School's out, and believe it or not, the kids are
already bored. So, in between swimming, bicycle riding, and water balloon
fights, send them to the Internet for some fun (and maybe educational)
activities.
For online games, Yahoo! Games is a great place to start. Play
single player games, or play against an online opponent. Game
choices include Bridge, Go, Dominoes, Bingo, and Fantasy
Football. In order to play most of the games, you have to join
Yahoo! Games, but it's free and painless. At the time of this
writing, over 54,000 people were playing games in this section of
the Web. http://games.yahoo.com/
Another site offering free online games and contests is
Riddler, where your kids can play games such as Klondike, Incognito, and
Dragrace Tournament. The games are fun, colorful, and
surprisingly fast, and sure to keep them occupied for several
hours. http://www.riddler.com
What about a challenging game of trivia? At Trivia World, choose
among categories like TV & Movies, Sports, or Computers, then get
started. http://www.triviaworld.com/
Want to participate in a crime investigation? The Crime Scene
features fictional crime cases and is a combination of
interactive storytelling and online gaming. View the evidence and
post your theories for free. Or, pay $10 to join the site and
become a Case Detective. http://www.crimescene.com/
Older kids might like to test their TV knowledge at the TV Pop
Quiz site. Choose among categories such as Cartoons,
Drama/Adventure, Soap Operas, or Comedy, and see how much they
really know about their favorite TV shows. http://www.tvpopquiz.com/
Online Games at the Kids Domain features educational, yet fun,
games for kids of all ages. Choose Fun School Java, then pick the
age group, and let your child have fun and learn at the same
time. Play Keyboard Fun and pick out a tune, hit record, and it
will play back your tune. Or, play various sports games such as
Basketball Interactive, Robot Soccer, or AKI Snow Racer. http://www.kidsdomain.com/games/
If your kids are sick of their old coloring books, why not print
out some coloring pages from the Internet? At the Free Coloring
Pages site, you'll find categories such as animal, holiday,
religious, sports, and more, all with a wide assortment of free
coloring pages, ready for you to download and hand to your
children for hours of fun. http://www.coloring.ws/coloring.html
Finally, send your daughters to the American Girl site, where she
can play Web paper dolls and other online games such as Facemaker
or Net Pet. No doubt about it, the site is loaded with things
that are "Fun for Girls." http://www.americangirl.com/homepage2.html
©Robin Nobles
used with permission
| This article was written by Robin Nobles, a
professional
freelance writer and the Director of Training at the Academy of
Web Specialists (http://www.academywebspecialists.com).
Over the
past few years, she has trained over 1000 people in her online
and onsite courses in search engine positioning strategies and
has written three books that can be ordered through Amazon. Visit
the Academy's training Web site to learn more about their online
courses: http://www.onlinewebtraining.com.
Or, visit Robin's
personal Web site at http://www.robinsnest.com. |
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