Poetry Place Mat
Using a provided blank sheet of paper, family members collaborate on writing a short poem, haiku, or limerick about the dining experience.
- Takes
- 30 min
- Your setup
- 2 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 10 and up
- Mess
- No mess
- Cost
- $
- Where
- Indoors
How to do it
- 1Select a theme: The waiting experience, the smell of the kitchen, or the appearance of a stranger's dessert.
- 2Choose a poetry form (e.g., Haiku: 5-7-5 syllables).
- 3Each person contributes one line or stanza to the collaborative poem.
- 4For older teens, challenge them to use sophisticated literary devices like metaphors or alliteration related to food.
What they're practising
- Language Arts
- Emotional Expression
- Rhythm and Rhyme
- Concentration