Restaurant For The Night
They take the orders, write the menu, and serve the dinner you were making anyway.
- Ages
- 4–11 yrs
- Play
- 40–90 min
- Prep
- 15 min
- Mess
- some
- Energy
- lively
- Where
- anywhere
You’ll need
Things you probably have at home.
- paper for menusGet it on Amazon
- pensGet it on Amazon
Optional
- play food and kitchenGet it on Amazon
- play moneyGet it on Amazon
- an apronGet it on Amazon
- paper platesGet it on Amazon
How to play
Before you start: Decide together what is actually on tonight's menu — the real dinner, listed grandly.
Write and decorate the menu. Prices in whole numbers make the math work later.
Set the table properly, including folded napkins.
They take the order from each person and write it down, spelling however they like.
Serve the food course by course, with as much ceremony as they can manage.
Bring the bill at the end and work the total out together.
What it helps with
Keep it safe
- Nobody carries hot plates or drinks but an adult.
Make it different next time
- Add a specials board.
- Run it as a cafe at breakfast instead, which is lower stakes.
Cleanup: Waiters clear the table. That is the deal, and they usually accept it.
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