V-Tech V-Motion Active Learning System

We're wired up around here.

There are online computer games and software options my kids like.
My boys have a Gamecube in their room.
We just sold two Playstation 2 systems.
We have a Wii.

And aside from a couple things on the Wii that my girls may accidentally do well on, there aren't any gaming options for the younger set. I mean, even Wii Boxing require a certain level of dexterity and skill. Believe it or not.

However, I know that my girls like that stuff and would enjoy it more if it were more small-people oriented.

Enter V-Tech. I've seen them in the stores. And I guess what I was most struck by was that the games seem to be a lot less expensive than other games I end up shelling my money out for. I mean, it makes your hind parts pucker up a little bit when you slap down sixty bucks for a Wii game. Ouch.

I was pleased to try out the V-Tech for myself, well, not actually me but my girls at 4 and 6 years old being in the target demographic. Yes, they were thrilled. Hooking it up wasn't any more challenging than getting a bargain basement VCR and hooking it up. 3 cords in the right spot and, badda bing, you're playing.

And both girls liked it. The controller is easy for them to handle, I was actually kind of surprised they operated the joystick first instead of using the controller for movement. And, also no big shocker, the driving game was the favorite. I must confess, back in the olden days in the early 1980s, driving games were some of my favorites as well when I went to the arcade. I spent my meager allowances, one quarter at a time. Those were the days...

If only I had added up all those quarters over the years. Now, the V-Tech system will cost you $69.99 and games run $24.99. Like I said, quite affordable. Especially when you think that your smaller kiddos are using their noggins to solve simple reading and math problems as they play. And the selection of games is massive, the latest movie or cartoon is going to have a game component for V-Tech in the offering.

Learning! Disguised as entertainment! Genius!

Thanks, PBN, now there is one less TV I'll be able to watch Project Runway on. Oh well, at least these little suckers are learning. Tim Gunn will have to wait.