What's In Your Kids' Top 5?

This past Sunday our older KidCity kids spent some time weighing in on their faves in a bunch of categories. Here's what we found out:

Top 5 Foods - Cantelope, "The Bacon-ator", Pancakes, Home Fries, Strawberries (wow - these kids defy the national stats on being the junk-food-lovin' generation!)

Top 5 Restaurants - King's Buffet, Galtview Restaurant, The Mandarin, Swiss Chalet, Boston Pizza (we were surprised that there was very little "fast-food" on this list - all that money Mcdonald's spends on advertising just isn't enough - read our sarcasm here :-)

Top 5 Toys/Games - Video Games (all kinds), Soccer/Football (tied), Lego, Fur Reals, Littlest Pet Shop (maybe this list helps you with some Christmas shopping questions!)

Top 5 Movies - Indiana Jones (wow - this was true when I was their age!), Over the Hedge, Nightmare Before Christmas, Star Wars (see my Indiana Jones comment), High School Musical

You might be interested and suprised to know your kids' faves in these categories and we hope that it stimulates a lot of good dinner-time conversation with your kids about their choices. We know that as our kids get older, we need to keep on understanding their world and communicate with them about the things they are into. We're just trying to give you greater insight if you were wondering.

We gave the kids one other "Top 5" list to create and it was the Top 5 Things Jesus Has Done For You" - each kid made his/her own list to take home! This is a really important conversation to have with your kids but it may be one that you haven't had before. This list will give you a great place to start. Find out what your kids put on their lists and why they chose those things. The answers you hear and the conversations you have will hopefully be the beginning of many faith-type conversations you have together as a family.

Please feel free to get copies of our family magazine Guess What?! which comes out once a month (new edition available this weekend - Nov 23) and is full of activities for families who want to grow together spiritually. Check out especially the calendar with daily stuff to do together!

And just so you know, working with your kids on Sundays is one of MY "Top 5's!"