WellGames offer tons of FREE Games for the WHOLE Family

Wellgames.com is a multiplayer environment with a good number of free online games. They pick players randomly to play with you and there is no conversation but from what I could see all games were played against an opponent. There are many categories of games to be found here including Puzzle, Arcade, Shooter (not violent just shooting bubbles), Math, Word, Hidden Objects, Tetris, Mahjong and more.

You have to enter your name and then start playing — no sign up necessary. There are ads on the site but I did not find any inappropriate — mostly other game sites. There are also ads for MANY other wellgames that you can download or buy. There are games for all ages but a younger child might need help picking the games and maneuvering through the site (and around the ads). Overall it is a…

Adventure Games Age 12 - Adult

Adventure Games are my favorite genre of computer game hands down. I grew up on the text adventure games like the original “Adventure” and the Zork Collection. A good adventure game makes you feel like you are part of the story. You use your brain (and your good old inventory) to figure out the challenges ahead. These games help with logical thinking and are good to play with others since you will get more ideas on what to do next. I already posted on my favorite adventure games for ages 3-12 so now it’s time for my 12 and up collection.

Ages 12 - Adult
(Warning — some of these games are OLD — make sure you check the details on the operating system and comments before purchasing to make sure they will run on your computer.)

Zork started out a dry text…

Protozone — Wonderful Art Software for kids and SO MUCH more!

I walked into my daughter’s preschool the other day and immediately noticed the beautiful image on the computer screen. It looked like a Kaleidoscope and one of my daughter’s classmates was creating a beautiful design on it. I asked her teacher more about it, spent some time watching the children explore and went home to find out more. What a wonderful program Kaleidodraw is. I was so happy to find that the company that put it out “Protozone” has 2 other programs that are just as exceptional (KaleidoPix and the Collage Machine) and also had so much more to offer. All three programs won the American Library Association Great Interactive Software Award for 2008 and Kaleidodraw and Collage Machine have earned this award and others before. They also have a beautiful Dollhouse Program that I know I will be buying for my daughter.


I went…

Brain Pop & Brain Pop, Jr - GREAT Educational online sites

I recently came across Brain Pop and Brain Pop Jr and afterward spent an hour with my 4 year old daughter exploring Brain Pop Jr. These sites have been winning awards since 2001 and are well worth checking out. They have many activities and videos for free and a subscription service for access to everything on their sites. Schools, libraries, media centers and parents can use them for education and fun combined. Here is the summary from Brain Pop’s site telling you “Who They Are“:
  • BrainPOP (http://www.brainpop.com is a pioneering developer of engaging, animated content that motivates and inspires children to learn. Each month, BrainPOP welcomes more than 1,000,000 visitors to its websites, reaching roughly 13,000,000 students in homes, classrooms and computer labs worldwide.
  • Hosted by an expressive orange robot named Moby and his teen companion Tim, BrainPOP movies cover everything from the Underground Railroad to…