Jump Start World Kindergarten — A GREAT way to prepare your child for Kindergarten

I gave my daughter Jump Start World Kindergarten for Christmas and it has been our favorite computer game to prepare her for Kindergarten. It has the cute characters that accompany all the Jump Start titles (by Knowledge Adventure) and lots more. For a very inexpensive price ($9.99) you get the starter software that comes with the first 2 of the 12 levels which has over 30 activities and games that your children can continue to play.


Jump Start also asks a parent to sign up so you can receive progress reports and it will tell you what your child need help with. I think this is a wonderful game. You create your character and solve games to get gems to use for a variety of purposes. It is 3D, immersive and your child will feel like they are a part of a story.…

Kids Computer Games — Free Online sites for Your Preschooler to Learn

“Kids Computer Games — Free Online sites for your Preschooler to Learn” by Jennifer Mannion

Even if you never bought a PC/MAC game for your child you would never run out of content if you had an internet connection. My favorites are, in no order:

www.nickjr.com — All the nickelodeon characters; Dora, Max & Ruby, Diego, etc. will help you learn many skills. They also have a jukebox to play and listen to their favorite songs. My 4 year old daughter loves to put that on and DANCE! There are stories, art activities and more all for free.

www.noggin.com — Links to nickjr but has some individual content such as Oobi and our favorite, “Jack’s Big Music Show” with lots of music videos from Laurie Berkner and other wonderful musicians that children love.

http://kids.discovery.com/ — Has Paz the Penguin, Peep and other characters from Kids Discovery. Lots…

First Recommendations — Pre-School Game recommendations Part 1 (The Classics)

Here are some of my all time favorite classic games recommended for Preschoolers.

Kid Pix is a classic and your child can learn early on how to use the interface and make amazing creations. From changing colors to adding moving animations or stamps… My kids have spent hours on this and I taught it 10 years ago and the versions just keep getting better. My children currently use it to make great birthday cards for their friends. If you are there with your child you can probably have them start as early as 3, if they have some control over the mouse — this program would be good for kids at least until age 10. Click on the CD to learn more. Kid Pix Studio Deluxe Version 1.0

Jump Start Preschool is a GREAT game for 2-5 year olds. It teaches mouse control and offers lots of…