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FAMILY TALK
from Around the Table Games™
May 27th is my 7 year wedding anniversary. Seven years and I'm still amazed at all I don't know about my husband yet. And don't get me started on how hard it is to get my kids to talk to us at dinner: "What did you do today?" "Nothing, I'm done now!" I know it's not going to get any better when they become teens either! Which is why I LOVE this new game called Family Talk. What a great family conversation starter for parents, children and relatives of all ages!
Three versions of the game, Family Talk, Family Talk 2 and Grandparent Talk™ are available (see below for detail - all three available on a clip or in a jar). “Our games are like taking the dinner time conversation with you, wherever you go,” explains Around the Table Games founder Beth Daniels, herself a working mom. “Because our games are made to be portable, the proverbial table discussions can now be held at the airport, during carpool, waiting in a long line or wherever people gather in the same place at the same time.”
Ideal for ages 4+, some of the questions from the Family Talk pack are: "If you could have chosen your own first name, what would it be?" and "What is your favorite story about you when you were younger?" Each deck of 100 cards is attached to a carabineer clip so a Mom or a Scout leader can clip the game to a backpack, purse or picnic basket. Anticipating a long wait at the airport? Whip out these questions and the time will fly. Stuck in traffic with the kids? Family Talk will encourage the kids to ask anything but “are we there yet?” And they are not just for your family! Use them with co-workers, teachers, church groups and corporate team building exercises.
Family Talk Clip $12.95
May 27th is my 7 year wedding anniversary. Seven years and I'm still amazed at all I don't know about my husband yet. And don't get me started on how hard it is to get my kids to talk to us at dinner: "What did you do today?" "Nothing, I'm done now!" I know it's not going to get any better when they become teens either! Which is why I LOVE this new game called Family Talk. What a great family conversation starter for parents, children and relatives of all ages!
Three versions of the game, Family Talk, Family Talk 2 and Grandparent Talk™ are available (see below for detail - all three available on a clip or in a jar). “Our games are like taking the dinner time conversation with you, wherever you go,” explains Around the Table Games founder Beth Daniels, herself a working mom. “Because our games are made to be portable, the proverbial table discussions can now be held at the airport, during carpool, waiting in a long line or wherever people gather in the same place at the same time.”
Ideal for ages 4+, some of the questions from the Family Talk pack are: "If you could have chosen your own first name, what would it be?" and "What is your favorite story about you when you were younger?" Each deck of 100 cards is attached to a carabineer clip so a Mom or a Scout leader can clip the game to a backpack, purse or picnic basket. Anticipating a long wait at the airport? Whip out these questions and the time will fly. Stuck in traffic with the kids? Family Talk will encourage the kids to ask anything but “are we there yet?” And they are not just for your family! Use them with co-workers, teachers, church groups and corporate team building exercises.
Family Talk Clip $12.95"Family Talk™ is the fun, easy and portable game that has families reconnecting through engaging conversation! Clip it to your purse, briefcase or backpack for portable family fun!
100 intriguing questions, such as:
What was dinnertime like when you were young?
What is one thing about each family member that makes you proud?
100 intriguing questions, such as:
What was dinnertime like when you were young?
What is one thing about each family member that makes you proud?
Family Talk is so uncomplicated that you can play it almost anywhere-around the dinner table, in the car or anyplace your family or friends congregates. Just draw a card, read the question and let the fun begin! Diverse topics reveal surprising answers - even from hard-to-talk-to teens. And with Family Talk, everyone's a winner!"

Grandparent Talk Clip $12.95
"Grandparent Talk™ is the fun and easy game that bridges generations while creating treasured memories. Clip it to your purse, totebag, or beach bag for portable family fun!
100 intriguing questions, such as:
Where did you hang out when you were a teenager?
What have you been able to do as a result of saving money?
Just draw a card, read the question and watch your family history unfold one question at a time. Grandparent Talk allows grandchildren and grandparents to learn more about each other while keeping family history relevant and alive! Diverse topics reveal how grandparents met the challenges of previous generations. Grandchildren and grandparents are often surprised to learn how much they have in common!"
Family Talk2 Clip
$12.95
"Family Talk2 continues the fun, in an easy and portable game that has families reconnecting through engaging conversation! Clip it to your purse, briefcase or backpack for portable family fun!
Family Talk2 Clip
$12.95"Family Talk2 continues the fun, in an easy and portable game that has families reconnecting through engaging conversation! Clip it to your purse, briefcase or backpack for portable family fun!
Reconnect with your family using 100 intriguing questions, such as:
What is the most special day of the week in your home? What makes it so special?
