This Friday, we want to see how you have fun, with the Nintendo Wii. Nintendo is scheduled to release its Wii Fit in the U.S. on May 18, 2008. The unconventional fitness game is expected to widen the audience for a console that is already difficult to find in stores. Are you planning on getting one? Do you already have a Wii?

Matthewmilam calls it "the baddest game system", while Ryn raves about it as an "essential resource for autistic children". pillsbury says the Wii is a key part of his mancave.

Do you know someone who's really enthusiastic about his or her Wii? Catch them on tape, getting into the action. We can't wait to see your photos and videos.

Posted by kate9 // 1 day ago
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What's the world like just outside your front door? Take a walk down the sidewalk in your suburb or show us your favorite local hangouts. Playgrounds, streets, fire escapes. Just you, friends and family in your native habitat.

You might find inspiration in some of the vignettes we've seen from LadysHoodJnl. Like her, you could document the scene inside a local market, or film a local performer. There's also the old "beasty bar," and the simple sight of people dancing. She's even submitted video from a plumbers and pipefitters union rally and given us a look at a living garden scarecrow. Use your imagination and let your photos and video do the talking.

Posted by nsaidi // 1 week ago
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Making little reminders to yourself on paper is a common organizational activity, and you've probably made plenty of to-do lists and impromptu sketches. We want to see your notes and hear your stories about them.

If you keep a notebook with you, show us your favorite page. Make a video about your scribblings, or take a picture of your favorite note and tell us the story behind it.

Share your notes on iReport.com.

Posted by nsaidi // 2 weeks ago
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iReporters continue to astonish us with their fantastic photography skills and sensitive news noses, and lately we've seen some great shows of creativity on the site too. Check out this awesome example of a time-lapse video. iReporter historylover sped up a video of herself making art with Fruit Loops. She says it she worked four hours a day for a week to make her masterpiece!

KenCC used digital photo editing to represent what it sometimes feels like being a parent. Ken says it's "my first try at digital editing."

DRSPIEGEL1 used his photography skills and some good timing to get these shots of beautiful bird eggs before and after hatching. What a great representation of springtime.

Every Friday we invite you to flex your creative muscle with our "Fun on Friday" solicitations. Be sure to check back in at our assignment desk tomorrow to see what challenge we offer next.

Posted by kate9 // 2 weeks ago
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This Friday, we have a project for you that we're really excited about. We want to see your before and after photos. We've gotten a few inklings of your before and after potential before. Check out these photos of users of the original C64 computer, or this audio slideshow of an iReporter remembering Coney Island through the years.

Get straight to the point of the before and after. Send us two photos, one before a change, one after, and let us know what we're looking at. Everything from haircuts to history in the making, we want to see it all.

Posted by kate9 // 3 weeks ago
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Sometimes, collections go way beyond sets of things. For some, collections are carefully curated galleries of favorite treasures. For this week's Fun on Friday assignment, tell us what incredible items you like to keep and why you hold these objects so dear.

Smokey collects Barbie dolls; bigtruck260 collects baseball bats; Wulfhund2099 loves sports memorabilia. Surely you have something you can't pass up keeping just one more of. Tell us what your collection means to you.

Posted by nsaidi // 4 weeks ago
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Every Friday we like to present an assignment that stokes your creativity; we like to call it "Fun on Friday."

This Friday, we're kicking off a solicitation that we hope will
generate a big response. In preparation for Mother's Day, we want you
to tell us what you mother means to you but, and here's the kicker, we
want you to say it in just one word.

So, fire up your video cameras and get yourself on film saying the one
word that you think best describes you mother and all that she's done
for you. Or, take a picture of that word and send it in. We can't wait
to see your response.

Posted by kate9 // 1 month ago
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Hi gang, your iReports continue to amaze and inspire. Today we're continuing our "Fun on Friday" project, where we ask you to take part in a creative assignment.

This week, we want to see the amazing places you've been. Surely you've traveled some place cool. We want to see it -- just for fun! Share your amazing journeys with iReport.com.

Posted by tyson // 1 month ago
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Thanks for being a founding member of the iReport.com community.

We're always up for trying something new -- and we'd like to start something fun on Fridays.

Every week, we're going to ask you to take part in a creative assignment. We promise to keep it fun and informative.

This week, we want to see your fun with time-lapse photography.

If you've ever captured a sun setting, snow piling up, a flower growing -- whatever -- we hope you'll share your incredible creations on iReport.com.

Go here to share yours.

Posted by tyson // 1 month ago
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