Zoa Conner

Does any one have some recommendations for xbox games my 5 year old might
enjoy? We have a new system and just a few games that she finds frustrating
to
play (driving games mostly).
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Zoa Conner, PhD
Physicist and Organic Learning Mother
zoaconner@...



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Jennifer Varela

Scooby-Doo Night of 100 Frights. My kids love it. (6 and 3) It might seem a
little scary, though, so, if she's afraid of ghostly images it might
frighten her. My kids love to play it. I played it with them for a while to
get them started. Now they love charging monsters with Scooby's helmet.
:-) I haven't been able to find too many other Xbox games that they'd
enjoy. We tried Shreck, but, we got stuck and haven't played it since.

hth
Jen

On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Zoa Conner <zoaconner@...> wrote:

> Does any one have some recommendations for xbox games my 5 year old might
> enjoy? We have a new system and just a few games that she finds frustrating
> to
> play (driving games mostly).
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> Zoa Conner, PhD
> Physicist and Organic Learning Mother
> zoaconner@...
>
>
>


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Carron Armstrong

Hi Zoa,

My son tells me that the xBox is intended for an older audience and was
designed to handle more sophisticated graphics. Because of that it doesn't
have many games that a really young child would enjoy. He recommends the
Wii and the Nintendo DS for younger kids.

In fact, my 11yo daughter will play his Wii games with him (they especially
love Wii Sports and the various incarnations of Mario) and wants her own DS,
but doesn't play his xBox games.

Carron


On 6/5/08, Zoa Conner <zoaconner@...> wrote:
>
> Does any one have some recommendations for xbox games my 5 year old
> might
> enjoy? We have a new system and just a few games that she finds frustrating
> to
> play (driving games mostly).
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> Zoa Conner, PhD
> Physicist and Organic Learning Mother
> zoaconner@... <zoaconner%40comcast.net>
>
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>
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Ryan

> On 6/5/08, Zoa Conner <zoaconner@...> wrote:
> >
> > Does any one have some recommendations for xbox games my 5 year
old
> > might
> > enjoy? We have a new system and just a few games that she finds
frustrating
> > to
> > play (driving games mostly).


I second the mention of the wii. They have plenty of games that my 5
year old daughter loves. Very physical play, too - she's up there
right now jumping up and down playing one of the Raving Rabbids games.

Neha

My son is 7yo - but has been playing xbox for a year or two now. He
started off with the racing - I think it's called project gotham. Now
he really enjoys sports - hockey & baseball in particular, but alos
has golf & football. You can get Shrek & other movie games too. They
are super cheap at gamestop when you get them used. Some of the sports
games we got for 99 cents!

I was told XBox was for older kids too - but I think there are plenty
of games for younger kids. My son also has a gamecube & he goes back &
forth between the two, constantly comparing what is better in one vs
the other. He also has a Wii, but doesn't like it nearly as much as
the other two systems. He can give you a list of reasons why!

HTH,
neha



--- In [email protected], "Jennifer Varela"
<gemini7772@...> wrote:
>
> Scooby-Doo Night of 100 Frights. My kids love it. (6 and 3) It
might seem a
> little scary, though, so, if she's afraid of ghostly images it might
> frighten her. My kids love to play it. I played it with them for a
while to
> get them started. Now they love charging monsters with Scooby's helmet.
> :-) I haven't been able to find too many other Xbox games that they'd
> enjoy. We tried Shreck, but, we got stuck and haven't played it since.
>
> hth
> Jen
>
> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Zoa Conner <zoaconner@...> wrote:
>
> > Does any one have some recommendations for xbox games my 5 year
old might
> > enjoy? We have a new system and just a few games that she finds
frustrating
> > to
> > play (driving games mostly).
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> > Zoa Conner, PhD
> > Physicist and Organic Learning Mother
> > zoaconner@...
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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>

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-----Original Message-----
From: Zoa Conner <zoaconner@...>

Does any one have some recommendations for xbox games my 5 year old
might
enjoy? We have a new system and just a few games that she finds
frustrating
to play (driving games mostly).

-=-=-=-

When Duncan was five-ish, I went looking for a system for him. I asked
everyone I knew that played. They all, to a man, agreed that the X-box
was, by far, the best system available. It was brand new, and everyone
was so excited about its graphics. I didn't bat an eye when I bought it.

Unfortunately, I didn't ask any five year olds!

There were NO games for littluns at that time. But the adult games were
awesome! <g>

Duncan's now 12, and I'm sure there are better games for younger
children, but we are past that stage now.

I'm sure someone here will have some good game suggestions. But I would
have bought a used PS2 or a Wii (if it had been out then) if I had it
to do over again.



~Kelly

Kelly Lovejoy
Conference Coordinator
Live and Learn Unschooling Conference
http://www.LiveandLearnConference.org

Zoa Conner

I understand what you mean. Our xbox was purchased at the request of ds9 who
loves the driving games. It was purchased used for $100 which seemed like a
good deal compared to a new system for several hundred $$ and new games for
$50 a pop. But we do need to find something for dd5 (in 2 months) as she
wants to be able to play too. Someone in my area freecycled a ps2 this
morning, but someone took it within 10 minutes. I guess I am now considering
a wii for us in the future.

