Perhaps, but with KODU maybe your kids can:
http://fuse.microsoft.com/kodu/ Looks interesting, they've already been trying it out in schools as a way to get kids telling their stories in an interactive setting, which for me is hugely encouraging because so many of our writers today come from traditional story writing and so many of the games as a result are either very linear or sandbox but with linear missions.
Check out the video in the
press release.
Also, support indies!
The Indie Love Bundle is a collection of six great indie games gathered together in one bundle. If you were to buy them separately they'd cost you $85, but the bundle is $20. Go on, give it a shot, support independent developers.