January 3, 2008
Connect with Your Family
Has your dinnertime just become part of the rush of the day? I feel like it should be a time for us to sit down, give thanks, and connect as a family. Unfortunately, it is often a rushed affair with some bickering, several different conversations going on, and perhaps the TV in the background. This year I would love to make a conscious effort to have dinnertime be a relaxing time when we all feel like we are able to speak and listen to one another.
The Family Dinner Box of Questions is a great new centerpiece to our dinner table. Now we can go around and answer questions such as
- If you could have a wild animal from anywhere in the world as a pet, what animal would you choose?
- What is your favorite smell in the whole world?
- Which amusement park is your favorite and what is your favorite ride?
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s you can see, some of the questions could be answered by three-year-old Kyle, and almost all are relevant to nine-year old Amanda. I know that she enjoys asking and answering these questions, because it demonstrates to her that value her opinions. She also likes seeing different sides of Mom and Dad, so we get to see how much we know about each other. When I asked the favorite smell question recently, Kyle jumped in quickly to answer for Daddy with “coffee!”
The Box Girls have designed cleverly packaged questions based on specific holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Passover), Girl’s Night, Slumber Party, and so many more. They also have a blog with some great posts answering sample questions from the various box sets.
Two readers will win the Family Dinner Box of Questions (or another box of your choice from their site). If you’d like to win, please leave a comment on this post, and check out the New Habits in the New Year guidelines at this main post.
Come back on January 9 to see if you have won. Please be sure that the email address that you provide is one that you check regularly, and also check your spam folder when the winners are announced if you see your name.
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577 Comments on Connect with Your Family »
#1 - Jennifer H. @ 12:25 am
I’ve been trying for a while now to win one of the great boxes from The Box Girls. I’d love, love, LOVE to win, so please do count me in! Happy New Year to you & yours!
Jennifer
#2 - Angela @ 12:33 am
OOO Ive been wanting one of these.. Ill go blog you
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#3 - ELLIE @ 12:41 am
WOW….this is awesome…… count me in!!
#4 - Stacey Moore @ 12:43 am
We would love to win one of these!! thanks
#5 - Cindi Hoppes @ 12:47 am
Another fantastic contest. Our family plays board games and such a lot. We have started a new tradition and every Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, we play games for hours. I would love to add this game to our repertoire! Thanks very much…..Cindi
#6 - Heather @ 12:47 am
I think that is great, count me in please!
#7 - CONNECTING WITH YOUR FAMILY « A MOTHER & DAUGHTER PROSPECTIVE @ 12:50 am
[...] 3, 2008 · No Comments This is a very different kind of give away prize that 5 Minutes For Mom is offering. It is A Family Box Of Dinner Questions…a little box that you pull out [...]
#8 - jen @ 1:03 am
cool idea
put me in the draw please
we do sit around the table and talk but this would add something extra to our discussions
#9 - Courtney @ 1:06 am
What a great game! Please enter me.
#10 - jenna @ 1:18 am
We need a little stability during mealtimes, too. Enter me please!
#11 - Kelley @ 1:36 am
I would love to win this. I believe in family dinners, and make sure we have a least one meal together day. I love to sit with all of my four kids and husband to eat. My family would love this game.
#12 - Sarah @ 1:50 am
I’d love to win this! My daughter’s a little young for this now but I can see using it for a long, long time!
#13 - Dawn @ 2:03 am
I would love one of those. I think it sounds like a great idea.
#14 - Michelle @ 2:20 am
oh this prize would be so wonderful to win.Thanks
#15 - Natalie @ 2:26 am
How fun!
#16 - Erin Read @ 2:47 am
Oh that is so cool. Thanks for the giveaway.
#17 - Noreen @ 2:57 am
I love the idea of questions at dinner
#18 - Jenn in AZ @ 3:07 am
I love this! It sounds awesome! Off to check out their site and blog…
Thanks!
Jenn
#19 - Camille Wilson @ 3:08 am
What a fabulous idea!
#20 - Robin @ 3:30 am
Looks like fun.
#21 - Miscellany Mom @ 3:32 am
Fun idea! Count me in!
#22 - Emmaline Kuebler @ 4:16 am
Awesome.
#23 - melissa l. @ 4:32 am
Love it!
#24 - Lesha @ 4:56 am
Very nice
#25 - David Bertolo @ 6:33 am
What a wonderful idea for children of all ages.
#26 - Melissa @ 6:56 am
What fun! I’d love to win this!
#27 - Mamacheryl @ 7:26 am
Neat idea and what a wonderful new tradition.
#28 - Beth/Mom2TwoVIkings @ 7:35 am
Oooooo…I like this! Even with my 2 and 4 yr old, what a fun time this could be!
#29 - Beth Kuligowski @ 7:39 am
Looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for the chance to win!
