Wal-Mart offers affordable family fun with new Family Night Centers

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Wal-Mart is making family fun a new priority.

This month, the world’s largest retailer will launch in-store Family Night Centers, which are designed to give customers a one-stop shop for at-home activities including board games, movies and snacks.

The retailer said it hoped the Family Night Centers would help provide affordable entertainment for families as they spend more time at home during the recession.

‘With busier schedules and kids heading back to school, now is a great time to provide a dedicated place in our stores to give Mom the savings and ideas to create fun, quality time for her family this fall,’ said Laura Phillips, chief toy officer and senior vice president of entertainment for Wal-Mart.

Family Night Centers include: Board games Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders and Yahtzee for $8; Jenga and Monopoly for $10; Operation and Twister for $15; and movies including ‘Camp Rock,’ ‘Enchanted’ and ‘High School Musical’ for $10.

-- Andrea Chang