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I am so excited to introduce you to Amy of The Idea Room. You see, a couple friends and I could start our own chapter of The Idea Room Fan Club. We are such fans. I had just found the Idea Room and was getting totally inspired, when I found out my friend had made Amy’s key chain wristband and pear and apple pincushions. And remember Rachelle? Also a fan. Check out her completed version of Amy’s beautiful Valentine’s wreath. And my family loved making our own book on tape. So if you want to join our little fan club, we’ll see you there!
And a big welcome to Idea Room readers! Don’t miss my giveaway going on until tomorrow. And if you’d like to see some of the links I mentioned in my post at the Idea Room today, here they are. I hope you enjoy!
gift idea index | pretty packaging index | doodling on cakes | doodling on shower curtains | doodling in hand soap | take a peek in my gift and wrapping closet | teacher gifts | gifts that are cheap or free
And now I’ll leave you in Amy’s capable hands. Thanks, Amy!
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My name is Amy and I can normally be found over at The Idea Room. I am a stay at home mom of 5 little people, who keep me busy but happy. I am so excited to be here on Giverslog where I have been a blog stalker for quite some time. Today I would like to share with you a fun way to add a little “craziness” to your family dinner. Not that it isn’t crazy enough some days…?!
April Fool’s Day is coming up and we try to do things a little differently that day at our house. In the past, we have made dinner time a little “crazier” than normal by letting the kids pick what they would like to order for dinner from The Crazy Cafe menu.

But this menu is not like other menus. Your kids will be choosing Disney characters rather than an actual food item. They will not know what Disney character goes with an actual food choice.
Before giving the kids their menu items, decide what you would like to serve for the meal. You will need the following items:
Fork
Spoon
Napkin
Main Meal
Side Dish
Roll/Side Dish
Drink
Dessert
Choose whatever items will work best for your family, but you need a total of 8 items.
Then assign each item to go with the Disney characters. For example:
Mickey Mouse = Fork
Minnie Mouse = Dessert
Huey = Main Meal
Duey = Roll
Luey = Drink
Donald Duck = Side Dish
Pluto = Napkin
Goofy = Spoon

Then when it is time for dinner, get your meal all ready, but do not set the table. Sit your kids down and hand them the menu’s and explain to them that you (and Dad) are going to be their waitress (waiter) for the evening. Give each child their own menu, which you can download here. Have each child fill out their orders directly on the menu or you can take them as a real waitress would.
Each child will need to order 2 items as the Appetizer, 4 items for their Main Course and then 2 Dessert items (being sure that they order all 8 different items only one time each. Does that make sense?

Each child’s dinner will vary depending on what they order. So if one child orders Pluto and a Minnie Mouse for their appetizer, you will bring them a napkin and dessert, and so on for the other two courses.
The fun thing about this meal is that everything will be mixed up. They may not have a utinsel to eat with or a drink until the next course, but that is all part of the fun. The kids will be able to eat with their fingers or have dessert before their dinner. What kid wouldn’t love that? Everyone will also have a great time seeing what the others are eating (or not eating yet) as well.
So add a little craziness to dinner time this April Fool’s Day, your kids and you will enjoy every minute of it.
**Click here to download The Crazy Cafe menu.
Thanks Amber for sharing your blog and your awesome readers with me. Come on over to The Idea Room and see some of the other ideas I have for you and your families.
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