A few weeks ago we bought our soon-to-be five year old son a Wii. To be honest, we first got it because I wanted to play; I just couldn’t justify the purchase to my husband. The game, however, did something absolutely incredible for our family; 
  
 #1. My husband and son finally have an activity they can do together and both enjoy. My husband is not very good at playing board games, but he is good at playing computer games and now thanks to the Wii, he and our son are spending more time together.  
#2. Both my son and my husband are off the couch at least for 1 to 2 hours a day.
 #3. I no longer need the gym membership anymore; you really get a workout from playing some of those games.
 
The best thing happened last night, which provoked me to write this. My grandparents came over while the kids were watching TV. In order to distract the kids and engage our visitors I suggested they play Wii bowling. I don’t think I’ll ever forget (or my kids for that matter) the multi-generational tournament that involved my son, husband and grandfather. Not only did this toy brought the generations closer together and created a mutual interest, it distracted the kids from their TV show and created a memory that will stay with them forever.
 
I recommend this game to anyone who thinks he/she is not good at playing with or entertaining kids.

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