Let's give em somethin' to talk about

Use the following questions for fun conversation at the dinner table! Kids love to be involved in the table talk and will enjoy the chance to use their imaginations as well.

1. Would you rather be a fish or a bird? Why?


2. Would you rather take a bath with a tub full of frogs, or a tub full of
ladybugs? ;)


3. If you could eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?


4. What kinds of things would you do if you were President of the United
States?


5. What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?


6. If you could choose any animal in the world to be your pet, what would it be?


7. Can you touch your tongue to your nose?


8. If you could change your name, what would you want your name to be?


9. If it was up to you to plan our family vacation, where would you want to go?


10. If you could have any one superpower, what would you choose?


11. What cartoon character do you think is most like you?
What cartoon character do you think is most like Mom? Dad? Brother? Sister?


12. Name one thing you like about each of your family members.


13. Tell about a time that you were really nervous about something


14. Tell about a time where someone said something very nice about you.


15. What do you want to be when you grow up?


16. If you could name a planet, what would you name it?


17. Tell me what you think a Perfect Day would be like


18. If you were going on a trip across the ocean, what three things would you
choose to take with you?


19. If you could play with anyone in the whole world, who would you choose to
play with?

20. If you could make 3 wishes, what would they be?

Field Trip #3: Post Office

Have your children draw a picture or help them write a letter to a friend or family member. Help them package it into an envelope, address it and put a stamp on it so it is ready to be mailed. While they’re not looking, write a letter to your children and put it in an envelope. Have them help you write your own address on the center of the envelope, as this letter will be mailed back to them. (This is a good time to have them memorize where they live!) Put a stamp on it and head to the Post Office!!!

Go inside the Post Office and have your children put the mail in the correct mailbox. Explain what is going to happen with each letter. They will go from this Post Office to another bigger Post Office on a big mail truck, where the workers will look at the address and put it in a special pile for letters going to __________ (name of state). Once the letter gets to __________(state) they’ll look at the address again, and will put it into a pile that goes to ‘Grandma’s’ city. Then the mailman or mail woman will pick up these letters and take them for a ride in their own little mail truck.

Take children out back to see a mail truck if possible. Point out that the driver's seat in the mail truck is on a different side than it is in other cars. That is so they can be closer to the mailboxes on the side of the road. They have a lot of mail to deliver, so they must do it quickly.

Have children say the days of the week with you, and explain that Mail carriers deliver our mail every day except for Sunday and on certain holidays. They deliver mail in all kinds of weather… even when it’s snowy, rainy and icy. They work really hard to help us get our important mail. Give them a tour of the other parts of the post office: PO Boxes, the packaging area, the stamp machine. Explain the purpose of each and ask if they have any questions. Tell them “In a few days Grandma will be getting your letter and she’s going to be so excited.”

Next time you go to the library, check out a few books about postal carriers to help reinforce what they learned on the field trip. It’s always fun for kids to read about places they’ve already visited!

In a few days your child should receive the letter you addressed to him/her. It will make their day!