Lifestyles

A Tropical Family Vacation In Your Living Room

Posted: 9/7/2010

Can't bring the whole family to a tropical island? Play a game that's full of beach-party fun.

(NAPSI)-Planning ahead can help make your next staycation a success. Shake things up by avoiding the daily routine and get family and friends involved. Take pictures just as you would on a real vacation and create a scrapbook of your activities.

With DVDs and fun games, it's easier than ever to entertain the whole family without leaving your living room.

Some families even choose a theme for their staycation, such as the beach party. For beach party fun:

• Plan your menu around tropical fruit such as coconut juice and fresh pineapple. Fire up the barbecue for kebabs and burgers.

• Have the kids make leis out of paper flowers. They can also use green construction paper to cut out palm fronds with which you can decorate your room.

• If the weather permits, let the kids play in the sandbox outside and build sand castles.

• To help create the beach-party mood, ask family and friends to wear flowered shirts and skirts and sunglasses.

• Play reggae music.

• Show some movies about being stranded on a tropical island or surfing.

• Play games such as "Vacation Isle: Beach Party." The game offers fun activities for the whole family and even affords the unique opportunity to see Mom, Dad or Grandma surf.

From the moment they step on the game's island, players are surrounded by exciting beach activities that the game offers. Players can enter that surf contest in which they launch themselves on the water-ski ramp or test their agility by learning to fire dance.

Up to four people can play using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. To enhance your experience, you can also play the game using the optional Wii Balance Board.

When fire dancing, players spin, flip and move to the rhythm. While surfing, players ride out some monster waves...but have to watch out for that giant squid ahead. During slalom water-skiing, players zigzag their way through the course as the boat takes them around the island.

Wakeboarding players get to speed through the course and impress the crowd, pulling off amazing tricks behind the boat.

For more information, visit www.vacationislegame.com.