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.
2004
Our first edition Original was released.
2014
10th Anniversary Original Edition Released
2024
20th Anniversary Limited Edition Released
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.
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.
“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.”
“I’m obsessed with TableTopics. They’re really cute for kids.”
“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.”
“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.”