#30 - Patti @ 7:51 am
This looks like a lot of fun. I have 14 and 8 year old boys. This could open up a whole can of questions!
hehehe Thanks for the opportunity!
#31 - Mandi @ 7:57 am
I love anything that will help bring family together - count me in!
#32 - Lisa - The Scrap Princess @ 8:00 am
This is a great family tool! I just added today’s contest to my site
#33 - stephanie @ 8:13 am
Enter me please.
#34 - Meredith Peters @ 8:17 am
This lookks great!
#35 - Katherine Frazier @ 8:30 am
great idea
#36 - margaret herrin @ 8:33 am
Nice.
#37 - Patricia S @ 8:38 am
great!! Thanks.
#38 - Katrina (Callapidder Days) @ 8:44 am
Neat idea. I’d love to win this.
#39 - Jenn @ 8:51 am
This is a great conversation starter… I’d like one of these!
#40 - Susan Decker @ 8:53 am
What a novel idea for stimulating family conversation at the dinner table! I think the everyone would look forward to the daily question, and would hurry to the dinner table as soon as they were called!
#41 - Marilyn @ 9:02 am
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#42 - Multi-tasking Mommy @ 9:08 am
Ok, I would LOVE to get my paws on THIS item! I am trying to make sure that our family has open lines of communication now so that when my daughter gets older, it is just habit. One thing that we have done is made Friday night a games night. We make our own pizza and play games after dinner.
This product would be a welcomed addition in our household for sure!
#43 - Robin in New Jersey @ 9:11 am
Sounds like fun. Count me in!
#44 - Maja Meza @ 9:13 am
pick me, i like it
#45 - Ana Meza @ 9:14 am
so nice
#46 - Angel Meza @ 9:14 am
awesome
#47 - Connie Finch @ 9:15 am
Pick me, I’d love this
#48 - Dori @ 9:20 am
Pick me! I would love to have this!!
#49 - Alexia @ 9:21 am
With alot of my siblings getting older now, it’s hard to have a dinner together anymore….I think that this box of Q’s would definitely make them stick around for dinner!
#50 - Kam @ 9:21 am
Oh that would be a fantastic idea to use those to connect. I will be going back to school and 4 days a week our time at dinner will be limited what a great way to reconnect on the other 3 days a week!
#51 - Dominique Withrow @ 9:24 am
I like the concept of making dinner family time and regrouping. Great idea!
#52 - Monya @ 9:24 am
Happy New Year - count me in, and thanks for the great contests!
#53 - Gretchen @ 9:29 am
I LOVE this idea! Count me in!!
#54 - Heidi @ 9:35 am
This looks fantastic!
My family would LOVE this!
#55 - Deb - Mom of 3 Girls @ 9:38 am
I love this idea - what a great way to spark dinnertime conversations!
#56 - Laurie @ 9:39 am
What a great idea!
#57 - Christa Timbers @ 9:41 am
Really unique prize! Would love to win!
#58 - Brit @ 9:45 am
This would be really fun to use for big family dinners with my in laws. Help get the conversation going on other things than the usual!
#59 - Bess @ 9:45 am
Oh, how fun! Count me in!
#60 - Rebecca Peters @ 9:46 am
I would love to win this..how great
#61 - SJ @ 9:48 am
My family would have so much fun with this!
#62 - Tara @ 9:54 am
I love the idea of these sets. The holiday versions are such a great idea for starting a new tradition. Plus the packaging is really cute.
#63 - Amy R. @ 9:55 am
This sounds like fun! My 5 and 3 year old daughters would love it!
#64 - Sarah at In the Trenches @ 9:58 am
Sounds like a great family product!
#65 - Ming @ 10:01 am
Wow, my son will definitely enjoy playing this game. I also like that fact that it is educational and that the company will donate a percentage of the sales to CASA. Great cause!
#66 - James Jenkins @ 10:01 am
Wow!!
#67 - Jean @ 10:02 am
I’ve seen this around, what a great idea!
#68 - Sheila @ 10:03 am
Wow….this sounds so great, we have 3 girls ages 3-7 this would be perfect! Thanks for hosting this!
#69 - melissa @ 10:04 am
These boxes are a great idea! And, I agree 100% about spending an un-rushed meal together everyday (some families work schedules do not permit that to be dinner, so maybe breakfast works best for them).
#70 - Cory @ 10:06 am
This is a wonderful concept for getting the family talking. Thank you for offering it.
#71 - LaShaun @ 10:07 am
This is a great idea! We use BrainQuest sometimes and this would be a great way to mix it up. Please count me in.
#72 - Dodo O @ 10:11 am
Sweet deal
#73 - jennifer callahan @ 10:16 am
Wow! What a fantastic idea. Lately everyone in my family wants to park in front of the tv. This Family Box Dinner of Questions sounds like something everyone would gather together at the dinner table to particpate in.
