Fun 4 The Children

Time Island Review

2011-08-14T14:53:00.002-04:00

Recently we had the pleasure to be introduced to a fun, new Internet game called Time Island. Inside the virtual world of Time Island, your children can explore an island filled with adventure and educational activities. When you start out on Time Island you will get to create your very own avatar, where your children get to decide what they would look like on

Free Online Children Games

2011-08-08T16:31:00.000-04:00

Parents are always searching the Internet for free online children games. They are still purchasing the regular board games but since technology has practically taken over this world, there is a need to introduce our children to online games. Children as young as 3 1/2 years old are comfortable playing these games online. They are basically being taught how to use

Free Disney Storybook Maker

2011-02-20T07:00:00.000-05:00

Form Disney Junior comes a Free Story Maker that you can personalize for your children.The Free Disney Storybook Maker is very easy to use. To get started, choose a character, type in the request information (ex: child's name, favorite food) and click continue. A cute story will appear that you can read on your computer or print out. You can even go back and edit

OMG! What Is Your Child Saying

2011-01-02T19:09:00.000-05:00

ROTFL. TAW. FOAF. CD9. PAW.Do you understand what I'm talking about? Maybe you need to GAC (Get a Clue).ROTFL - rolling on the floor laughingTAW - teachers are watchingFOAF - friend of a friend CD9 – parents are around PAW - parents are watchingParents, do you wonder what your kid is really saying online or text on their cellphones? Well, you not alone. There is

Money Bunny – Teach Kids To Save and Manage Money

2010-08-17T08:00:00.000-04:00

Money Bunny is a helpful website to offer kids a place to play, while teaching them to be smart about planning, saving, and spending their money. There are printables for your children to print out and color, an online paint program where the picture can also be printed out (painted or blank to color) and storybooks the you can download and save to your computer,

International Children's Digital Library

2010-07-19T08:45:00.001-04:00

The International Children's Digital Library was launch in November, 2002 with a mission to prepare children for life in an ethnically and culturally diverse world by building the world's largest online multicultural repository of children's literature. As of this post, The ICDL collection includes 4431 books in 54 languages. Children, parents, and teachers will

SpongeBob Coloring Pages Website

2010-04-13T21:52:00.000-04:00

I just wanted to share a wonderful website full of unique coloring content related to SpongeBob Square Pants. Now, we have a great list of SpongeBob Coloring Pages posted on Fun 4 The Children, but Nicole has done an outstanding job with that little fellow who lives in a pineapple under the sea and all his friends, with her SpongeBob Coloring Pages website. On

Moving Picture Books

2009-11-29T19:13:00.001-05:00

Moving Picture Books takes children's picture books, animates them, adds sound effects, rich narration and puts music to them to provide a fun and educational digital reading experience for children ages 0-7.They offer 38 titles of both classic stories and new favorites and each is available in English, Spanish and English Read-Along-Text versions.Here is one preview of I Know an Old Lady Who

Pocketville - Creative Kids Safe Virtual World

2009-08-09T14:15:00.001-04:00

In My Pocket, the popular line of plush mini-toys and pets, has added a creative, safe virtual world called Pocketville, where your children can play fun games, decorate their own environment, and adopt their favorite “In My Pocket” pets!Your children will discover a world of fun that offers a safe social place to meet friends, while engaging in free innovative games and activities.After creating

MakeBeliefsComix.com

2009-07-21T16:14:00.004-04:00

We recently did a post on Pocket Doodles For Kids by Bill Zimmerman and while a was creating the post, I came to learn that Bill Zimmerman also publishes a fun website called MakeBeliefsComix.com.Make Beliefs Comix is a free comic strip creation tool for kids of all ages. It provides a variety of templates, characters, and prompts for building their own comic strips, encouraging children to

National Geographic Kids

2009-07-11T12:42:00.000-04:00

National Geographic Kids is a free online portal where your children can learn all about animals, science, geography, history, art and cultures. Elementary to middle school-aged kids will enjoy games, stories, activities, photos, videos and more which will help make learning fun and entertaining.Your children can spend hours exploring the National Geographic Kids website looking at the

AllStarBuddies.com

2009-06-17T21:22:00.002-04:00

Recently, I was asked to review the new AllStarBuddies.com website and I'm happy to report that what I found was a unique, fun and educational site!AllStarBuddies.com is a new sports-themed virtual world website for kids 6+ where a healthy, positive lifestyle is reinforced through fun games and safe social interaction. There are individual and multi-player games, where children learn about

Sneak Peek Site Testing for your Children

2009-04-06T19:04:00.000-04:00

Being a member of MomSelect, a program designed by BSM Media to help companies connect moms, I get the chance to choose to participate in may different marketing programs.I was recently offered the opportunity for my children and myself to take an exclusive sneak peek of a new kids' website, not yet available to the public. Scheduled to be testing during the week of April 6th, 2009, the new

