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A Game A Day For Kids - Agameaday.com has created thousands of games, puzzles and related materials designed to stimulate learning, problem solving and creative thinking.
ACEKids Java Games - Is your browser Java-enabled? If you're not sure, this page explains how you can tell. Make sure you don't enable Java without asking your parents first, since there are lots of reasons they may have chosen to disable it. But if you've got it, you can play MasterMind, Connect Four, Stars, Hunt the Wumpus, and Hit Me!
AFRO-Americ@: All Fun & Games - A lot of the games listed here are just too hard for Net-mom, who gets frustrated easily! But for the rubber duckie crowd, we recommend these dress-up games: Scout at the Beach and Scout in Space. Dress up a friendly dog in scuba or astronaut gear and create a detailed online picture of your own. We also liked Dino Design Board, where you click and drag various pieces of dinosaur around until you find a combination you like. The Make a Snow Thing activity is a little odd. Who ever heard of a snowlady wearing a pink bikini?
Air Force Link Jr. - Play games relating to planes (don't miss Math Mission) as well as have fun with the coloring book pages and word searches. In the Media section you'll learn about the history of the Air Force and check out how they helped move Keiko, the Free Willy whale. Listen to music from Armed Forces Radio. You can also send friends electronic postcards featuring planes and images of the space shuttle.
American Go Association - Played by millions of people around the world, Go was originally developed in China, about 3,000 to 4,000 years ago. These days, some players have reached professional status, and tournaments are followed as avidly as baseball's World Series. Get the basics on rocks and bowls, rules and moves, and try the game some say is "the one computers can't beat us at."
BBC Online - Games - This fun and informative site is home to games such as Clunk the Junk and Grabbit Rabbit. Different games are highlighted weekly and it has a whole page dedicated to quizes and fun facts.
Bob's Java Kite - Sometimes there's just not enough wind to fly a kite. Or it's raining. Or it's snowing. Or it's too dark, or...it doesn't matter anymore. Here on a beach beside the Golden Gate Bridge, the conditions are always perfect. You need a Java-enabled browser, and be sure to read the instructions carefully. Otherwise, your virtual kite will spend more time in the sand than in the sky.
Bonnie's Favorite Games - Bonnie has looked all over the Internet for fun games for families, and she's found a lot of them. You can select from her Easy collection or Play a Harder Game selection. There are some of Net-mom's favorites here, too, so enjoy!
Bonus.com - The SuperSite for Kids - This site has lots of family-safe places to visit. Head in any direction and play a game, enter a contest, find homework help, or learn about dinosaurs or the United States or what's under the sea. For rainy-day fun, remember this site!
Build a South Florida Snowman - Do you live in a place where there is lots of snow in the winter? Or do you live where there's never any snow? It doesn't matter, because here on the Web, you can build a snowman any day of the year. Just select the hat, clothes, facial features, and other things your snowman will need. If you successfully build one of the "thematic" snowmen, you get a surprise!
Caissa's Web Home Page - Caissa's Web is a World Wide Web-based chess server that allows members from all over the world to play live, real-time games of chess using an easy-to-use graphical interface.
Checkers - Here's a nice little friendly checkers game. Can you beat the computer? Click on your red game piece and move diagonally. Jump over a black piece to claim it. Watch out, the computer's good.
Chess Dominion - Resistance is futile! Chess is a game, a culture, a way of life. To join the Dominion, you must learn to play this classic game of kings, knights, and pawns. But how? You could show your teacher the extensive chess lesson plans at this site and ask to add chess to the school curriculum, or you could just use the interactive tutorials on your own. Developed by ThinkQuest kids who are also chess masters, you'll learn basics, study championship games, and even meet Deep Blue, the chess champion with a power cord!
Chess for Kids - This site was created by students for the ThinkQuest Junior competition. It has the extra added attraction of preplayed and annotated games, so that you can follow every move of some games played by other kid chessmasters. And there are chess puzzles, where you decide what the next move should be.
ChessKIDS Academy - ChessKIDS academy offers online interactive lessons and quizzes for kids and a resource center for parents and teachers of kids who play, or would like to play, chess.
CyberSurfari - Do you like treasure hunts? If so, you need to come check out this one brought to you by DiscoverySchool.com. They take you across the web on a treasure hunt, complete with prizes. Individuals, families, and schools can sign up to share the adventure. And there are two age groups, kids under 15, and 15 or older. Players visit sponsors' Web pages and outposts to locate treasure codes. For example, one outpost may be the White House's Web site and the clue on the sponsor's page might be: "What are the five different kinds of American crafts in the White House collection?" The cyber-hunter would then visit the White House Web page and look for a reference to White House collection of American crafts. Once the text describing the collection is clicked, a congratulations page complete with a specific treasure code is revealed.