#74 - Tiffany @ 10:18 am
How fun! Count me in. We struggle with getting together to eat dinner at the table. This could help with that.
#75 - Barb Szyszkiewicz, sfo @ 10:20 am
Sounds like a lot of fun, even beyond the dinner table!
#76 - Tara Robertson @ 10:21 am
count me in!
#77 - Carolyn @ 10:21 am
I would love to win this.
Thanks. Happy 2008!!
#78 - Amanda @ 10:23 am
I love these!
#79 - kira @ 10:23 am
These are great!
#80 - jennifer @ 10:23 am
I would love the Family Box of Questions. WE have ask questions like that and it is a lot of fun, but sometimes I run out of questions. I hope I win.This is a great idea. Have a great 2008!!!!
#81 - Michelle Rosborough @ 10:27 am
interesting
#82 - Angela C @ 10:29 am
This looks like a lot of fun. I’m in!
#83 - Donna @ 10:34 am
Sounds like something we could benefit from.
Enter me please!!
#84 - cpa mom @ 10:36 am
OH, we could use this! Please enter us to win.
#85 - jayne @ 10:36 am
This is a great idea~
#86 - Meg @ 10:36 am
I’d love this!!!! Thanks!!
#87 - Adena @ 10:37 am
This sounds like so much fun!! Please count me in.
#88 - Andrea @ 10:39 am
Please count me in!!
#89 - Rebecca Snodgrass @ 10:40 am
looks great
#90 - kelli in the mirror @ 10:40 am
What a wonderful idea!
#91 - kristina jones @ 10:41 am
great idea!
#92 - linda @ 10:46 am
PLEASE ENTER ME
#93 - Paige @ 10:47 am
Our dinner conversation is often pretty bland. Like “so…..what did you do at school today?” We could use some spicing up!
#94 - Nichole Wilson @ 10:48 am
How awesome
#95 - Ali Gutierrez @ 10:51 am
I would love to win this!
#96 - Jodi @ 10:56 am
We could use this, please enter me.
#97 - Karen Gonyea @ 10:59 am
Please enter me !!
#98 - Vicki Wurgler @ 11:06 am
this is great! count me in
#99 - MLong @ 11:06 am
My kids would love this.
#100 - Stephanie @ 11:07 am
Me, please! I love this idea!
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#101 - michelle lopez @ 11:08 am
LOOKS LIKE FUN
#102 - BT @ 11:11 am
Wow great!
#103 - Dineen @ 11:22 am
This would be perfect for our busy family! Great idea.
#104 - Bethany @ 11:23 am
Sounds like great fun!
#105 - Heather @ 11:25 am
This is such a great idea…I would LOVE to win! Thanks for entering me!
#106 - charline s @ 11:25 am
neat idea,
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Count me in!
#109 - Shannon Baas @ 11:34 am
This is a great idea. Please enter me.
#110 - Heather @ 11:39 am
Great product!
#111 - jessie @ 11:50 am
count me in!
#112 - Sarah Ellis @ 11:53 am
Great idea and what a way to keep dinner time exciting. I’m in!
Thanks!
#113 - Stephanie @ 12:05 pm
What a great concept! I’d love to win!
#114 - Tanya Moyer @ 12:07 pm
what a GREAT idea! My husband, daughters and I make it a priority to try to have dinner together at home at least 5 times a week. These would make excellent conversation starters! Enter me in please! Thank you!
#115 - Amanda @ 12:08 pm
My hubby just returned from Iraq - we could definately use some family reconnecting!
#116 - carmen @ 12:15 pm
OH this looks great. This would be so great. I could grab this instead of a tub of ice cream! My family will love the questions! And then I won’t feel as guilty about eating dessert just before watching the Biggest Loser on Tv.
#117 - TheAngelForever @ 12:27 pm
These look like great fun!
#118 - Denise @ 12:31 pm
This is a great idea!
#119 - westy @ 12:33 pm
What a great idea! I would love to win this!
#120 - dallimomma @ 12:43 pm
This sounds like a lot of fun. Thanks.
#121 - michelle b @ 1:02 pm
looks like fun please enter me in your contest
#122 - Katie @ 1:05 pm
We always have dinner together and do a ‘what was your favorite part of the day’ question, but this would be great fun. Thanks for the chance to win!
#123 - Lindymaejax @ 1:05 pm
What a great idea! My family of 8 would have a ball with this…
#124 - Lisa @ 1:08 pm
WE would love to win one of these !
Thanks
Lisa
#125 - Christine Saulter @ 1:12 pm
This sounds really neat!
#126 - Candi @ 1:20 pm
What a wonderful idea!!
