Expert: Candace Huber - 2/26/2006

Question
My son loves the Boowa and Kwala kids games site. http://www.boowakwala.com/

I have never found one we like as much - the grapics are great!!, the variety of things to do is wonderful and it runs quickly and never seems to get bogged down. Do you know of any other sites that have these kinds of features?

Answer
Hi Diane,

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. This week was my kids story writing contest deadline.  Needless to say, we spent the week finishing up their stories.  It's amazing how long it takes kids to write short stories.  LOL..but it was fun!

Speaking of fun, I love the Boowa and Kwala site too. It's great but I have lots of other sites that you might like just as well.  Our favorites are listed first and then there is a huge list of sites I've found over the years.  To use a link, copy and paste the entire link into your web browser.  

Below is the list of online game sites. You'll need to go through and see if they fit your needs. My kids favorites are first. They are ages 6 and 4.

http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/config.html
http://www.prongo.com/
http://www.unclefred.com/ (Drawing with Uncle Fred) http://www.kidsdomain.com/games/ (lots of games fun and educational) http://www.juliasrainbowcorner.com/
http://www.funbrain.com/
http://pbskids.org/
http://www.uptoten.com/
http://www.nickjr.com
http://kids.f9.net.uk/flash/games.html
http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/ (These games are probably too old for kids under 6 but we love this site!)


Preschool Websites:

http://www.funschool.com/
http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/config.html
http://www.learningplanet.com/
http://www.paulysplayhouse.com/
http://www.fisher-price.com/playtime
http://www.prongo.com/
http://www.alfy.com/help/sitemap1.asp?FlashDetect=true
http://disney.go.com/playhouse/today/index.html
http://www.pbskids.org
http://www.nickjr.com
http://www.hitentertainment.com/portal/flash/player.asp
http://bigidea.com/games/
http://www.lego.com/eng/preschool/games/default.asp
http://www.mothergoose.com/Game_Arcade/online_games.htm
http://www.meddybemps.com/7.33.html
http://www.hasbro.com/preschoolgames/pl/page.da/dn/default.cfm
http://www.mightybook.com/ (some free books here)
http://www.abctooncenter.com/
http://www.cyke.com/
http://www.lil-fingers.com/storybooks/index.html
http://www.enfamil.com/guides/childdevelopment/index.html

Kids coloring page and craft links.

http://www.onawhim.us/kidszone_nonflash.html (my old site) http://ivyjoy.com/coloring/coloringlinks.html (incredible listing of kids coloring page websites) http://www.kidprintables.com/(Coloring Pages) http://www.coloring.ws/coloring.html
http://www.sitesforparents.com/index3.html (more links to great websites) http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/ http://www.make-stuff.com/ (cool site) http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/ (one of my all time favorite websites :) http://www.edhelper.com/kindergarten/Kindergarten.htm (Ed Helper...school printables http://www.mrsjones.org/ (Mrs. Jones.org) http://www.preschooleducation.com/ (preschool education)

More gaming places:

http://www.crayola.com/kids/games/
http://www.kidsplanet.org/games/ http://tcm.childrensmuseum.org/bones/kids_mazeGame.htm
http://www.nwf.org/kidzone http://www.dressupgames.com/kidmisc.html
http://disney.go.com/games/today/index.html
http://www.kidspsych.org/index2.html
http://akidsheart.com/holidays/christms/chgames.htm (online Christmas
Games)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/games/index.shtml
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/
http://www.edu4kids.com/ http://www.globalgang.org.uk/games/index.htm

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/games.htm
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/kids/games.htm
http://www.factmonster.com/ http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/0,17446,,00.html
http://www.cyberkids.com/
http://www.syvum.com/online/ http://www.fbi.gov/kids/games/games.htm (FBI
kids) http://www.fema.gov/kids/games.htm (FEMA kids) http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/geogame/ (Discovery School) http://www.mysterynet.com/ (mystery games) http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chgames.html (Brain Games) http://www.literacycenter.net/parents_teacher/letter_center.htm (literary games...letter recognition) http://www.edbydesign.com/automath.html (Math
Games)
http://kidshub.org/kids/kids.cfm http://www.lego.com/eng/play/games/ (Lego
Land) http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/ (World Almanac) http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/games.htm (interesting games) http://www.coolmath.com/ (Cool Math) http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/kids/cycle.html (EPA water cycle) http://www.carmensandiego.com/ (Carmen San Diego) http://ecokids.earthday.ca/pub/splash.cfm (ECO Kids) http://www.spacekids.com/playanddo/playanddo/ (Space Kids) http://www.brainpop.com/ (Brain Pop - Cool STuff) http://www.JuliasRainbowCorner.com
http://www.mentaljokes.com/cube.html (Brain Games) http://www.iknowthat.com/com?COOK= (might not be free?) http://www.sodaplay.com/

Here are a couple of places to find free games or game demos to download. You'll need to search through the games to find some to suit your kids.

http://www.kidsdomain.com/down/ http://www.microsoft.com/kids/freestuff/default.htm
http://www.free-games.com.au/Free_Kids_Games/
http://game.downloadatoz.com/roxies-reading-fish/
http://www.webfreebees.net/kidslinksinc/kids-games.html

If you need more sites please email me again anytime. :)

Hope this helps.
Goodluck and Have Fun,

Candace