Name some holidays that your friends may celebrate that you don't? Why is this so?
Family Talk2 is so uncomplicated that you can play it almost anywhere-around the dinner table, in the car or anyplace your family or friends congregates. Just draw a card, read the question and let the fun begin! Diverse topics reveal surprising answers - even from hard-to-talk-to teens. And with Family Talk, everyone's a winner!"
About Around The Table Games: Creator and owner of Around the Table games, Beth Daniels was blessed to have her grandparents and great-grandparents in her life for decades. Over the years, she realized that the more she learned about them, the better she understood herself. As a result, she treats the stories they shared as priceless gifts that she is determined to pass on to her own children. In fact, the first “version” Daniels made of her game was a simple pad of paper passed around the table at a Christmas family dinner where she invited everyone to jot down questions for Great Grandma. As an Occupational Therapist, wife and mother of two, Daniels understands all too well how active lives and busy schedules can prevent families from sharing the anecdotes and folklore that make a family a family. That’s why she created Family Talk and Grandparent Talk games as a fun way for families to reconnect. For more information, click on http://www.aroundthetablegames.com/
You can purchase these great games here and use code DYSTFMT for free shipping on their website
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**WIN IT! Win one of the games - you choose which of the three you want - just leave a comment here with a suggested question for future games or offer an idea for a future version of the game, and I'll pull a winner at random. LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WITH YOUR COMMENT. Giveaway is open until midnight, EST, Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Good Luck!**





































56 comments:
What about Baby Talk? It could be a good way for expectant parents to discuss parenting-related things and it could be a good way to help older siblings talk about an impending arrival.
offthespaceship (at) myway (dot) com
Teen Talk?
Parents can learn from kids too!
Very cool idea; these conversation starters make it all so less threatening to discuss important or fun topics; it's a great way to get inside thier heads...
how about toddler talk? Great giveaway, thanks! hellomary018 at yahoo dot com
what a great idea! What about a Brother/Sister talk? Questions geared toward making siblings talk to each other in a relaxed, non-threatening manner. Thanks for offering it!
~Tanya
the4moyers(at)msn(dot)com
When is the time you felt most scared? mad? happy? lonely? I think it is good for kids to learn to recognize what they are feeling and learn how to constructively deal with it. gomeggo@gmail.com
Hello! I have read good things about these games. Our family loves to play games and most of the time the four of us eat dinner together! A few of my ideas for future games would be:
Teen Talk, Faith Talk, Bible Talk and Improvisation Talk! Please enter me in this delightful drawing. Many thanks,Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
We always do Whats you best and worst? What's the best thing that happened today and what's the worst thing that happened?
hngrube at gmail dot com
Hello, how about "What is your earliest memory?". My choice would be the Family Talk.
jandh at myfamilylovesit.com
I really like this idea and would choose the Grandparent Talk. The grandkids are getting into their adolescent years now. This would be a game they would like to play and give grandma a bit of insight on them at this age.
jeanilyneATmsnDOTcom
I would love the family talk one. We always ask our son what the best & worst things about that day were and how we could have changed that.
I like to ask my kids to tell me something kind that they did for someone else that day. Thanks for the giveaway!!
poovey1[at]charter[dot]net
This is a great idea and would be really helpful around our dinner table....With a 15yr old and a 3yr old I would like a teen talk or a preschool talk!
Great idea for a game. How about this question: "What do you like best about your personality? Least?"
crt4book[at]yahoo[dot]com
I love this idea! If I win, I'd love the Family Talk game. And I think that a Spouse Talk version might be a fun way to reconnect with your husband (or wife)! :)
I would definitely say a "Parents Talk" or "Spouse Talk" game. How many times do hubby and I go out alone...and talk about nothing but our kids. Almost like we don't know what else to talk about. It would also be great to have a "Guys Talk" and "Girls Talk" for when we get together with friends (adults).
jenni_aja at hotmail dot com
Great idea! I love the grandparent talk. I would like to ask "What was your favorite school subject?"
Oh my gosh, what a great idea! Do they sell those in stores or are they only available online? Getting stuck in traffic with my oldest two motormouths can get very very trying at times, these would be perfect.
Maybe a future game could be something specifically for the younger kids. A version with questions they can ask each other as well.
You have my email, but I guess I will follow the rules, lol.
swtgirl (at) gmail (dot) com
Oh and I would choose either of the Family Talk ones since I am not a grandparent and all.