MEET ME AT THE CORNER

2009-03-29T19:14:00.000-04:00

I've recently had the pleasure of speaking to Donna Guthrie, a teacher and children's author who has published more than twenty award-winning books for children. Donna also publishes a new, cool website for kids called MEET ME AT THE CORNER, a series of free kid-friendly video podcasts for children. Geared to children ages 7-12, MeetMeAtTheCorner.org is a dynamic, interactive site, which

Make your own Printable Color Book

2009-02-23T21:57:00.000-05:00

An online coloring book application that your children can select any image they want and compose their own color page.Sketch4Kids.com has a very fun and easy online coloring book application you child can choose from a variety of different categories and images to compose any coloring image they want and then can print it out on the computer printer, or send it by email to friends or family

Jitterbug - Independent Music for Kids

2009-01-06T22:39:00.001-05:00

"Jitterbug.tv Announces the Launch of a New Website Featuring Independent Music for Kids.Jitterbug.tv features artists making children’s music and music videos that both kids and parents enjoy. Jitterbug offers free, hand-picked music and videos chosen with the hip kid and parent in mind."I've recently had the pleasure to explore a new website called Jitterburg, the world's first dedicated online

Secret Santa Mail

2008-12-10T23:01:00.003-05:00

Bring a little magic to this Christmas with Secret Santa Mail. Send your child a personalized package from Santa. Just imagine the excitement on their face when they open their package, personally addressed to them. This unique gift will make this the most memorable Christmas of all. The package includes:* Personalized Santa Letter, printed on high quality paper* Make-a-Snowman sticker set*

Precious Girls Club

2008-09-14T16:45:00.002-04:00

I recently received an e-mail from MomSelect, with an opportunity to review the Precious Girls Club and a new book called "A Little Bit of Faith" by Cindy Kenney. I also have the opportunity to offer four readers of Fun 4 The Children a chance to receive a copy of "A Little Bit of Faith" and a scratch-off card for a FREE premium "Rainbow Membership" trial on PreciousGirlsClub.com. The Precious

Dr. Mike's Math Games For Kids

2008-08-25T21:30:00.000-04:00

I came across another math related website that I believe will be helpful and fun for anyone with children having problems with math.Dr. Mike's Math Games For Kids is an online collection of free printable math games for kids, that teaches math through play!You will find many different games, puzzles and worksheets that can help your child learn math. The best part about Dr Mike's website is that

Math Moves U

2008-08-21T20:58:00.000-04:00

With school getting ready to begin I came across a website that makes learning math fun. Math Moves U is an innovative program designed to engage middle school students with math at an age when their interest in the subject typically declines.Math Moves U is geared toward middle school students (6-8 grade crowd and possibly advanced 5th grade) where your child can enter a "virtual world" of math

Activity TV

2008-08-02T15:33:00.002-04:00

I received a wonderful e-mail from Rob Huff who is part of the web content team at Activity TV. Rob wanted to share the wide array of fun activities for children that Activity TV provides... and I'm very happy he did!I have found Activity TV to be one of the more enjoyable, easy to use, children's activity websites on the Internet.Activity TV will provide plenty of fun activities for your

H-E-Buddy Summer Reading Club

2008-05-29T21:21:00.000-04:00

Here's another book reading club to help encourage your children to continue reading throughout the summer. It's called the H-E-Buddy Reading Club and your child will receive some cool prizes just for reading ten books.Participation is easy:"Read 10 books. Parents are allowed to read to their children if they aretoo young to read.List each book you read. Have your parents initial by the books on

StoryLine Online

2008-04-27T15:01:00.002-04:00

See and hear your story book read to you over at StoryLine Online. This website takes a new and exciting approach in introducing children to storytime.BookPALS Storyline Online is a website that is sponsored by a grant from Superpages.com and it's a program of The Screen Actors Guild Foundation. It uses various, real life actors to read from a selection of stories on-line.As of April 2008, the

LOOKYBOOK

2008-04-24T11:00:00.001-04:00

I'd like to share a wonderful website a came across that enables you to view picture books online, from cover to cover. The website is called Lookybook, and it's a fantastic way to read entire children's picture books online, for free, just like you would in a bookstore, without leaving the comfort of your home. Lookbook offers a big selection of books from children's authors and illustrators.

Hunkin's Experiments

2007-11-29T20:34:00.001-05:00

How to make a camera out of a baked bean tin.How to cook potatoes with the sun.How to get an apple into a milk bottle.These are just a few of the experiments you will find over at Hunkin's Experiments. Author Tim Hunkin, has this website full of fun experiments which are clearly illustrated and explained as comical cartoons.The neat part about the experiments is that they can be accomplished by