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A New York Family Adventure

Kids in NYC
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*This was from our trip to New York that I finally got around to writing.*

Today we got up early and got down to the Providence train station to hop the train to New York City. I was invited to attend the Activision Family Game Summit and was able to take the whole family along (Because I paid for our trip, not a blogger freebie). Today is also our seventh wedding Anniversary and so we made the trip an overnight one where we could stay in the city, see some sights meet up with a friend and have some tremendous fun. Continue reading A New York Family Adventure

Video Game Review: Sesame Street: Elmo’s Musical Monsterpiece

Elmo's Musical MasterpieceI was sent a copy of Elmo’s Musical Monsterpiece for the Wii to play with and review. I set the game up for Eva to get started playing. The game has very simple controls which are very easy to comprehend for a child of 4 1/2 years old. She gets up and moves, jumps and twists in order to perform little mini games on the screen. There is only one button on the controller needed and the rest are simple gestures that your child performs.

I was at breakfast with Eva the other day and she pointed to the wall and said, “I know that instrument! It is an accordion!” I looked and it was an accordion. I asked her how she knew that instrument and she replied that she learned of it from Elmo’s Musical Monsterpiece. The game is cute and fun with music that children will enjoy. Watching her play it and seeing her sense of accomplishment was something that made me proud. Continue reading Video Game Review: Sesame Street: Elmo’s Musical Monsterpiece