Summer’s over, and the days are getting cooler. It doesn’t get too cold in Southern California, of course, but I remember what it’s like to feel stuck inside in the winter (New Jersey, circa 1980′s). We like the Wii for when the weather is too cruddy to go outside, since it provides a social gaming experience, and we have to move our bodies to win. When we can’t travel, and when we’re stuck indoors, the Wii is a great alternative to apathy. Case in point? The new Family Party: 30 Great Games Outdoor Fun (in one box). The Vacation Gals are giving away one of these in a contest this week!
What’s great about the Family Party: 30 Great Games Outdoor Fun? Well, my kids love it, for starters. It’s for players of all ages, but rated E10+ for its mild cartoon violence — my 8-year-old agrees that this is very mild, indeed. People familiar with the Wii gaming system will recognize the character-choosing capability, and the fun family-oriented game variety allows up to four players at once (we have only two remotes, though). It’s not just team sports, though, there are also some “brain games” for those who like puzzles and mazes..
Outdoor Fun Indoors
Anything that brings a family together in a positive, interactive way is great — but we can’t take vacations all the time. The Wii Family Party: 30 Great Games Outdoor Fun’s friendly competition and body-moving games are a terrific way to play at being outdoors when weather dictates that we stay inside. To enter this Wii contest giveaway, please leave a comment below telling us your favorite rainy day activity. The Wii contest giveaway will end Tuesday, September 29 at 11:59 p.m., we’ll announce the winner on Wednesday. The giveaway is open to anyone not related to us. Good luck!
Today was a rainy day, I curled up in my favorite chair with a glass of wine and my crocheting
wake up, breakfast then nap. get up-read the paper then nap. get up, crochet a little, turn on the tvn nap while watching tv.
i like to watch movies
Curl up on the sofa with a good book.
When it rains out we like to stay inside and play cards together
I love to sit down and watch a movie from my DVD collection and pop some popcorn.
We all snuggle on the couch and take turns picking DVDs to watch! Thanks!
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We all either take turns picking a dvd to watch that we all will enjoy or go and visit family for the day.
Checkers! My brother and I were in constant competition for the Checkers champion. And once we got angry at each other over that, we’d play WAR (you know, the card game). It would take hours
Definitely a movie day!
My favorite rainy day activity is to curl up with a good book.
I like to take a warm bath, have a nice cup of tea, and then curl up in bed with either an old movie or a book.
I like to read or watch movies on a rainy day.
I like to sit out on the covered deck and listen to the rain hit the roof.
love to watch a good movie…or play my wii!
Looks like fun!! Great game to have family games
We always enjoy a good movie or play a nice family game of monopoly or scrabble on those boring rainy days.
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Watching movies and eating popcorn!
hanging out at watching movies. =) Or curling up with a good book.
reading a good book
Baking and watching old Bette Davis movies!
Thanks for the great giveaway offering!
Good luck to all!
nice prize
On rainy days it’s nice to relax inside and get all snugly with a blanket and watch a movie with my family!!
My favorite rainy day activity is going shopping at the mall!
I like to curl up on the couch and cross stitch.
The whole family sits at the dinner table for marathon UNO tournaments!
a long game of sorry
My favorite rainy day activity is to do crafts inside with my daughter.
watch movies or play with play-doh
My family is hooked on the game apples to apples!! We have been playing that a lot. It is so much fun!
our favorite rainy day activity is to watch a movie
If the kids will be good it’s reading a book for me. If the kids aren’t so good it’s choosing a movie we can all watch and cuddle on the couch together.
We play scrabble
Our favorite rainy day activity is playing Wii. We play the Sports games so atleast they are up and moving. We also play lots of board games.
We watch movies and read books.
We color, make play doh and bake.
I like to bake a cake with the help of the children.
My favorite rainy day activity is watching movies
Our favorite rainy day activities are playing Sorry and coloring.
Thank you so much for the chance to win.
Curling up with a good book and a yummy drink and/or having an indoor picnic.
Besides playing on the Wii, we love to play board games on rainy days.
I live to sleep on a rainy day
Funny, it’s rainy now. We’re watching tv and playing on our laptops.
we love to read and play board games.
This looks like a fun game.
We clean on rainy days..and it doesn’t feel like a chore because
there really isn’t anything else to do, and it makes the time seem to go by faster!
We stand on the lani and watch the rain fall.. then hurry inside to watch some movies (if we still have cable)…
We love to play games on rainy days. Our favorite one right now is Apples to Apples.
A really big puzzle!
My daughter would love this. When its raining we draw and do crafts.
Doing crossword puzzles.
I like to read magazines
I like to watch movies.
I just love when it rains during the night when we are sleeping~ the sounds of rain hitting our roof is very soothing to me. During the day or evening, it is great to curl up on the couch and watch a really good movie and eat lots of popcorn. Thanks for the giveaway.
I like to curl up with a movie and a roaring fire.
If alone I love to read a good book. If the whole family is home we love to play board games!
We love to order in and have a movie fest!
We watch movies and eat popcorn.
Besides playing in the rain?! We like to get a bunch of small rocks from outside (the funnest part is getting wet!) and bring them in and paint them! Kinda silly, but it’s fun! Thanks for the giveaway!
Nothing beats taking a nap on a rainy day!
I love to make jewelry or cook when it rains…if I’m not busy napping. I kinda like the rain though. I go outside sometimes.
My fave rainy day activity is watching movies with my kids and pets
Coloring and doing art projects with my kids.
Wii, of course!
I love to do puzzles on a rainy day.
Board games when the weather is bad
Watching an old movie on tv.
We like to get a pizza and watch some good movies! Thankyou
We like to either watch movies or read books..(and yes sometimes play a good game.)
Baking cookies is always a fun rainy day activity.
We play board games
I love to watch movies
Our favorite rainy day activity is grabbing some board games and playing them in our screened-in porch and listening to the rain.
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What else? Reading books. Snuggle up into a nice comfy chair and lose myself in someone elses words for hours at a time. Thanks for the contest!
Our favorite rainy day activity is playing board games
A family Wii session! This game looks like fun!
my favorite rainy day activity is playing all of the super active outdoor games on the Wii or Rock Band with the family.
On rainy days I love to curl up with a good cup of coffee and an even better book.
Rainy days… My favorite quote is: “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes”. Get out and discover what the world does in the rain. Thanks for the contest.
I like to read a good book on a rainy day. Sometimes I hope for a rainy day just to get to read all day! Thanks for the contest!
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we watch movies or play games!
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com
rainy days we do puzzles and get out the playdoh sets!
I’d love to win this prize, thanks for sponsoring this.
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Our favorite rainy day activity is to do family activities indoors such as board games, reading together, and playing the wii together.
My favorite rainy day activity is to have sex, only kidding. I love to pop popcorn or bake brownies.
Rain usually brings out the DVD collection.
I love to watch old movies on a rainy day.
We love to have a movie night when it’s rainy outside.
I HEART to watch old movies on a rainy or chilly day.
We read and watch tv.
I like to read!
Baking cakes, pies or cookies together
My favorite rainy day activity is reading.
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