Showing posts with label Games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Games. Show all posts

Sunday, April 15, 2012

SWiSH – Flip Rotate & Stack Game


My mama has always been BIG on the 8 Multiple Intelligences. So, receiving the ThinkFun products was really fun—she let us stay-up extra late to play Tilt & SWiSH! SWiSH is suppose to help you with your Spacial Intelligence…another reason to make her excited to receive them! I like working on raising my IQ (Intelligence Quotient) score which has something to do with some of the 8 Multiple Intelligences.
So, since it’s really hard to explain how much we love SWiSH (written) we made a video. So, the video’s below:

Sunday, March 4, 2012

10 Cool Free Online Games for Kids


There are a ton of cool free online games for kids out there…

but choosing the right one is vital to your child’s safety and enjoyment. If you type the phrase, “Cool Free Online Games for Kids” into a search engine you will get thousands of results. For every good result, there are at least three bad results that could lead to a phishing website or worse a website full of perverse images and messages that no parent wants to have to explain to their child or worse have their child get addicted to without their knowledge.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Discovering Video Games and the Future of Learning

There is no doubt that video games and the future of learning are tied to each other.

In this current electronic environment, seemingly normal activities like making a phone call, driving a car, even cooking a meal are tied to technology. High speed computers, 3-D video games, smart phones: all this technological equipment is here to stay. It is a great disservice to students of any age and in any educational environment if the benefits offered by these advances in learning and communication are not viewed as tools to enhance education.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Best Online Educational Games for Children


Online educational games for children are the way to go if you want your kids to learn.
In today’s world online games are a great tool for education because kids already spend a lot of time playing them, although the games they play may not necessarily be educational. It is important for parents to take advantage of their kid’s interest in online games and make them play educational ones. By doing so you are making sure your kid has fun and is learning in the same time.


The benefits of kids playing online games are many. These online games are based on different subjects. By playing them a child gets an all round learning experience. The games that a kid plays can influence their whole learning experience so parents should choose carefully what games their children play.

Writing Games for Kids Online


Share the latest with your children – writing games for kids online!
Writing games are a boom for children. Writing can be tedious for a child especially for young learners. For most kids writing is more of a task than pleasure. This is because of all the time they spend in school learning how to write, and then at home they often have writing homework. They start to perceive writing more as a chore than a fun thing to do.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

The Secret to Finding Fun Educational Games for Girls


Fun educational games for girls are many and majority of them are available online. Of course, most educational games, such as teaching math, letters or sciences are unisex. However, there are some games, which use personages, more likable by girls.


Some fun educational games for girls are built around cartoon themes. And, some of these cartoons are more popular with girls, than with boys. However, if you search online for educational games for girls, you will find that many of the games are built around such topics, as cooking, caring, make up or celebrities. While games for boys are really educational and teaching them some skills.

It seems to be that these fun educational games for girls are not really aimed at developing their minds and skills, but more at entertaining and at “educating” on such female topics, as beauty or homemaking, ignored by boys.

So, sometimes, searching for the best fun educational games for girls, you might want to select the boys’ games, where kids master some skills and gain practical and key knowledge and science. Because, if you search for girls’ games, it almost seems like you go back to the ‘old days’, when the role of women was different.

If you are set on developing girls to be independent and smart personalities, educational games can help. Only you should be very careful to select those games, which would teach girls a diversity of knowledge and skills.

Best Advantages of Video Games for Kids Under 5

You may be surprised to find out how many video games for kids under 5 you can find online. Even very young children love to play games. And, if they play games, they might as well play video games that have an educational purpose.


They can learn while playing and make good use of their time.
Now, what kind of video games for kids under 5 are there? There are many fun games that teach children letters, sounds and numbers. There are also other games that teach children colors and shapes. There are games to help children recognize animals and their voices. These games are acceptable for very young children even the age of 2 years old!

Of course, young kids are not able to play games all by themselves. They would need adult assistance or their older brother or sister’s help. Still, most kids 3 year of age can learn to press certain keys on a keyboard to play a game or even use mouse.

There is another advantage of video games for kids under 5. Using a mouse or a keyboard develops motor skills including the coordination of their fingers. Scientists say that finger work to improve fine motor skills greatly impacts the pace of speech skills development.

There are also many video games for kids under 5 that teach kids to draw or paint. Some games train children to increase their attention span and teach them focus on things. These games let kids compare pictures and find differences or to find items on the screen. These type of games might be a bit hard for super active kids to play but they can help in their training.

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