October is National Eat Dinner Together Month. When meals seem ho-hum, try eating in a different place - on a picnic blanket in the middle of the floor, at the park or athletic field before a game, or meet at the office.

Eat the meal backwards: Eat dessert first, the main meal, and end with a salad. Wear your clothes backwards, sit on the chair backwards, eat with the opposite hand and sit in the opposite spot.

Create a Theme: Pick a letter and prepare foods that start with that letter. Pick a color, and prepare foods all of the same color. Choose a country and prepare foods native to that country. Research their customs, check out music from the library, draw a map of the country or a picture of their flag and create placemats.

And . . . . have FUN! For more ideas on making family meals worth having, read Putting Family First; Successful Strategies for reclaiming Family Life in a Hurry-Up World or click on our Links page.

Posted by Susan at 10/07/2003 03:17:42 PM | Link