list of questions for some lively dinnertime conversations

I’ve heard a few moms say that they eat in front of the TV because everyone seems to get antsy at the dinner table when conversation starts to dry up. Dinnertime can be a great time to connect as a family. Use these questions to help get everyone talking, laughing, and getting to know more about each other.

lively dinner conversation topics

  1. What is one thing you do better than your parents?
  2. If I were a teacher, I would. . .
  3. If I were 5 years older, I would. . .
  4. If I could be invisible, I would. . .
  5. I’d like to solve the problem of. . .
  6. I would hate to lose. . .
  7. I would like a great big. . .
  8. One of the best things about me is. . .
  9. One of the happiest events of my life is. . .
  10. What I like about my name. . .
    What I don’t like about my name. . .

What question do you think would be a great conversation starter? Leave a comment with your answer and be entered to win a FREE Family ePlanner from ListPlanIt.com.

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    If I could be any animal in the world what would it be and why.

    My usual question at the dinner table though is. “So, what was the highlight of your day?”

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    If you could invent something, what would it be?

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    One person I really admire is …….

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  • Stephanie

    If you were given $1 Million but you couldn’t keep any of it or buy yourself anything, what would you do with it…

    I also like to talk about what the kids want to be when they grow up and how they think they can get there.

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    Tell me one funny thing that happened today…

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    If you had today to do all over again, what would you do differently? Why?

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    If I had only $500 to make a difference in someone’s life what would I do with it?