Red Brick, Mini-kit, and "I have to finish the level" -Wii Lego Star Wars

The Wii, "Lego Star Wars", and "Lego Indiana Jones" (My family is full of Wii "Lego Maniacs"). We got the Wii two Christmases ago and it has been a hit with the kids and husband. In fact, one of the reasons that I call my husband, "my sometimes other kid" is because he loves playing with the kids so much (I really don't mean any disrespect by this, he is just a big kid sometimes, and I LOVE that about him. It helps me not to take myself too seriously). Sometimes, our Wii is on for 3 hours at a time because everyone wants to play a "level" with dad. I need a dictionary to translate the Wii speak from these two games sometimes. I know that the "red bricks" and "mini kits" are important, you can get "score times 8" if you have enough "studs", and invinciblity is really cool. I think sometimes your guys can become ghosts too. It is fun to see the kids get so excited as they higher scores and "buy more stuff". But, I really have no clue how to play it and fake the understanding and excitement for their Wii achievements. Whatever happened to "Pacman", "Donkey Kong", and "Pitfall"? I tried playing "LSW" with my 3 year old and killed his character a few times and then kept running in the wrong door. I almost had a panic attack and was freaked out when the remote started vibrating in my hand. I am totally lame when it comes to the Wii, but it is great that it entertains the kids for so long, especially on rainy days. It is a great motivator and reward too. I did get the Wii fit for Christmas, and it has been used a lot by the kids. I didn't think I could do a lot of the exercises because my balance is off right now and I am severely lacking flexibility. I think I need to make a rule that for every 1/2 hour they play the other Wii games, they need to play on the Wii fit for 20 minutes. The weather is starting to turn now (50 degrees this weekend, I LOVE it) and it is time to break out the baseball mitts. The Wii will get a rest.