Kids
Travel Through Time With Boomshine
New here? You may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Boomshine is such a simple game yet so incredibly addictive. (Now parents, don’t worry about that; it’s better that they’re playing something like this than other places that aren’t so sanitized.) The goal of this game is to create as many chain […]
Endless Drawing With Crayola Digi-Color
Here’s something for your young, budding artist: Crayola Digi-Color. This has all the offerings that Crayola sells on the shelf, but here it’s all digital and all free!
Choose from a wide assortment of coloring tools: pencils, washable markers, Slick Stix™, paint brushes, the Crayon and many others. Once you’ve selected a tool, you can choose […]
Nicktropolis: Another Fun Place For Kids
Online communities are getting better at attracting kids, and Nicktropolis is no exception.
This virtual world brought to you by TV’s Nickelodeon is another eye-catching, interactive, TV-character-laden community that keeps kids coming back for more. It’s free (which parents should enjoy) and filled with lots of games where they can earn points with which to buy […]
Type Away Bombs, Ice Blocks, and Sharks
If your child loves playing games on the Internet, why not have them play something fun and educational? Here are three games that kids will find entertaining, while improving their typing skills without realizing it.
By typing words or letters that come within range, your child can defeat the bad guys, defuse bombs, stop oncoming sharks […]
A Lotta Waddle Going on For Club Penguin
At the beginning of January I posted an article “Why are kids chillin’ with Club Penguin?“. Since then I have received a lot of great input from visitors, both young and old, players and parents.
This has been a great experience for me — and hopefully my visitors — to see the different opinions about this […]
Why Are Kids Chillin’ with Club Penguin?
When my kids first asked me if they could join Club Penguin, I was reluctant to give my permission. It’s a place where kids interact with other kids and I didn’t think I was ready for that. But after carefully reviewing what it has to offer I thought I’d let them take the plunge.
Club Penguin […]
Video Site “Veoh”: What Parents Should Know
Another video site for parents to keep their eye on. Veoh is a way to post video clips to the Web. Anything from your favorite TV clips to your own, home-grown movies. But like any other site that allows hard-to-monitor content from a wide audience (e.g., YouTube and Myspace), some of the content you find […]