Desdemona: Interactive Othello - This site lets you play Othello, or Reversi, against the computer. Play at several different skill levels. If you're a beginner, choose to view your legal moves before you select one. You can also read about the rules and strategy as well as see statistics on the game as played at this server.
Electric Games - If you liked Ambrosia, you will love Electric Games. This site has practically every shareware game ever made. But here's the best part: it has both Mac and PC games. It takes a minute to load, but it's worth it. I mean it has everything---from games you never knew existed to games you've been seeking for years, they're all here. and since they're shareware, you don't have to pay big bucks for high-quality games. But it is a good idea to pay the authors what they ask for the game after you've played it for a while; it helps them make upgrades and new games for your enjoyment.
Energy Quest Games - OK, these are educational games, but they really will spark your curiosity about electricity and solar, wind, and nuclear power. Don't miss playing the hilarious game called Watt's That? If you run out of energy, take a nap and come back later for more fun.
Etch-a-Sketch - You know that fun drawing screen with the two knobs? If you thought that was hard, wait until you try online Etch-a-Sketch! Look through the gallery and see what other people have created. Some of them have way too much time on their hands. See how well you can do.
Fruit Game - Don't get the idea this is a PEACHy game. It may apPEAR simple, but LEMON tell you, it's impossible to win the way they have it set up. Play against the computer, but don't be the last to take a fruit from the table! Once again--we warned you, you can't win, it's a mathematical trick. ORANGE you glad we told you?
Fun & Games - Youth Sports Network offers a great collection of games we loved. In Bag This you try to catch nutritional groceries falling from above, avoiding the toxic waste barrels and the cupcakes. There's also a Soccer Shootout, a Smashball game, and more. Best yet, there's a section on Backyard Games you can play outside with your friends. Son of Net-mom rates this site A+.
Fun Ranch - Have you ever played a game against a cow? How about a cowboy robot? Well, mosey on over to the ranch and they'll be happy to play a few games with you there.
Gaggle - Gaggle is a fun game that will teach you the special words used for groups of animals. For example, do you know what to call a group of bears? Or a group of larks in flight? By the end of this game you will!
Headbone Zone - This site offers lots of fun games, and in some of them you may be able to win prizes if you get the high score of the day. See if you can guess the riddles in Riddleopolis. Pick a category and answer the trivia questions--just watch out for the Randomizer, which can make your score go up or down! Then there is the Rags to Riches game, where you play the part of a big-time rock band promoter and try to rake in cash. Take your band, Groovy Gravy, on a ten-week concert tour. You set the venues and ticket prices, decide when to record new songs, and plan your advertising campaign. Don't miss the Headbone Derby, either. This popular and long-running series challenges you to travel the Net looking for clues to help you solve mysteries. There is a lot more on this site too, including monitored chat rooms. We're sure this will be one of your favorite Internet destinations!
Hextris - Test your skill at this new version of Tetris. Hexagonal shapes drop from the top of the game board and your challenge is to fill up all the spaces at the bottom as they fall.
Hunt the Wumpus - In this game you hunt the wumpus monster. The wumpus lives in a cave with interconnected rooms. Your goal is to shoot the wumpus before it eats you or you meet with some other untimely demise.
I Spy - Before we all wondered where Waldo was, we loved a game called I Spy. Now that game's come to the Web, and it's perfect entertainment for young children. Choose a picture, say, a screen full of colorful postage stamps. The first player looks at the picture and says, "I spy a rocket!" Player two points to the stamp with the rocket on it, if he or she can find it. Then it's player two's turn: "I spy a stamp with a dog!" And so on. See if you can find the stamp with Mt. Rushmore.
Internet Chess - You'll want to visit this one every knight. It has everything from e-mail chess lessons to audio interviews with Bobby Fischer. You can keep up with the current tournament results and find places to play over the Internet. And there's a Best of the Web section to show you the moves at the greatest sites around.
KidsPsych - Games - Sort shapes, paint an online circus picture, or decide which way to go around a maze if you're a very young visitor to this site. Older kids can try to repair a space station with a secret code, or sort out mixed-up faces, or play I Spy. There's also a tricky puzzle involving a fox, a chicken, and a bag of grain. You have to get them all across the river, but your boat will only hold one at a time. Don't leave the chicken alone with the grain, or the fox alone with the chicken. Can you figure it out? If you can there's a surprise!
Lemonade Stand - In this easy-to-learn simulation game of high finance, you start with a fistful of dollars, a dream, and a weather forecast. Balance the cost of rent, lemons, and your advertising budget into your sales price per cup. Watch that weatherperson! Can you squeeze out a lemonade empire, or will you lose all your lemons?
LifeSavers Candystand Arcade - These games are trying to sell you candy, so the people who made them up have tried to make them really, really fun. This way you will see a lot of candy messages and maybe buy more candy in the future. That said--gee, these games are fun! The Snackwells miniature golf game is challenging, the Fruit Stripe gum hang gliding game is spectacular, and the Life Savers Intense Fruit Chews stunt bicycling is...intense. And many more treats are in store for you in the candy dish, oops, we mean the arcade.
