In our first vlog for the new year, Helen and I show off the new Wii Santa brought our son. (Clever Santa.) We discuss the communal nature of today’s video games, setting video game limits with kids, and violence in Legoland. Helen also talks about a wonderful and slightly gender-bending new children’s book about Emily Dickinson, My Uncle Emily
I know we’re not the only ones out there who got new Wiis this season. (I’m looking at you, Deb, Liza, and Vikki.) Tell us if or how you’ve set Wii limits with your own kids—or yourselves for that matter. Or do you just stock up on Gatorade and play till you drop?
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Our little fella self limits on the Wii. He can only take so much stimulation at a time. I don’t think he’s ever gone more than 30mins. I’m not really much of a video game player but the Wii games are certainly more engaging than most and I’m no fan of wearing my thumbs out on a regular controller. He got Toy Story and a Speed racer game with Wii wheel for xmas. The toy story game is really fun.
We got a Wii last Christmas. My 6 year old is playing right now. The kids really like Outdoor Challange (where you run and jump on a mat) and I love Dance, Dance Revolution (where you dance on a mat). It’s not often that we have long stretches of time that the kids can or want to spend indoors playing. However, today a time limit may be needed!