Eating out as entertainment

Eating out with kids is great (well, doing almost anything with them can be great). You kill more time eating out than at home, you get to try things you don't usually cook, kids learn to select (well, sometimes give their input that occasionally gets incorporated), they learn to behave properly and use the utensils & napkins, they drink more water (because we never order drinks), and did I mention that you kill more time that way?

Eating at my husband's cafeteria at work: