With families getting busier and busier, finding together time that doesn’t involve driving in a car or sitting around the television is difficult. It’s not so much that parents don’t try, but engaging kids in meaningful activities in the house requires superhuman powers, or major incentives.

Until now, thanks to EA’s new Wii game Boogie.

Whatever you thought about video gaming is about to change. No longer are video games about sitting around staring at a television screen. With Boogie, you’re interacting with your family and friends, all the while shaking, singing, and creating it right in the comfort of your own home. That’s right — up OFF the couch. Family time, exercise, and fun all in one game. What a concept!

Hey, if you’re really dying for a game of Parchesi, feel free. But I bet you’ll have a hard time convincing your kids to roll the dice just one more time.

If you’re familiar with Wii, then you’ll probably be glad to check out a new game (tired of bowling, yet?), and if you’re not a gamer, we might be able to change your mind. Plus, your kids will thank you. At least, that’s what I’ve heard.

So our parent bloggers put Boogie to the test. And what better way to get a reco on a new product than from our trusted bloggers. Why read random Amazon reviews when you can get a fantastic review from your favorite parent blogger?

8/23 - Rookie Moms
8/24 - Three Kid Circus
8/27 - Sweatpants Mom
8/28 - Mother Bumper
8/29 - Quarter Rest

8/30 - Mid-run Round Up

8/31 - Suburban Oblivion
9/4 - Her Bad Mother
9/5 - Karianna
9/6 - Radioactive Girl
9/7 - Buzz Review Blog
9/10 - Mother May I

9/11 - Final Round Up

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We’re holding a Blog Blast on Friday, August 24 to publicize AskPatty’s newest initiative - CarBlabber.

AskPatty is a fantastic website providing automotive advice for women. It was highlighted on Cool Mom Picks last fall, and the AskPatty staff has recently launched CarBlabber, a place for women to write about their cars - the good, bad, and ugly - and to learn what other women think of their own cars.

Which leads us to the topic of the CarBlabber Blog Blast:

Write an open letter to your car. Shower it with virtual hugs and kisses, reminisce about the day you first met, or give it a piece of your mind!

How it works:

1) Write your post anytime before midnight PST on Friday, August 24.

2) Make sure your title includes your car’s make/model - and make it eye-catching, as that’s how we’ll be listing them on our site.

3) Somewhere in the context of your post, link to the following URL: http://www.askpatty.com/click.php?ID=46

**Be sure to link to this URL exactly - it’s a tracking URL that will monitor click-throughs. We loooove click-throughs.**

4) Send the link to your post to us here (parentbloggers@gmail.com) and you’ll be entered to win a Circle Bag, made from recycled tire inner tubes (which would have otherwise been headed for the landfill) and trimmed in pink or red. (Each bag valued at $160.)

5) We’ll link all the posts on our site Friday and pick FIVE winners at random.

PLUS - CarBlabber is holding their own giveaway among those who sign up and complete a profile on the site. They’ll be giving away twelve CarMD diagnostic tools (valued at $90 each), along with a grand prize - an original Seat Belt Bag from Harveys, valued at more than $200. So click through, sign up, and blab about your car!

We hope you’ll play along and encourage your readers to participate! The more the merrier, as you are not only entered to win a prize, but you might have some new readers and traffic sent your way. And don’t forget that if you sign up at CarBlabber and complete a profile, you’re entered in their giveaway too.