Tag Archives: electronic games

Big Brain Academy

I can just imagine the reaction from my boys if I pulled out workbooks or anything school related this time of year. And yet they are thrilled with one of our new Wii games. Big Brain Academy, Wii Degree is all about exercising your brain and training it to work faster. The “Academy” tests your thinking skills in five categories, Visualize, Analyze, Memorize, Identify, and Compute. Each of the categories have three games. The graphics are cute and playful, and the games are short. Maybe that is partly why the games don’t feel like work. Some of the games even … Continue reading →

Video Games

With everything else going electronic, why not family fun night? There are several different varieties of video games that the entire family can play, and you never have to worry about losing tiny pieces or keeping track of play money. Video games do all the figuring for you. Monopoly is a good example. We have it for Play Station 2. Four players can play at one time, or one person can even play against the computer if no one else is up for a game. It’s played just like the board game, except the “board” is your TV screen. Any … Continue reading →