#127 - Holly @ 1:28 pm
That looks very fun. My boys would be all over those ?’s and it would make for some interesting dinners. LOL.
#128 - lace @ 1:38 pm
this looks like a fun way to connect with family
#129 - Pam @ 1:45 pm
This would be so much fun to play with my family! I hope I win!
#130 - Laura @ 1:46 pm
This would be so much fun!
#131 - Jennifer C. @ 1:47 pm
Please add my name. What a great prize!
#132 - Lorraine @ 1:52 pm
LOTS OF FUN
#133 - Colleen Jensen @ 1:54 pm
Great idea, would love to win.
#134 - Anne @ 1:54 pm
This is BRILLIANT!! So many families don’t have meals together today; really a brilliant and innovative idea!! My daughter and her kids could sure use this!!
#135 - Jennifer Barnett @ 1:57 pm
These box sets seem like just the way to get the conversation rolling.
#136 - Cindi Aylor @ 1:59 pm
Meal times are the best times to connect with our kids. What a great prize! We’d love this!
#137 - Amy @ 2:04 pm
What a Wonderful prize!! Please count me in!
Amy
#138 - Wendy @ 2:11 pm
FUN:) Please count me in! Trying to post button, but I think that something is wrong with blogger right now. Will try again later.
#139 - Jamie @ 2:20 pm
these look like they would be fun.
#140 - Bhavana @ 2:24 pm
Enter me please. Thanks!
#141 - grubmama @ 2:34 pm
What a fun idea for dinner time!
#142 - Opal Baker @ 2:38 pm
This is such a wonderful idea!The boxes could be used for any special time.Count me in…
#143 - Deborah @ 2:44 pm
Yes! Turn off the tv during meals and learn more about your family!
#144 - The Wooden Porch @ 2:52 pm
What a great idea! Enter me too please.
#145 - emily @ 2:59 pm
What a good idea!
#146 - Heather @ MrsMomma @ 3:02 pm
Oh, that would be nice!
#147 - Jill @ 3:03 pm
Our kids would love doing this. Sounds like a lot of fun.
#148 - Connie @ 3:03 pm
What a great idea!!!
#149 - Stephanie @ 3:05 pm
This looks like alot of fun!!!
#150 - valerie mabrey @ 3:07 pm
count me in this is great
#151 - Misti @ 3:09 pm
Sounds like fun!
#152 - Cristina Windley @ 3:10 pm
I would LOVE to win this for my family of five!!!
#153 - brandy @ 3:13 pm
I would love this. I am Autistic so this would be a great way to get more invovled socially with my siblings!
#154 - Jess @ 3:15 pm
Favorite smell? Has to be clean sheets. Fingers crossed!
#155 - Carrie @ 3:16 pm
Cool! Sign me up!
#156 - Gina @ 3:18 pm
Aww, what a great idea!
#157 - Crystal deGreef @ 3:22 pm
What a great way to get the family together!! Count me in!
#158 - DonnaH @ 3:22 pm
These would be great to use with our family.
#159 - Michele @ 3:22 pm
This sounds like fun!
#160 - Nunny11 @ 3:24 pm
I would absolutely love to have this! It would be fun not just for dinner time but just for any time we’re trying to spend together!
#161 - carolyn @ 3:27 pm
Thanks for sharing!
#162 - Erin M in MO @ 3:28 pm
I would love to win one of these! My family would have a lot of fun with it. Thanks!
#163 - Amy @ 3:28 pm
Count me in!
#164 - Carey @ 3:29 pm
This looks like something we would enjoy at our house. They girls love stuff like this. Count me in please. Thanks for offering this great giveaway.
#165 - Becky @ 3:33 pm
Sounds like a clever idea.
#166 - Jessica @ 3:33 pm
What a neat idea! Count me in!
#167 - Shannon @ some fine taters @ 3:33 pm
These look great! Count me in!
#168 - Jenn Johnson @ 3:34 pm
This is really cool! I’d love that for my family!
#169 - Erica @ 3:41 pm
I do love the Girls Night Box of Questions…scandalous!
#170 - Shelly @ 3:41 pm
This would be great for family gatherings
#171 - Andy @ 3:48 pm
enter me
#172 - toknowhim @ 4:11 pm
Enter me please…
#173 - Jessi @ 4:18 pm
This is very cool! Love this idea.
#174 - Anna @ 4:19 pm
enter me! thanks
#175 - Frances Carty @ 4:31 pm
Love it
#176 - Laura H. @ 4:37 pm
Neat!!
#177 - Peggy Doty @ 4:38 pm
I would love to have this.
#178 - Capturing Today @ 4:45 pm
This sounds like it would be a lot of fun!
#179 - Cath @ 4:57 pm
These sound wonderful — who doesn’t need a little nudge beyond “What did you do in school today?”
#180 - feefifoto @ 4:59 pm