Olivesprouts Mama

Family dinner is so important and so good for us - but sometimes bickering or lack of good conversations make it seem less enjoyable for everyone. Here are some ideas to get everybody talking and engaged! 1. If you could live in any book...what book would it be, and why? (Alternative: If you could live in any movie...what movie and why?) 2. What is your favorite memory? Or, what was your favorite thing this week (or today)? 3. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?and why? 4. If you wrote a book - where and when would the story take place? 5. If you were in the Great British Baking show - and you could bake whatever you wanted - what would you design to impress the judges? 6. What is your favorite song and why? Can you sing it for us? 7. If you could have any animal as a pet - what would you pick? 8. If you could have one superpower...what would you choose? And why? 9. If you could turn into any animal for a day - what would you pick? 10. ...

Hi, McDonalds! Mother of 4 kids aged 4-10 here. Big fan of your southwest salad. And iced coffees. And 20 piece nuggets. Also cheap drive thru cones! We recently took a weekend road trip & we visited two different McDonalds Playplaces. They were a huge hit with the kids, eager to play and full of  excess energy from hours in the car. So... I’m sure you’re not aware, but the sound reverberates hellishly in your children’s Playplace. This is partly because children are loud, but largely because the room is a glass and metal amplifier. I’m going to assume that you don’t intend to torture parents who have just purchased 4 happy meals and want to sip their caramel macchiato in relative peace while their offspring race for the top of the slide. I’m going to assume that your architect somehow dropped the ball and failed to adequately explain to you the value of good acoustic tiles, and how, unlike METAL CEILINGS, they do not bounce sound back at people like a deranged game of ...