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TriangleMom2Mom's Summerfest Giveaway
We've got three sets of four lawn tickets for N.C. Symphony's Summerfest 2009 series at Booth Amphitheatre in Cary. They're good for either the July 11 or July 18 performance.
These are fun outdoor family concerts where you're welcome to bring a picnic and hang out before the concert even starts. Kids 12 and under are free. Might also make a great mom's night out too!
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The question: The July 11 concert will feature the music of video games. How much time do your kids spend playing video games?
A. Couple of hours a week
B. Couple of hours a day
C. I don't even want to know.
D. We don't have video games
E. Other
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These concerts are great. It is hot tho, but at least it is at night when the sun goes down.
E. Other
My child is too young to play video games but I play video games after she goes to bed.
E. Other.
She plays Webkin's once in a while. We're not in the electronics loop yet! Just good old fashioned PLAY.
My son loves music & was in choir this year. He plays video games (mostly sports) a couple of hours a day during the summer. He doesn't play much when school's in session - which is really the way it should be anyway, right?
My daughter is 9 years old. We still play the nintendo 64 game system! We play the game super mario about three times a week, so I guess I would have to pick A. couple hours a week for my answer. The game system is old, but we like it alot!
My kids are 7 and 5 and play Wi a couple of hours a week!
A. couple hours a week
A. A couple of hours a week. Indiana Jones for Wii is their favorite. Two boys 10 and 8.
Our answer is A -- a couple hours a week on the free web-games on Nick Jr, PBS kids, even the US Mint has some good online games for kids. The concerts sound great!
E. SHE IS FIVE SO WE HAVEN'T GONE DOWN THAT ROAD YET. SHE DOES HAVE A V SMILE BUT HASN'T PLAYED WITH IT FOR A WHILE.
B. I would play and keep up with the kids. They are 22 and 25 now, but we would surely recognize the tunes.
We don't have video games. I do let them play on the computer though with educational software and occasionally they play on fun kids sites online like poptropica or girls go games but it's a rare treat.
B. My son is 8 years and I held off introducing video games until last Christmas -I did not go out and buy all the newest things - my sister gave him her kids old ps2 for Christmas and I just recently gave him a Game cube I picked up at Ed Mckay for 25 bucks they have great deals on used video games they are located on Capital blvd.
Every year he has been involved in summer camps - one of the best is at the Museum of History in downtown Raleigh- this year we are moving - so we have not signed up for camp. He is glued to his Age appropriate video games - unless dragged away to go fishing or play soccer !! I was hesitant about starting on the video games because he may get hooked - he has - but my dad assures me that it is not harmful to his development - in fact it is good for hand eye coordination .
poptropicia is great for online games when she gets older also v-tech has some good tv adapter games - Study Island is also a great computer game to check out - recommended by AB combs elementary
B. (approximately). My 8 year old has to earn her gaming time by reading books and completing extra math assignments. My 4 year old logs on to jumpstart.com just about everyday.
B. It must be an 8 year old thing! Some days I can hardly pry him away from it, while my 10 year old was never that into video games. The 8 year old LOVES to play the Pokemon games which invloves solving and strategies.
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