What a great game, I would love to win the family talk game. I would like to see a "what to do in certain situations" game for kids. Makes them more aware of what to do in case of fire, when other kids bully, when somebody falls in the street,...
Great game, thanks for the giveaway!
Ann G.
ann dot guns at mac dot com
My kids love to hear about family traditions from when I was little so that is my suggestion. Would love the Family Fun 2 game. jjsteger(at)juno(dot)com
My question would be What is your favorite thing to do in Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter?
I have heard such good things about this game!
What a fun game! What about a friend talk - something for adults at parties, like an icebreaker?!
How about Relationship Talk for couples?! These sound great!
dansan826 at yahoo.com
I think Toddler Talk would be fun!
socmama[at]gmail[dot]com
I think a fun question in the Grandparent version would be "what's something you did as a child that you got in a lot of trouble for?"
How about Sibling Talk geared to your brothers and sisters as adults? I'd talk the Grandparents Talk - of course !!
I think a great new version would be "Kid Talk," where you ask open ended questions to kids to get funny answers. I like to do this now, without cards! The answers are hilarious...and some are downright brilliant!
Megret
meg.wilson@gmail.com
toddler talk? kids talk?
taradawnrobertson at hotmail dot com
What a great idea, lots of great ideas suggested here already. I really liked the idea of an adult/ friend version of the game.
Maybe some questions for a future family talk version...
What was your favorite vacation memory?
What is your favorite thing to do with mom/dad/sibling ?
How about Party talk? Get people talking at a party?
Love the idea! I'd love to win a copy of Family Talk.
And I also second the idea from one of the previous commenters of a "Faith Talk". Spurring those conversations within the family setting in a framework of a game would help us all explore our beliefs more fully.
what is your favorite day of the year?
smkao@hotmail.com
We'd love either Family Talk or Family Talk 2.
My idea is Couple Talk. For those times when you're having dinner without the kids or you're on vacation and you need something else to talk about than the kids!!!
I love it! A good conversation starter would be a question like, "If you could have any superpower what would it be and why?"
ellie_purvsi at yahoo dot com
I like the Family talk. Does that include your pets? After all, they are part of your family. Just a thought (Pet Talk).
maybe a question about if you could be an animal what you be? thanks for the contest
Very, very cool.
How about cat talk?
How about the question, "What makes you nervous?"
Thanks for the giveaway!
I like the idea of an adult version for siblings. I don't ever need something to jokt a real conversation with my sisters but think that access to cards like these would make things even more raucous and funny with my sisters.
Or College Talk? For friends in high school who are now separated by schools...or people who are new to living in dorms.
I would LOVE family talk - I'd use it with my kid as well as with my students. They'd dig it!
i think a teen talk or college talk would be cool!
thanks!
moore.g at insideconnect.net
If I win I would like the Family Talk one. I agree with some previous comments that Spouse Talk would be a great new one.
debh203@yahoo.com
how about pet talk? A great way to discuss how to treat and care for pets...
krisandkeith at msn dot com
I would like the Family Talk. I think a great idea would be "Friend Talk" that adults could play at parties or get-togethers.
Love this idea. How about a combined teen and toddler talk. For those of us who've got both in the house at the same time!
Here's a question I think you can never ask too much:
What's your vision of yourself 10 years from now?
tasra (at) comcast (dot) net
Kids talk - for kids of all ages including those that never grow up!
A version with downright silly questions in it.
Well, as a teacher, I know how hard it can be to get a discussion going with my middle school kids. How about school talk? Something for teachers to get kids talking in small groups. I would love either of the family talk games, dinner around here is too quick and quiet!!
tangie
chefdaddy79@yahoo.com
Who was your favorite teacher?
My suggested question: What is the hardest thing you have ever had to do or overcome?
My idea for a future game: Family Values! The game could have questions like, "What would you do if you saw someone making fun of another person?" and "What is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?", etc... questions to get the whole family talking about their morals and values and what is important to them.
Music Talk or Animal Talk might be fun.
i would love to win this
Character talk - where you have to pretend to be a character in a movie or book and answer the way THEY would.
whats the most amazing place you have ever been ?
"If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?"
Another version of the game could be "IM Talk". Short questions for Instant messaging, text messaging or my new obsession- Twitter!
icecreammama at gmail dot com
If I won, I'd love the Family Talk Clip version. My idea is a Clip set called Favorites Talk Clip. That (favorite things) is something that I find there are always new things to find out about someone. I think it is Something we don't ask people enough about enough. It's usually easier to know what people dislike. Thanks for the chance. This is a great idea!
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