2004 – 2024

Celebrating 20 Years of
Great Conversations

FOUNDED IN 2004

Inspired by a personal passion for great conversations

TableTopics® conversation starters is an idea that grew from a genuine desire to have more meaningful conversations with family and friends.

The Big Idea

Our founder, Cristy Clarke, came up with the idea of conversation starters on her way to a holiday party. She wasn’t looking forward to having the “same old small talk with the same group of friends.” So, she jotted down a few questions to ask each guest. Her fellow partygoers loved it, and she did too. By morning, she was writing questions to use with her husband and three young daughters at dinner. They loved it! And, TableTopics® Questions to Start Great Conversations was born.

TableTopics Original Edition

The first set of conversation starter question cards that launched the brand was a hit, and is still our best-seller today! We are forever grateful to loyal fans, many of whom bought the very first printing of our Original edition and have purchased multiple sets since then.

The Evolution of TableTopics® Original

2004

Our first edition Original was released.

The Evolution of TableTopics® Original

2014

10th Anniversary Original Edition Released

The Evolution of TableTopics® Original

2024

20th Anniversary Limited Edition Released

The Evolution of TableTopics® Original

2004

Our first edition Original was released.

2014

10th Anniversary Original Edition Released

2024

20th Anniversary Limited Edition Released

Products That Make Us Proud

What started with one set of conversation starters back in 2004 has grown into a line of more than 45 conversation starter editions and also includes Prompted Journals, Phone Away Bags, Placemats, and more.

Creative Child Magazine and Academics' Choice™ Awards

Over the Years

We have received awards, been one of Oprah’s Favorite Things, were chosen for a community-based research project by the National Institutes of Health, and made custom sets for companies like Ancestry®, Morgan Stanley®, and Hershey® to name a few. And, literally millions of TableTopics® sample size sets have been distributed in Chick-fil-A® Kid’s Meals over our seven-year partnership.

As Seen On...
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“To help great-aunt Mildred find something to talk about with your sister’s tattooed teenage daughter, bring this fun kit of 135 conversation-starting questions.”
— Martha Beck, Oprah’s Favorite Things Issue
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“I’m obsessed with TableTopics. They’re really cute for kids.”
— Jenna Bush Hager, TODAY
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“We are playing our favorite game… It’s just a nice conversation starter. It just gets them talking and gets them thinking about different things.”
— Jenny Marrs, Fixer to Fabulous on HGTV
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“One thing every party needs is great conversation. If you want to have fun, you can use these fantastic cards. They are very, very fun and are called TableTopics.”
— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Show

From TableTopics® Founder Cristy Clarke

“I truly believe that every conversation has the potential to be great—to inspire us to action, enrich our relationships, and connect us with the people we care about most.”
“I truly believe that every conversation has the potential to be great—to inspire us to action, enrich our relationships, and connect us with the people we care about most.” —Cristy Clarke, Founder