Zoa
> Unfortunately, I didn't ask any five year olds!
>
> There were NO games for littluns at that time. But the adult games were
> awesome! <g>
>
> Duncan's now 12, and I'm sure there are better games for younger
> children, but we are past that stage now.
>
> I'm sure someone here will have some good game suggestions. But I would
> have bought a used PS2 or a Wii (if it had been out then) if I had it
> to do over again.
>
> ~Kelly
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Physicist and Organic Learning Mother
zoaconner@...



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Adrean Clark

Why would you have bought a PS2? Just wondering...

Adrean

Cameron Parham

A WII is $250 or more.  A gamecube is, in our area at pawn shops, about $60.  My kids, ages 8 and 11 now, have enjoyed their gamecubes very mich. They now have a WII and they sometimes still choose to play their gamecube or even their  nintendo 64. The Nintendo systems have more kid-recommended games (at least in my experience) than the ps or xbox.  My 14 yo is starting to want a different system, though.  The games I've seen them enjoy by age 5 were:  Animal Crossing,  Harvest Moon - both versions(with some reading help), Billy Hatcher,  Super Mario Sunshine and Paper Mario.  These games were available at pawn shops or ebay for about $10 to $20.    Oh, also Donkey Kong games and enhanced Pac Man.  Lots of fun.  Cameron 

----- Original Message ----
From: Zoa Conner <zoaconner@...>
To: unschoolingbasics <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 6, 2008 4:25:50 PM
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] Re: Good xbox games for 5 year old


I understand what you mean. Our xbox was purchased at the request of ds9 who
loves the driving games. It was purchased used for $100 which seemed like a
good deal compared to a new system for several hundred $$ and new games for
$50 a pop. But we do need to find something for dd5 (in 2 months) as she
wants to be able to play too. Someone in my area freecycled a ps2 this
morning, but someone took it within 10 minutes. I guess I am now considering
a wii for us in the future.

Zoa
> Unfortunately, I didn't ask any five year olds!
>
> There were NO games for littluns at that time. But the adult games were
> awesome! <g>
>
> Duncan's now 12, and I'm sure there are better games for younger
> children, but we are past that stage now.
>
> I'm sure someone here will have some good game suggestions. But I would
> have bought a used PS2 or a Wii (if it had been out then) if I had it
> to do over again.
>
> ~Kelly
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Zoa Conner, PhD
Physicist and Organic Learning Mother
zoaconner@comcast. net

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Bekki Kirby

We have a Wii, PS2, Nintendo 64, and a DS (that the whole family has
to share at the moment, which does NOT work well). We have a 9-yo
daughter and a 3-yo son. The Wii is very popular with the 3-yo, and
probably would be with our daughter if she didn't have to put up with
her brother begging for a turn every time she touched it. No one
seems to give a hoot about the Nintendo any more, nor the horrible,
always-breaking V-Smile I forgot to mention earlier.

The DS is in constant demand, so I'm really hoping to buy a couple
more of those, used.

I don't have specific recommendations for games, since I decided a
while ago to "draw the line" at the Xbox, since we have so darn many
already. I'm not a gamer at all (I don't handle interruptions well,
as I get hyper-focused on things, so I prefer to not even bother right
now.) But now I'm starting to think... why not? If we can get an
Xbox rather cheap... maybe we should?

The Wii *is* expensive, and I still can't get over how much the games
cost. But it's very, very, very user-friendly. I would play it more,
but I had earned all kinds of medals on one game when our
then-2-year-old accidentally erased all my records. Since there
aren't removable memory cards for that sort of thing (at least, not to
my knowledge), I haven't bothered getting into it again. I like the
idea of the Wii Fit game, though. I need that.

Bekki

Carron Armstrong

The newer game systems are expensive for a lot of reasons, like their great
graphics -- which in my experience most 5yos don't care much about. Those
systems also connect to the Internet. That's an extremely cool feature.
Withe the xBox you have to pay a yearly fee for the privilege, but my son
loves it. He plays games with his friends locally and with people all over
the world, and can download games directly from Microsoft or Nintendo. But,
that may not be a feature that your 5yo is ready for (or that you're ready
for).

Here's what I'm saying: the newer systems have more features that many
5yos may never use. I think getting a used Gamecube or a PS2 would be a
great idea. There are lots of cheap used games available for those systems
from GameStop, Blockbuster, and eBay.

By the way, I wouldn't pass up a chance at a Nintendo 64, either. Some of
the games that my son downloads for his Wii are the Nintendo 64 versions of
early games. The N64 was the first console we bought for him, and
he's missed it ever since he traded up. In fact, when he was about 9 or 10,
he bought a GameCube (the first thing he ever saved up for). He also bought
some votive candles and conducted a very solemn ceremony in which he helped
the spirit of his N64 transfer to the GameCube. That's when I began to
understand how important gaming is in my son's life.

**
Carron


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swissarmy_wife

Actually, there are memory cards for the Wii. They are the same card
many digital camera's use, SD memory. They are used for backup
copies. they make some specifically for the Wii, but they are more
expensive. You can just buy a generic one.

