When we finally got a Wii my mental image of kids in front of the TV zoned out to the world around them shattered.  Playing the Wii has my kids interacting with each other, and not just through the TV.  Working out schedules and cheering each other to beat the high score were not things I ever imagined coming from a gaming system.

Even on the days of constant bickering and fighting it all comes to a crashing stop when the balance board is brought out and we take turns at hula hooping.  Nothing turns the negative noise into uncontrollable laughter like seeing Mom hula hooping on the Wii.

Wii is available online at Amazon.com