Rename the Eatery

Directions:

What's in a restaurant's name? Just about everything you and your child need to know about the eating establishment—especially if you choose its name!

While you're waiting to be served, ask your child to suggest new names for the restaurant. The moniker can express your child's first impression of the restaurant (for example, "The Pizza Palace of Great Potential"). Or, if the restaurant is a tried-and-true family favorite, the name might be based on the types of foods that the restaurant offers ("The Something-for-Everyone Shop"), how often you eat there ("Once-a-Weekend Eatery"), the way you discovered it ("Grandma's Find of the Year"), what the furniture looks like ("Green Chair Cafe"), and so on.

Your child might also name the restaurant according to the "best" meal that's served there ("The Best House of Hamburgers"). If you have more than one young diner, make sure each child gets a chance to name the restaurant. Who knows—maybe the owners will take a hint from your family!

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© 2005 by Steve and Ruth Bennett. Excerpted from 365 Unplugged Family Fun Activities with permission of its publisher, Perseus Books Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

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