We found this out after my son had spent weeks getting part way
through Zelda and my 3 year old erased his game. :-(


> The Wii *is* expensive, and I still can't get over how much the games
> cost. But it's very, very, very user-friendly. I would play it more,
> but I had earned all kinds of medals on one game when our
> then-2-year-old accidentally erased all my records. Since there
> aren't removable memory cards for that sort of thing (at least, not to
> my knowledge),

jacandwill

Is there any where that you could borrow games to try them out first?
that might save some money.
You could try the games that send the child on adventures
like, others have mentioned before me, Shrek and scooby-doo,there's
also spryo ( haven't played that myself though) and most animated
movies have games to them. I quite liked the shark tales game. there
is also sonic the hedgehog game too.
we have a PS2 and an Xbox and are borrowing an old super nintendo
can't go wrong with donky kong!
just a thought
Jac


-- In [email protected], "Carron Armstrong"
<carronna@...> wrote:
>
> The newer game systems are expensive for a lot of reasons, like
their great
> graphics -- which in my experience most 5yos don't care much
about. Those
> systems also connect to the Internet. That's an extremely cool
feature.
> Withe the xBox you have to pay a yearly fee for the privilege, but
my son
> loves it. He plays games with his friends locally and with people
all over
> the world, and can download games directly from Microsoft or
Nintendo. But,
> that may not be a feature that your 5yo is ready for (or that
you're ready
> for).
>
> Here's what I'm saying: the newer systems have more features that
many
> 5yos may never use. I think getting a used Gamecube or a PS2 would
be a
> great idea. There are lots of cheap used games available for those
systems
> from GameStop, Blockbuster, and eBay.
>
> By the way, I wouldn't pass up a chance at a Nintendo 64, either.
Some of
> the games that my son downloads for his Wii are the Nintendo 64
versions of
> early games. The N64 was the first console we bought for him, and
> he's missed it ever since he traded up. In fact, when he was about
9 or 10,
> he bought a GameCube (the first thing he ever saved up for). He
also bought
> some votive candles and conducted a very solemn ceremony in which
he helped
> the spirit of his N64 transfer to the GameCube. That's when I
began to
> understand how important gaming is in my son's life.
>
> **
> Carron
>
>
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>

Michelle Thedaker

We belong to a video game rental program called Gamefly (www.gamefly.com)
that works just like Netflix. Our plan gives us 2 games out at a time, for
as long as we want. They have games for all the major systems, including
the DS. It's a wonderful way to get newer games, and try out games before
buying. Many of their games are available for purchase at a discounted
price too, in case we absolutely *love* the game and want to keep it.

Shell & Da Boys
Drew, 8.5 and Josh, 4.5
www.thedaker.blogspot.com <http://www.thedaker.blogspot.com/>
"If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you
love, you have to find the courage to live it." John Irving



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Matt & Jessica

This has probably been answered already, but does gamefly have wii games?
We bought dd a wii for her birthday (in 1.5 weeks:)!!!!) and I was thinking it would be great to try some games before we buy them.

Jess:)


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Ryan

-http://www.gamefly.com/wii/?fcTrack=Non-Member%20Home%20Page?

Yep. Definitely wii games. And I'll give a big plug again for Rayman
Raving Rabbids 2, which my kids (7 amd 5) LOVE, especially when playing
together.

-- In [email protected], "Matt & Jessica"
<mjmcchesney@...> wrote:
>
> This has probably been answered already, but does gamefly have wii
games?
> We bought dd a wii for her birthday (in 1.5 weeks:)!!!!) and I was
thinking it would be great to try some games before we buy them.
>
> Jess:)
>
>
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>

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From: Adrean Clark <adreanaline@...>

Why would you have bought a PS2? Just wondering...

-==-=-=-

I don't know whether this was aimed at me or not; but I think I did
write that, if I had it to do over again, I would have gotten a PS2 for
my then five year old.

More little kid-friendly. LOTS more games that he would have liked. At
the time, the Xbox was brand new, and the games were all adult games
that he didn't like. The PS2 had all the *cool* games that he wanted.
At the time, I didn't understand all the ins and outs of gaming and the
different systems. <G> All the adults I spoke with LOVED the Xbox. But
*they* didn't play little kid games on it!

PS2 had/has lots and lots of great games for littluns.

We have a bunch of systems now---I think all but the old Nintendo and
the new PS3. But everything in the middle.

I'll also second the subscription to Gamefly. Being able to try the
games first saves us big bucks in the long run. Some of the games
Duncan would buy would be "done" in an afternoon. Renting them for
weeks at a time keeps a steady stream of new and fun games in the house
all the time. If he likes them, he can buy the Gamefly one he has or go
down to Game Crazy. If it's too easy or too hard or just not what he
wants, we can shove it right back into its envelope and order a new
one. (Thanks, Gail, for that recommendation a few years ago!! <g>)



~Kelly

Kelly Lovejoy
Conference Coordinator
Live and Learn Unschooling Conference
http://www.LiveandLearnConference.org