When I was little, the Smurfs were huge. Huge. And, I loved them. I loved Smurfs so much that I wrote poems about them nonstop.

True story.

My dad and I used to create limericks about Smurfs at night before I went to bed. Oh, how I wish we still had some of those! (I’m still convinced they’re somewhere at my mom’s house—it’s not like she throws anything away.)

I am thrilled to see the Smurfs back again to share with our girls. We’re big on reliving our childhood favorites with the girls—they know every song by Jem & the Holograms, crack up at the Muppet Show and now we have a house of full of Smurf figurines.

I was so excited about the movie that I actually took the girls to see it in the theater! (Of course, $5 Tuesday and a free popcorn coupon were a deciding factor there.)

So, imagine how excited I was when Ubisoft sent me the new Smurfs Dance Party for the Wii. I couldn’t wait to bust it out, but one of the girls was away at Camp Grandma for the week. I am not a patient person, but I forced myself to hold off until we could all play together. And, it was totally worth the wait!

You get to dance with the Smurfs to pop songs such as Like Whoa and One of the Boys, plus smurftastic remixes like Who Let the Smurfs Out. I totally rocked out the Smurfs theme song—Mommy wins!

Yeah, I might be a little competitive. So is our 5-year-old, which is a problem since the games are often a bit to challenging for her.

Enter Clumsy Smurf—he awards bonus points for the most misses so Lorelai’s score gets a boost just for being young. She loves to watch her total go up after the game ends, even when she still finishes last. It’s a nice change from all the tears at the end of most other games. I definitely like the giggles best!

And, it makes me smile to share the Smurfs with my girls in such a fun way. What are your favorite childhood memories to share with the next generation?

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