“If you like to waltz with potatoes;
Up and down the produce aisle…”

That’s how the VeggieTales Theme Song goes.

Generation after generation, the Veggie Tales have entertained kids of all denominations. Actually, scratch that; the Veggie Tales were introduced when our kids were babies, so it may not technically be considered “generation after generation.”

Our kids always enjoyed those videos and now the young relatives and kids that our kids work with on a regular basis are talking about the Veggie Tales. They are singing the Veggie Tales songs, too.

And that waltzing with potatoes line is exactly what we were singing one afternoon while processing two big bags of potatoes into curly fries to freeze and eat later.

Then, I remembered reading about the Idaho Potato Commission paying people to play a video game.

Yes, that particular big idea surprised me, too. Get paid to play a video game?

Here is how it works.

Go to the Idaho Potato Commission Web site by clicking here or going to www.idahopotato.com.

Next, you watch a short, animated video and play a simple matching game online.

No farming experience necessary and no video game skills needed. That was a relief for me.

It is a really simple matching game. I wouldn’t really consider it a video game. It is kind of cute and educational, too.

Those of us living in Illinois could learn a lot about taters from our friends in Idaho.

The contest ends Nov. 20.

Anyone age 7 and older (sorry little spuds) is eligible to enter, but you may only enter once.

Potatoes are so cheap anyway and healthy anyway (go light on the greasy versions), but with the added incentive of a $5,000 cash prize, why not go for it?