Top 5 Games I Let My 4 Year Old Play

Ok. I know what you're gonna say.  I know I'm not gonna win any parent of the year awards with this list.  There's just not a huge market of games geared toward 4 year olds. Deffinately, not many I'd walk into a store to buy. So, I sometimes set him down with one of my games and walk away.  I may even play a few with him, if I have some free time. So here's my list of games he's played regularly.

5.  Angry Birds
     Putting that Kindle fire to good use. I mean road trips, cleaning days, funerals. There's no better way to keep a kid quiet than putting a game in his hands. AHHH silence.

4.  Lego Starwars
     I could put almost any Lego game on this list. Talk about, "so easy a child can do it."  This kid will spend hours playing this game and never even notice that I left the room.  Gives me and Mommy some alone time. *wink

3.  Wii Sports
     Doesn't matter which one it is. Any of the Wii Sports games will do. I'm a good gamer. I'm a good bowler. I'm a good game bowler. But my four year old is way better than me at these games. How is a  four year old bowling turkeys all the time?  I just don't get it. Oh well. At least I can beat him in a real lane.

2.  Left 4 Dead
     Two words, "Witch Fodder"

1.   Call of Duty; Black Ops 2

     I myself spend a lot of time playing this game. I mean WAY more time than my wife thinks I should. He usually sits and watches me play and tries to give a play-by-play. So I thought, "Hey!  Lets see if he can do it."  He can not. He gets frustrated every time he gets killed, but WAY excited when he actually gets somebody. But the best part is, all he REALLY wants to do in that game is walk around Nuketown shooting the heads off the manakins, and that is HILARIOUS. 

Family Game Night

I'm sure there's plenty of stuff I could be doing right now. My lawn is up to my knee. My kitchen sink has a pile of dishes that need to be washed. There's laundry to be done. There're lightbulbs that need replacing. I have a never ending "honey-do" list, but nights like these are worth it. We have a collection of Hasbro's Family Game Night games for the Wii, and every now and then we'll dust them off and play for hours. My wife, so seldom a gamer, even enjoys game night on the console. It's truly a blend of my main loves, my family and my games. Who could ask for more?