Zeeks Art & Music
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Word Zap
"Word Zap (create as many words from a combination of letters as possible) requires a software download (and isn’t always free), but rewards you with a wide range of playing options (some of which are free). This is a game you can play without an Internet connection, or you can play against live opponents via ICQ or Igames.com. When is Word Zap free? Always on Sundays, and always if you play on ICQ or Igames.com. When do you need to pay the $25 registration fee? If you plan to play off-line or over a local area network on days other than Sundays. Whew!"
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Warner Bros.: Hogwarts Quidditch Training
"No wizard or witch may play a game of Quidditch without practise! Two fabulous practice games are currently available (Beater Practice and Chaser Practice) with two more (Keeper Practice and Seeker Practice) coming soon. These Shockwave games from Warner Bros. are topnotch, and I learned that being a beater is much easier than being a chaser!"
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Virtual Space Craft
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Up To Ten
"Up To Ten is my pick of the day for their originality, variety, bright colors and great sound effects. Over the span of my coloring career, I have come to expect the pictures I am coloring to be still. So, imagine my delight upon discovering animated coloring pictures! Each picture colors a little differently (some require mouse clicks, and others operate with drags) and learning how to color each one is part of the fun. Up To Ten is a must-see site for artists of all ages."
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Tri-Wizard Tournament
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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The Scrabble Rack
"If you play Scrabble on your computer, and your competitors don’t object to an "open-computer-tool" policy, you’ll enjoy the tiny pop-up Scrabble Buddy. Be sure to resize the window so all three buttons are visible: Check, Match, Anagram. Check is a dictionary lookup. Match provides a list of hooks (words created by adding letters to the front or back of a base word.) Anagrams are all the possible words that can be created from your tiles. The results can be sorted by score (very cool) or word length."
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Switcheroos
"What, no little green men found on Mars? Don’t let reality stand in the way of your fun. Put together your own alien with these spare parts. This simple click-and-play is just right for the preschool and kindergarten set."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Scrabble
"Scrabble started as a game called Lexico invented during the depression by an unemployed architect. But the game we know today was born in 1948 when the original rules were refined, and the name was changed to Scrabble. Now, half a century later, the game is not confined to board and tiles, but can also be played on computers, Palm Pilots, and over the Internet. My kids are third-generation Scrabble players and I’m quite proud of how frequently they beat me."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Multiplayer Word Games
"These multiplayer word games pit you not only against the clock but also against real live opponents. They are fun and educational — a perfect use of the communication power of the Internet. But all these games include chat, so please supervise your children, and be sure to teach them appropriate safety rules."
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