Online Game Sites for Children
I learned from having a young nephew that toddlers like online activities. In fact, I was very surprised at how young he was when he became Internet savvy. Using a mouse wasn’t daunting to him at all. His comfort with searching online was eventually accompanied by a real thirst to explore the online world.
His mother let me know his favorites, so I went onto the sites and tried them myself. I get nearly as much enjoyment out of them as my nephew does! Your children might also enjoy these fun activities.
Please note that some of the resources or sites linked from them are for older children but plenty of them are perfect for toddlers.
Nick Games (http://www.nick.com/games/)
Nickolodeon has established a great games site based on their cartoons. Along with plenty of other offerings, they feature The Pollution Solution game, starring The Penguins of Madagascar, Race to the Goo Lagoon and nine other games starring SpongeBob Squarepants, Otis’ Chopper Challenge game from Back at the Barnyard and the Space Blast game from Jimmy Neutron. There are also many other categories of games for kids of all ages.
Disney Preschool (http://home.disney.go.com/foryou/preschool/)
Disney offers a pre-schooler web channel, which is filled with fun videos to watch and music to listen to. They also have plenty of games, like Pooh’s Playful Kite Flight, Pop-up Assignments and Hop up and Jump In. Kids can also enter the “worlds” of a variety of Disney characters, such as Mickey Mouse, Buzz Lightyear, Special Agent Oso, Little Einsteins (or “Iddle Dine-dines” as my nephew calls them) and many other kid favorites.
HubPages (http://hubpages.com/_coloringpages/)
HubPages is a community blogging site that offers all kinds of information and resources, including kids activities. There are free flower coloring pages for kids, free Halloween coloring pages, and Christmas coloring pages, as well as many others. You can either click the links in this article or search the HubPages site for other coloring pages and activities.
Coloring.com (home page: http://www.coloring.com/, categorized index page: http://www.coloring.com/pictures/choose.cdc)
This site is actually relatively low tech, making it simple to navigate. It has a large selection of coloring pages accessible by those who can read the categories. These can be accessed by going to the “categorized index page” URL shown above. The home page, however, has pictures, so your child might be able to find everything without your help.
May your children have many happy hours playing on these sites!