How do you get your gkids to tell you about their school day

I usually say 'I'm guessing you had salad for lunch, Amber is your best friend, you practised spellings today, you read your story about going to Legoland to your teacher' and so on. Then, when they say 'nooooo, we didn't' I ask them to give me a clue and it trickles out that way.

After years of my four children telling me they had gravy for school dinner every time I asked, I feel your pain!

I have no ideas but if it's any consolation when I was a primary teacher I would be handing over children at the end of the day only to hear them say they'd done nothing all day. No writing, no sums, no reading....nothing. Oh except at playtime Jimmy had hit them. Btw what's for tea?

I think they compartmentalise life and once out of school it's the last thing they want to talk about.