stronger family dinner conversations.
Our winner has been selected. Britta is the lucky winner! (I’ve messaged you below.) Thanks, everyone, for entering!
Click here to order Table Topics on Amazon.
(And click here if you’d like to visit the official Table Topics Website.)
45 comments
Shelly says:
Nov 27, 2012
So cool! Our family has been drifting apart and I have been trying to find everything/way possible to bring us back together…this would help with our dinner time conversation…which seems to always end up with something being said to or about another family member, who storms off offended.
Heather Reynolds says:
Nov 27, 2012
I would love this! We have something similar called “Dinner Games”, but we have played them all so many times that I started to cringe every time my daughter asked to play one. We finally hid the box.
So yeah, we would love some new mealtime activities!
Milz says:
Nov 27, 2012
My kids are young and so this is a good thing to start for our family.
Gina Peterson says:
Nov 27, 2012
We need to be sillier and have more fun at dinner time. I feel like we are just trying to get food down throats and no real conversation is happening. I would love to get this cute box of questions for our family! Thanks for the fun contest!
Jessie says:
Nov 27, 2012
What an awesome product! I would love to win this! Our kids are still pretty young, but I’d love a way to include them instead of mostly talking about “grown-up” topics all the time.
Debbi Bertram says:
Nov 27, 2012
As our children are getting older & involved in more activities away from home this sound like a good way to make our time together more meaningful.
Jessica says:
Nov 27, 2012
That looks so great! Another way to get the family together at the dinner table at the same time? Count me in!
Jody says:
Nov 27, 2012
Lately it seems that all we do is argue at the dinner table, and when we try to talk there are a bunch of sullen faces and grunts and not many words. Our family could really benefit from having Table Topic. It seems it would help us to find things to talk about, and maybe help us with our unity as a family. (Single mom, 4 kids ages 8, 10, 13, and 15)
Lisa says:
Nov 28, 2012
I would love to get some fun conversations going with teenagers. It seems like by dinner time they have nothing left to say.
Beth says:
Nov 28, 2012
I love this idea. I homeschool too, and this might even work for topics to write about. It would make dinnertime more fun too. Thank you for allowing us the chance to win one.
Blessings,
Beth
Laurie says:
Nov 28, 2012
I am always looking for better ways to communicate, this may be the kick start my family needs.
Melissa says:
Nov 28, 2012
What a fantastic idea. It is just me and my 7 yr old son and he asks me the same question every single day. “How was work Mom?” And sadly my answer is pretty much always the same too (as work is always pretty much the same). Then I get the typical “school was OK” answer from him and we do “suck and sweet” where we tell each other one thing in our day that sucked and one thing that was “sweet” and we discuss. I’d love some variety. A new topic or question each night would be amazing as some days this is the only real quality time we get together. I’d really love this cube.
Mary says:
Nov 28, 2012
What a great idea! Growing up, I was in a very close family. My husband did not have that experience which has made it interesting as we have started a family. W both want to foster closeness as the kids get older and perhaps this would help!
Molly says:
Nov 28, 2012
Dinner time is the one point during our day when everyone is there and everyone can have a chance to talk & be heard. I want to make the most of that conversation.
Kim says:
Nov 28, 2012
I love the idea of this idea, especially because I have so many places to use it! First, with my family so that we don’t talk about work or news. Second, my hubbie and I work with our church teen youth group, and host bi-monthly dinners. These would be great for table conversation starters. Lastly, they would just be good to help my family be better conversationalists all around.
Karen says:
Nov 28, 2012
This sounds like a fun idea for when the grandkids are over.
Angela says:
Nov 28, 2012
Wow! This sounds wonderful! With four special needs kids ranging from 7-21 it is often hard to come up with ideas for dinner table discussion. We are trying very hard to improve the quality of our mealtime. We would love to have the Table Topic Box! I sometimes get overwhelmed addressing all the special needs in our family and frequently feel I’m letting some of the more important things go because the “urgent” things get in the way. How wonderful it would be to have the topics and everything ready to go!
JaNae Messick says:
Nov 28, 2012
This would be a fun addition to our efforts to calm the chaos that often arrives at the dinner table!
Kim says:
Nov 28, 2012
I think this is a great idea. With two teens (13 and 15), it seems like it’s hard to come up with any answers besides ‘fine’ or similar short answers. My daughter is often reading at dinner time, and this would be great to pull her into the conversation!
Kathy Hill says:
Nov 28, 2012
I went to a friends house for a dinner once. I will remember it for the rest of my life. We just sat around and talked. This is a lost art. It is so bonding to really converse. Homes are turning into parking lots. This has got to stop.
Tammy says:
Nov 28, 2012
always looking for way to foster discussion and not arguments! Sounds like a winner to me!
tracey daniel says:
Nov 28, 2012
Love it! Our family has been using “conversation starters” that I downloaded from FocusontheFamily.com this summer. We are almost out of them though. SO this would be a cool family gift for Christmas! Thanks!
Kate says:
Nov 28, 2012
I’ve heard of these and wish we had the chance to try them out. My children are young yet so they will get lots of use around here!
sscranto@mccsc.edu says:
Nov 28, 2012
My husband and I adopted a baby nearly a year ago. Since he has joined our family dinner time has become something we rush through. I am really struggling to make dinner time a time for family and conversation but we are all so tired at the end of our long days we can’t seem to think of anything interesting to talk about! This would really help us out.
Wendy says:
Nov 28, 2012
Our daughter is only 10 and the lines of communication are really good, but it may not be that way forever. We don’t have trouble finding things to talk about, but these sounds like really interesting ideas. We’d love to try them.
Jennifer L. says:
Nov 28, 2012
It might help our family get together a little better. We eat dinner together at the table every night, but there is so much strain right now because of being a stepfamily and other things going on. Dinners are often very short, little conversation, and even little eye contact. I really want to see our family open up and really build into our relationships…maybe this could be a great starting point.
Janna Olson says:
Nov 28, 2012
Too often at mealtime the kids want to talk about silly things or the adults want to talk about grownup things. It would be great to have help to meet in a safe place where everyone would feel equally valued.
Tami says:
Nov 28, 2012
Never heard of this until now! This sounds like a great thing to do at dinner and hopefully keep everyone at the table longer than just the time to eat the meal!
Kim says:
Nov 28, 2012
I would love to have this to make our dinner conversation a little more lively!
Britta says:
Nov 28, 2012
I know I need to get better at listening to my kids and helping them feel more comfortable talking to me, while they still want me to know about their lives. I can always use little reminders, and my kids would love it.
April Perry says:
Dec 3, 2012
Britta, you’re our winner of the Table Topics giveaway!
Please email april (at) powerofmoms.com with your mailing address, and we’ll get you set up with your prize.
Thanks for entering!
Melina B. says:
Nov 28, 2012
Our family would love one of these. We have four rowdy boys that can get a lot out of hand at the dinner table and talking about school and friends only gives us about 5 minutes. We need something that will keep their minds going long after dinner is over. Hopefully into clean up time:)
Elizabeth Hanna says:
Nov 29, 2012
Wow — I’ve never even heard of these, but they look incredible. I’ve been looking for ways to bring more meaning and connection into our family meals, and I think this would be a great tool to use in that goal! I love Power-of-Moms and all the great suggestions; thanks for all you do and all that you share! Blessings to your family this holiday season!
Kate Pippinger says:
Nov 29, 2012
I love this idea. I’ve always wanted more conversation at our dinner table. Not only to stimulate our brains & enjoy getting to know one another better, but also to help our children learn manners, conversation skills and patience!
Lesa says:
Nov 29, 2012
Having some “guided” conversations would be a great way to GET my family back to the table at dinner time, especially now that it’s cleared OFF for the first time in about a year!
Corinne says:
Nov 30, 2012
This looks great! I’d love help jump starting conversations for so many reasons, but also to teach my kids to slow down and enjoy the experience.
Christina says:
Nov 30, 2012
How fun! I find I get too persnickety about my boys’ table manners when conversation lulls at the table. These little cards will be great to keep us rolling if we’ve had run-of-the-mill days with not much to discuss.
carol says:
Dec 2, 2012
I want better dinner conversation!! My kids think the only thing a person talks about at the table is how much they don’t like the food!!
Cheryl says:
Dec 3, 2012
I would love some! Maybe I’d get better answers than “fine” and “good”
Wendy Jessen says:
Dec 3, 2012
I think that opening the communication and knowing that our children can talk to us about anything is key to them growing into healthy adults. My dad never wanted us to talk at dinner (or perhaps ever) and that has truly damaged many of my siblings. I want to cultivate a family that is based on love and understanding and supporting one another. Communication and respect are key to that happening.
Sarah says:
Dec 3, 2012
What a great idea! I desire better dinner conversation, too! Not just a litany about how everyone’s day was (which is good), but other topics, too! We need to have more opportunities to listen to one another and ask better questions, too! Thanks for the chance to win!
Casey S. says:
Dec 3, 2012
I think that it is AWESOME! We eat together each night at the dinner table and we feel it is one of the best part of our days. We quiz the kids and ask them about the cherry and pit part of their day. This would be a great idea!
Katie says:
Dec 3, 2012
I would love this! Thank you for the chance to win! We do something along these lines at dinner time, it always provides laughs. And some great conversations too!
Kathy B. says:
Dec 3, 2012
I agree with the comments above! My kiddos are getting bigger and more fun and I love to hear what they have to say… I just don’t always know the questions to ask!
Kathy B. says:
Dec 3, 2012
I agree with the comments above. My kiddos are growing up and I love hearing what they have to say… I just don’t always know what to ask. This would definitely help our dinner conversations! Fun, fun, fun!