Family Dinner Table Games

Fun dinner table games you can play with your family will help to reduce some of the stress you might be feeling this time of year. No need to rush off after the meal is finished, encourage your family to stick around a while longer, relax, and have some fun!

* Build a Story
The first person comes up with one sentence to start off the tale. Going around in turn, each person adds another sentence until someone wants to end the story by saying “The End.” This game is guaranteed to bring hilarious results.

* Say What?
This game starts with someone at the table asking “What happened today that made you say….” and the question ends with a word of their choosing, such as “say what?”, “wow!”, “that’s awesome!”, “gross!”, or whatever other word inspires. This is a great way to share what’s gone on in each other’s day and can lead to discussions and laughs too.

* Crazy ABC’s
Someone picks a category and then says a related word (for example, the category chosen is “animals” and the first word tossed out to the table is “camel”). The next person has to come up with a word that starts with the last letter of that word. (in the above example, the next word would have to start with the letter “l” so the next person could say “llama” or another “l” animal). To make this even more of a challenge, set a timer to go off within a specified time and the table races to name as many animals as possible before the timer goes off.

There are loads of other table-appropriate games that can be played, but these three are a great way to kick off your new after-dinner family time. You’ll be making memories as well as creating much-needed brain-space in everyone’s day. Have fun!