| Kids games are all around us. The closer we get | | | | I bought the iTouch for myself. It was $199 and |
| to the holidays, the more the begging begins. | | | | that was an ouch for me. However, we plan on |
| Sooner or later the inevitable will happen and we | | | | getting the iPhone for my husband for $199. This |
| will hear, "This is the best game ever and if I | | | | is what we should have done for me as well. I |
| don't get this game I will simply die!" | | | | really do need all the features and we need |
| So how to do you about finding the cool games | | | | phones. |
| for kids this year? | | | | Besides doing the games, which I will get back to |
| If you have a pre-teen, teen, or a tween then | | | | later, the iPhone does: |
| you are in luck. The Apple Store has reached | | | | Calendar with alarm |
| down its loving hands and blessed us all with fairly | | | | Camera that sends pics via Bluetooth, e-mail, |
| inexpensive ways to entertain our children. Yes, | | | | and Internet |
| they have decided to grant us the ability to give | | | | GPS (that's an app) |
| fun games to our children for cheap! | | | | Checkbook (app) |
| Consider the Alternatives to iPhones | | | | Password Keeper |
| 1. Wii | | | | Audio Book |
| First, let's take the Wii. It is relatively cheap for a | | | | Book Reader |
| gaming system. I have one and I love it. It starts | | | | That is in addition to the games it plays. My |
| at $200 and comes with four games. That is | | | | husband has Pac-man on his. I like hangman. We |
| simply WOW! Then they start hitting you with | | | | both like brain age and Sudoku. The kids enjoy |
| expensive games. From then on out you have to | | | | the maze, etch-a-sketch, and ABC Phonics.iPhone |
| start spending $30 on up for those games. My | | | | app Game Problems |
| heart sinks. | | | | Since the games are so cheap and many of them |
| 2. Nintendo DS | | | | are free, you find yourself downloading tons of |
| This game system is $126 and comes with | | | | games onto your computer and phone. Then you |
| nothing. You can buy used games for it for $20 a | | | | end up arguing over which ones to keep and |
| pop but that is still expensive and you have to | | | | which one to leave off. |
| carry around game cartridges. Each time you | | | | Of course, you end up rotating the games but |
| switch games, you have to change out the | | | | then more come up. See for yourself and |
| cartridge. This means, I will lose something | | | | download some fun games for your kids. (Or |
| somewhere. | | | | download them for yourself. I won't tell. |
| Compare to the iPhone or iTouch | | | | |