Nakia Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I've never felt the need to let my girls go online. They have done webkinz but only rarely. They are actually now starting to get interested in the computer, so I was thinking about letting the two older girls have about 20 minutes of computer time after they finish their school work for the day. Can you all tell me your favorite websites for your kids? Thanks! Oh, I am looking for fun and educational sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 My 8 year old loves Webkinz. She is there more than I like probably but, when it is pretty, she could care less. I guess it isn't too much fun, unlike here. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) americangirl.com - they have a lot of games here, actually. Harmless fun, wouldn't call any of it educational. nyphilkids.org - New York Philharmonic's site. Educational stuff about music, and also games with music themes, some more educational than others... BBC DanceMat typing - fun learn to type program, they loved this. Then, recently, I've been letting my dd play the online Hive (strategy) game and think I may actually encourage her to try a chess teaching site someone here recommended. Edited March 7, 2009 by matroyshka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 webkins and clubpenguin and the main places they go right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretchen in NJ Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Americangirl.com Disney.com, dd9 loves their Disney Fairy site. Mathslice.com Petsmart.com, dd11 likes to research how much it will cost to add another pet to our zoo.;) These are about the only sites that they are allowed to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 My kids both love Webkinz. Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBC Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 My kids are really into Club Penguin these days http://www.clubpenguin.com/. It's well monitored, and fun for the kids. The creators are from my own city, and I personally know one of the creators, and many of the people who work there. Disney purchased it, but it is still managed from our small city here in BC.:) We have a field trip booked in July so that we can see where it all happens! The kids are so excited about it. Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Webkinz and Club Penguin are popular here. My kids also like The Little Lounge. It's a paid site ($30 a year, I think) but it's kind of like facebook for homeschool kids that's moderated by homeschool parents. It's a paid site to keep it ad free. It's run by the same people who put together The Homeschool Lounge...in fact I think you have to register at the Homeschool Lounge (which is free) in order to register your kids for the Little Lounge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest janainaz Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Club Penguin and sometimes Runescape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Club Penguin and Webkinz here too. We research different subjects we are studying in history on the net, but we do it together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Club Penguin and Webkinz are the top two here as well :)... dd12 was into Tygirlz for a while too, but the novelty wore off - the site was kinda boring, she said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Americangirl.com Disney.com, dd9 loves their Disney Fairy site. Mathslice.com Petsmart.com, dd11 likes to research how much it will cost to add another pet to our zoo.;) These are about the only sites that they are allowed to visit. American Girl and Disney here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 My girls like Handipoints, and it has the added component of chore-chart help. There are games to play there, and the kids can use their (earned) points to buy "costumes" for their online character. The kids have some (limited) interaction with other kids on the Internet, but only by using a phrase from a pre-approved list. Oh, I just remembered that they seem to like the Polly Pockets website too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 Thank you all. I am checking these out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 My boys like the National Gallery of Art kid's site- http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 You wrote that you wanted educational sites. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/ We use it for the geography games, but there are other things there, too. http://www.multiplication.com/ Lots of multiplication practice games. My dd likes the Fairy Fun game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.