Friday Fun

Restaurant Play (30 minutes)

Need something for your child to do while you prepare dinner? Play restaurant with your child and help them develop lots of skills!

You'll need
*paper *pencils, markers, crayons or pens *apron *tray *napkins *notebook or paper

What to do:

1. Together with your child, plan a special restaurant menu poster for the evening meal including prices for each dish
2. Encourage him to make a poster of the meal and display for the rest of family members
3. Invite him to seat everyone as if they are in a restaurant, and pretend to take their orders on a slip of paper
4. Perhaps your child can serve drinks or salads on a tray
5. Remind him to serve from the right and pick up from the left when he clears their dirty dishes
6. Remember to leave him a big tip when the meal is over

While you are having fun together, your child is developing reading, writing and social skills!!