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I love playing games online. I frequently visit games section of MSN and Yahoo to play board and word games especially.

I recently introduced my 10 year old to the online gaming world. Though she loves playing outdoors with her friends, she enjoys playing games online too. Since she is a pro at computers thanks to her homework, which requires online research, it was easy for her to get the hang of playing games. She is allowed just 3 hours a week to play games online.

Since I frequent Yahoo for games, I put her on to kid’s game section on yahoo. Yahoo Games have all genres of games for kids ranging from card, board and tiles games, and sports games to arcade games with pool and blocks, ET. Al. She loves playing tic-tac toe, blocks, connecting dots, and flower frenzy, ET. Al. She enjoys playing games from kid’s bops section.

Now that my daughter is enjoying playing games online, I will have to start searching for more sites, which offer games of all kids. She likes to play games, which I play on yahoo.com.

Though I rarely leave my girl alone on the PC, last fortnight I found her surfing a new site for kids called theKidzpage.com. She told me that one of her friends had recommended this site for free online games for kids.

Next day I sat and surfed thekidzpage.com and found it to be a really good site for kids that offers free kids online games, coloring pages, jigsaw puzzles, educational games and activities, clipart that keep kids busy and entertained for hours together. With over tons of pages of fun, learning and activities with new games daily, kids love this site. I know my daughter is hooked on playing educational games, holiday themed games and much more on this site.

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Shopping for toys is a daunting task. My previous toy shopping experiences without my son has not gone down well with him. While I leaned more towards educational toys or games, his choices were completely different.

It was decided that for his birthday he would choose his own gift. We took our son for toy shopping few days before his birthday and he really surprised us with his choice. Since our focus was buying something educational, we veered towards the educational games section for preschoolers.

After browsing through all the available games, he finally settled for Cranium Cariboo with the treasure hunt theme, treasure chest and key to unlock the chest. When we asked him the reason for this game, he said it’s colorful and has many different objects, letters and shapes. I feel he was bowled over by those six colorful balls.

The game board has pop open windows that may or may not hide a colorful ball. The hiding places of each of the six balls are a mystery every time when the game is played.

Combining matching colors, numbers to sets of objects, letters and shapes, the ball, pop open windows and the treasure chest hold enormous appeal for kids.

The game is simple to play. The players send six balls through secret tunnels; waits till they settle down and then take turns in playing the game. The first player draws a card that could be a number, letter, a color or a shape. He/She then has to match the card to the tile on the board. If matched, then with the help of special purple key, unlock the tile to reveal a colorful ball or nothing. If ball is present under the tile, it has to be placed into the tumbling tide pool. The last ball when placed in the pool opens a treasure chest to reveal a shiny jewel and determines the winner.

This game is built on the popular treasure hunt theme. To make it more appealing to kids, the makers have also included a treasure map.

While playing this game, my son learned to use his matching skills to match the card to the tile, he also learned color, shapes and counting.

I am really happy with my son’s choice of game. Just the other he was telling me that if he has to attend any of his friend’s birthday party, he would like to buy them something educational games as gift. So sweet…

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Does your kid not love to play with toys? Doesn’t he/she demand the latest toys every now and then? Parents can go toy shopping at any time of the year. Surprise your kid with his/her favourite toy without any notice and see the smile and happiness that comes on the face.

Shopping for toys is not an easy task as there are many different kinds of toys for kids at each age. Toys should be age appropriate. Would you buy a scrabble for 2 years old? Read on why is it essential to buy age appropriate toys for kids…

0-12 Months – Well, a newborn especially for first 3 months will just observe it’s surrounding like bright bold coloured patterns. When your infant starts to play with toys, give toys that engage all his/her senses and promote interaction in many ways. Best bets for toys in this age group are rattles, teething toys, colourful play rings, floor gyms, etc.

1 – 2 years – Well, at this age, the baby will love to play with toys that respond to his / her actions. Say like hitting the ball with the hammer, pressing the buttons to play music or characters that talk. Engage your child with toys like nesting boxes, stacking rings, push/pull noisy toys, and shape sorters.

2 – 3 years – A growing kid’s playtime has to become more purposeful. Your kid will pretend play, complete a puzzle or build blocks to make a building, etc. You can also teach your kid to ride a tricycle. Toy telephone, tea party set or kitchen set, tricycles, construction toys or a large train or car with horn or whistle.

4- 5 Years – The crucial age where learning ability is tremendous for kids, thereby making it a best time to introduce interactive education toys that teach various skills. Buy toys, which teaches positive things. Introduce your child to interactive phonics toys, art supplies or craft kits, big construction sets or puzzles, and bicycles with training wheels.

In young years, kids will develop their own interests by learning from parents, teachers, and peers. So it is best for a growing kid to play with toys that gives them a sense of mastery and competence.

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