The Daily Family Conversation Stater by Katie Clemons

The Daily Family Conversation Starter

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ISBN 978-1-4002-4829-2 (epub)

ISBN 978-1-4002-4746-2 (TP)

Printed in Malaysia

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LOOKING BACK

What’s something really wonderful that happened in your family last year? How does it feel to look back on this moment?

Listen to each other’s memories. Sometimes other people cherish particular moments that you may have forgotten about or never even noticed.

This one’s just for kids:

List a few things grown-ups do that don’t make sense.

ROBOTIC

Everyone talk like robots as you finish some of these sentences. Hear how fun these ordinary topics become!

One thing I need to do today is . . .

One thing I’m eating a lot of today is . . .

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FACTORY-MADE

Congratulations! If you love coming up with crazy ideas, it’s your lucky day.

Your family just inherited an abandoned factory and all the money you need to make it operational again. The only question is:

What do you want to produce in your new factory?

Beep bop boop boop.

FULL BOWL

If this bowl were in front of you right now, what would you want it to be full of?

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PIRATE PROBLEMS

Act this out:

Yo ho ho! Your family is a crew of rough-and-tough pirates that can’t stop giggling. Use your best pirate voices to explain what’s so funny.

TONGUE TWISTING

Ready to test your tongue-twisting talents?

Everyone, try to say these phrases aloud. They might give your tongue quite the workout!

A noisy noise annoys an oyster.

A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.

ANY NOISE

ANNOYS AN OYSTER, BUT A NOISY NOISE

ANNOYS AN OYSTER MORE.

No need to light a nightlight on a light night like tonight.

DO NOT PUSH!

There’s only one thing you have to do today:

DO NOT PUSH THIS BUTTON.

I’m serious. I know the button looks really fun. Your finger might be getting a little bit wiggly. But, seriously, don’t think of pushing that button.

Do you know what will happen if you do?