MaMaMedia - This jazzy site offers lots of fun activities and games, but let's look closely at the Surprise area. You do have to sign in (it's free, and they notify your parents), but after that, you can design your own town in the Presto area. Netmomville has a blimp flying overhead, a cool animated GIF shop, and lots of other digital gadgets. You can change things around in your personal town until you're satisfied. Then other kids can visit and play with your stuff. Only you can change it though, which is why you need a password. Stamps and Stomps lets you make your own stamp album out of clever (and noisy) illustrations. There's a lot more to do here at MaMaMedia, so check it out!
Mancala Web v2.0 - Mancala games are among those ancient games that last and last because the rules to play are simple, but the subtleties of winning take a long time to master.
Mankala - This is a fun version of an ancient strategy game that people have been playing for years. In the real world, you can play it with beans, seeds, or very small pebbles. On the Net, you play it on screen with Java. The object of this game is to have more pebbles in your "home pit" at the end of the game than your opponent has. This applet lets you choose who gets to go first, how greedy the other player is, and which variation of the game you'd like to play.
Marcia's Games - Jackson's Barn will be enjoyed by preschoolers, while the other games on this site--especially Gothic Window--will be fun for everyone. Click on Jackson's barn door to reveal a crowing rooster. Then choose another door--can you match the rooster, or will you get a neighing horse, a baaing sheep, or some other farm animal? When you make a match, those game pieces disappear from the board and part of a pretty picture will be revealed behind them. Can you guess what it is?
MasterMind - This is a Web version of the popular MasterMind game. You can play this game right over the Internet. The objective is to break the "code" by finding the right combination of colors. The computer will show a black peg, which means you have the right color.
Mr. Edible Starchy Tuber Head - If you are a big fan of Mr. Potato Head, this is the next best thing. Select online options for eyes, ears, hair, and so on, to determine what your Mr. ESTH looks like. The author of the page has also created stories about Mr. ESTH, as well as places he's been spotted in the movies and on TV. Inspect the link to a cheap imitation: Mr. Edible Fibrous Stalk Head. Just scroll down and click on "Our cohorts over in the Networking Group don't get out much."
Paeony - Fun and games! Kids and adults will both love the online excitement of Rugby, Mini Soccer, Basketball, Grand Prix, and much more.
Play Chess Against tkChess - If you know your rooks from your pawns, you'll definitely want to make your move here. There are two versions: one is Java-enabled, so you can drag your pieces around; the other should work fine on both text and graphical browsers. Be sure to read the FAQ to learn how to use the algebraic notation system, which is easier than it sounds. You'll also find links to other Net chess pages, including one that will let you challenge another online player so you can play together in real time.
Rockets on Wheels Electronic Field Trip - Why not try to design your own online race car? First pick your wheels. There's a no-tread variety, one with a deep tread, and one that seems to be made out of stone. Which will go faster? Now pick the rest of the car's parts and features, and see how well you do! There is a lot about the science of racing here, too, so start your engine and zoom on over.
Royal Suite - Welcome to the Magestic Hotel! You'll be checking in with Dunston the orangutan for lots of fun and adventure. You'll swing with the primates, hang with the stars, play dress-up, watch movies, and romp through this five star hotel.
Secrets@Sea - Assume the role of a spunky detective as you investigate strange whale behavior around Alanamorris Strait. Could it have something to do with those toxic waste barrels? Where did you put your bus schedule--it's time to ace the case! This wonderful adventure game from the Vancouver Aquarium will keep you busy for a long time as you examine your field guide, collect creature cards, and examine your notes. Can you crack the code and save the whales?
Sodaplay - The online toy where you can build and play with things made out of masses, springs and muscles. you can build crazy creatures or anything else you can imagine. By using springs and muscles, you can help your creation to walk, roll, dance or move in any way you'd like.
Tablut - The game of Tablut was discovered in Sweden in 1732. Its origin is the old Norse board game known as Hnefatafl. It concerns the fate of a Viking king who is attacked. The object is for the king to reach the safety of the corner squares. A game of thought and skill.
WebBattleship - Fight naval battles against a computer, and see how good your strategy is! Score a hit on each of the squares occupied by the computer's hidden ships to win. Easy to learn, WebBattleship is similar to the popular board game.
WebReversi - This is a Web version of the classic Reversi board game.
Wonka - Enter the Gates to the Wild World of Wonka! - If you loved the movie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, you'll love this set of Shockwave games. If you don't have that plug-in, you can still download the games and play them offline. There's a coloring book with a twist, so even the youngest kids can play. Older kids will enjoy the science games and the various arcade-type challenges. Note that the company is trying to sell you their candy. Remember to ask a parent before you type your name or any other personal information.
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