The 10 Best Wii Games for Ages 5-8

This is the perfect game to get young bodies up and moving. There's more than a dozen fast-paced games that will keep your kids playing for hours. These games require moving the whole body, so your little ones are getting an active workout while they're having fun. They'll participate in heart pumping challenges like river rafting, mine cart adventures, speed skating and more. Intuitive play makes it easy for young athletes to do well and they can even track their fitness progress.

This is another game that encourages kids to get up and get active. Two iconic video heroes, Mario and Sonic, and several of their pals, battle for the much coveted Olympic gold medal in energetic competitions like track and swimming. It's a race to the finish and your kids will be right in the heart of it. Find more Mario kids games.

Your kids will explore the jungles of Africa and get acquainted with a vast variety of wildlife. They'll take award winning photos of zebras, lions, giraffes and many other exotic animals in their natural habitat. They'll love the awesome soundtrack from Talking Drum records. This game is not only fun but helps children learn about the animals with which we share our planet.

This exciting hidden object game offers 40 different challenges in 10 different environments for hours of family fun. The 3-D images come alive and your kids will love to find the interactive images hidden in each scene and the other hidden objects as well. Great game for developing a child's attention to detail and hand/eye coordination.

Step right up and play more than 20 of everybody's favorite carnival games. Using the Wii remote, your kids will feel like champions as they rack up the points taking part in activities like the Dunk Tank, Clown Splash, Lucky Ball Throw, A Day at the Races and many more. They'll be well rewarded, too, as they choose from over 250 virtual prizes ranging from gold fish to giant stuffed animals. Hurry, hurry, hurry, for hours of family fun with Carnival Games for Wii.

This story based racing game lets kids relive their favorite moments, like the infamous tractor tipping scene, from the Disney movie of the same name. They can play with all their favorite movie characters and help Lightning McQueen as he goes after the Piston Cup Championship. The challenges are simple enough for youngsters to overcome and still maintain their interest. Cars will get your little gamers motors going and keep them entertained for hours on end.

This game has all your little one's favorite princesses in it: Snow White, Cinderella, Jasmine and Ariel. Players can customize their own unique heroine and explore four different levels as they help the princesses rid their kingdoms of evil. Using the Wii Remote as her magic wand, little princesses learn about such royal qualities as courage, trust, friendship and discovery. The combination of beauty and adventure will keep your children enchanted and makes for one of the best girls Wii games available.

This game features 6 new party boards, dozens of mini-games and lots of new game modes that will get the whole family involved in the fun. The controls are simple and this game is great for groups of children to play together. Use motion control to row, punch, steer and more as kids move from one laugh-filled activity to another. There's never a dull moment when Mario Party 8 comes to life at your house.

Mario and his friends are ready to race and your kids will be in the midst of all the action. They'll be challenged by Grand Prix circuits and skill based missions. You can have multiplayer races on open tracks or battle it out in arenas. Watch your child become Mario as he steers around dangerous obstacles and performs amazing stunts in cars and on mopeds, scooters and more. There's no slowing these kids down now that they're behind the wheel.

This game is perfect for the youngest gamers in your house. Your kids will love meeting the Cosmic Family and exploring their rocket house. There are 15 early-learning games that involve coloring and simple puzzle solving. The Wii remote acts as a magic wand to reveal funny stories, animations and mini-games. Cosmic Family is educational and fun for kindergarten level players.