Surfing the Net with Kids: Online Harry Potter Games
"Although it’s been a year since the last Harry Potter book was published, and the Harry Potter movie isn’t due until November, there is still plenty of Harry Potter to be found online. Today’s picks are sites that feature online Harry Potter games for muggles and wizards alike."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Fun with Math
"The world seems to be divided into two kinds of people. Those who think math is fun, and those who don’t. Today’s sites are designed to entertain the first group, and convert the second."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Mars Fun & Games
"You’ve visited the NASA Pathfinder site, you’ve seen all the latestphotos from the Sojourner rover. Now you’re ready for some fun. Inspired by the recent Pathfinder landing, I searched the Internet for some Mars fun (come make an alien) and games (join in a multi-player space journey). Attention all space cadets, the Internet is calling. <!--"
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Interactive Coloring
"Many of the coloring pages found on the Net are the print-and-play variety. Print out the black and white picture and use your crayons to color them in. Today’s sites, however, are virtual coloring books you color, paint and draw right on your computer screen. These interactive coloring pages are great for preschoolers, kindergartners and budding artists of all ages."
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Silent Sometimes Y
"Sometimes Y (as in "a-e-i-o-u and sometimes y") challenges you to make words by adding vowels to the supplied constants (for example from "dn" you can form "done," "need," "nod" and so on). Headbone Zone’s Sometimes Y game is the only one of today’s sites that includes SUPERVISED chat. Here’s how it works: during chat hours (11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific time) you’ll find the chat-version of Sometimes Y open. Silent Sometimes Y, however, is always open. Although there is no free-form chat in the silent version, you can use AutoGab to send preselected phrases ("Hey, everyone!" or "I can’t believe I won!") to your opponents."
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Scrabble Word Lists
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Puzzle Factory: Coloring
"Just when you think you know how to color online, Puzzle Factory comes along with new rules. Instead of clicking on a color, select it with a keyboard letter (""r"" for red or ""b"" for blue) and hold that key down while you drag your mouse over the picture. What a fun way to learn letters! To change the size of your paintbrush (they call it a pencil), simply tap a number from 0 to 9. Want to share the fun? Pick any of the coloring pages, and send it to a friend as a postcard. <!--"
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Potter Quiz
"What was Hagrid’s first name? ""Why was Hagrid expelled from Hogwarts?"" These are just two questions from the Hagrid Quiz, the newest trivia game at Potter Quiz. Attention muggles: if the Hagrid quiz looks like an empty black box, give the box a right-mouse click and select Play. Other quiz topics include Azkaban, Dobby, Dumbledore and Phoenix. Potter Quiz also boasts an active discussion forum, with threads on Sirius Black, Mrs. Figg, and Harry’s scar in the upcoming film. Rumors are flying that Potter’s famous lightning scar will be missing from the film!"
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Playsite: Scrabble
"Playsite is a free Java-based gaming site that hosts hundreds of simultaneous Scrabble games in lobbies divided into Beginner and Advanced; Social and Competitive. You can play as a guest, but registered users (registration is free) can chat and get a Playsite Scrabble rating that increases or decreases with play. Other Playsite games include chess, Monopoly, checkers and backgammon."
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Playsite
"The Java scrambled word game Tangleword is fast and addictive, and an all-time favorite at our house. You can play as a guest, but registered users (registration is free) can participate in chat during game play, and get a rating that increases or decreases with play. The Tangleword board is a five-by-five square of letters. Words are formed by either typing or dragging your mouse. If you run dry, try the "Rotate" button — possible letter combinations won’t change, but your view of the board will."
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