Kids' Games Online for Free: A Parent's Guide to Safe, Positive, Non-violent Sites for Young Gamers

From Educational Puzzles to Arcade Games to Adventures in Virtual Worlds

By Wanda Leibowitz, published Jul 06, 2006
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This basic guide to kids' games online for free will help you discover the right games for your kid. With a little bit of guidance, your tot can find anything from fast-paced arcade action or brain-boosting puzzles to an adventure game that teaches positive values like sharing, or even a virtual social environment, on the internet in a safe situation. There are kids' games online to suit every kid, and the great news for parents is that many of the best sites for young gamers are free.
To stay safe, supervise your child's web use so that you can be sure that when they play kids' games online for free, they're not vulnerable to hazards like computer viruses or online predators. Violent online games may even encourage violent or aggressive behavior, so know what your children are playing. If your youngster enjoys playing kids' games online, try to steer your child towards one of these healthy, safe, positive websites.

Brain-Boosting Puzzles Sure to Captivate Your Kid
If your child is a puzzle fan, encourage them to give Whizzball a try. Whizzball is a logic game similar to the board game "Mousetrap," wherein players construct a wacky machine in order to hit a specific target. Whizzball allows players to solve puzzles by constructing a machine built out of fun, animated parts like springs and catapults. Your child can also design his or her own puzzles for other players to solve. Whizzball allows players to exercise their creativity as well as logical abilities, and because the puzzles range from very easy to very difficult, it will keep your child engaged even as his or her skill improves. Of the educational kids' games online, Whizzball may very well hold your child's interest the longest. Give it a try at http://kids.discovery.com/games/whizzball/whizzball.html

Takeaways
  • Don't let your child play unsupervised online: they could contract a computer virus, or worse.
  • If your kid loves puzzles or arcade games, steer them towards Whizzball or Grab.com
  • If your child might be interested in a virtual adventure, try Foster's House Party or Club Penguin
Did You Know?
Experts say you should encourage your kid to take a break from gaming every hour, on the hour, to stretch or run around for a few minutes. This helps kids stay active and happy, even if they get very involved in an online game.
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Hi i'm kevin many of you know me from the jonas brothers, a disney channel band. But what im here to say is that these sites may seem ridiculos to teens and adult but to kids they are so mutch fun so dont canvell their account becouse you think it is boring only do it if you think it is too violent or makes viruses or what not

Posted on 07/21/2008 at 6:07:05 PM

 
These comments suck

Posted on 04/11/2008 at 1:04:42 PM

 
My friend Marielle and I think woogiworld is the best!

Posted on 03/28/2008 at 12:03:00 AM

 
Me and my friend sort of think we don't like clubpenguin forever and evre and ever!

Posted on 03/28/2008 at 12:03:00 AM

 
i think it is cool ;)

Posted on 01/01/2008 at 12:01:07 PM

 
This site seems okay for my kids, however, they make you fork over 60$ plus a year to use the basic features that my kids like. We had an account but felt that club penguin was not as safe as it claimed and was kind of mindless for kids to participate. When we ended our account, our kids characters were stripped of their items that they worked hard for, and had much other usability taken from them (held for ransom until we start paying that 6$ a month again). Instead, we now let our children use a great site that has very similar usability for no monthly cost. It is called Woogi World. It is at www.woogiworld.com. In fact, this site even teaches our children internet safety and other school related concepts. By far, I would much rather have my kids there.

Posted on 12/27/2007 at 5:12:13 PM

 
This site seems okay for my kids, however, they make you fork over 60$ plus a year to use the basic features that my kids like. We had an account but felt that club penguin was not as safe as it claimed and was kind of mindless for kids to participate. When we ended our account, our kids characters were stripped of their items that they worked hard for, and had much other usability taken from them (held for ransom until we start paying that 6$ a month again). Instead, we now let our children use a great site that has very similar usability for no monthly cost. It is called Woogi World. It is at www.woogiworld.com. In fact, this site even teaches our children internet safety and other school related concepts. By far, I would much rather have my kids there.

Posted on 12/27/2007 at 5:12:15 PM

 
Me and my homes have a club penguin.

Posted on 12/23/2007 at 1:12:46 PM

 
Well this was stupid all these sites were stupid!

Posted on 12/23/2007 at 12:12:25 PM

 
i am the best penguin ever membership for LIFE YA YA!!!!!

Posted on 12/17/2007 at 9:12:36 AM

 
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Posted on 12/17/2007 at 9:12:21 AM

 
Yo.

Posted on 11/27/2007 at 5:11:00 AM

 
ha ha i am not a member

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Posted on 11/14/2007 at 2:11:00 PM

 
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Posted on 11/11/2007 at 1:11:00 PM

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