Games

Board Games – Board games are always available. Play your favorite games with friends and family!  Battleship, Chess, Monopoly, Scrabble Junior, Candy Land and many more.  Check the two carts of games to play at the library, one for younger children and one for older children.

Academic Skill Builders-Fun and free online multi-player educational math games and language arts games for students and teachers!

Be a Hero! – Become a disaster master by helping friends survive emergencies, such as tornadoes and blizzards, and learn how you can get prepared for one yourself in real life.

Cartoon Network – Games and videos from your favorite Cartoon Network shows.

Chateau Meddybemps-All kinds of fun for families with younger kids.

Color with Leo-Explore the world of art through interactive games, hands-on activities, and lessons with a young Leonardo da Vinci.

Daily Sudoku-Fans of this popular game will enjoy a new puzzle challenge daily. Different levels and patterns such as “squiggly” allow for many ages to enjoy the site.

Discovery Kids Games – Fun and educational games about topics kids love from the Discovery Kids channel.

Disney – Lots of arcade-style games to play online and coloring pages to print out, full of Disney’s cast of characters.

Free Rice – Play games to earn rice bowls that get donated to developing countries in need.

FunBrain.com-Who ever thought learning math or reading could be so much fun? Test your skills with these fun and interesting games. Includes some teacher and parenting resources.

Games for Change – Used as a testing ground for new games, this site offers single-player and multi-player games focused on social issues, such as human rights, economics, politics, and more. Run a farm, save ocean creatures, or investigate your animal instincts as a wolf. The list of games can be filtered by age range.

HighlightsKids.com-Similar to the Highlights magazine, this site offers fun stories, hidden pictures, games and giggles, science articles, today in history, and jokes.

Internet Awesome – Play games that help you learn safety on the web.  Avoid hackers, phishers, bots, and other internet bad guys to complete your quest.  Built by Google.

imarbles-If you thought that marbles was a game only people in your parents’ generation played, think again. This site allows kids to collect a virtual marble collection, play virtual marbles games, or read the marbles blog.

Kids’ Sites.com-Great sites for kids from all around the web.

Learning Games for Kids-This site features games for preschool and elementary students that build skills in math, reading, social studies, science, art and music.

Make Belief Comics-Make your own comics online with this online comic generator from author Bill Zimmerman.

NASA’s Space Place – NASA’s official website for kids.  Young astronauts can explore space, do activities, and play games on this website, all about space.

Nickelodeon-Like to watch Nick? Here’s where to click!

Nick Jr. – Nickelodeon’s official website for their preschool and younger child audience.

Official Disney Website-Movies, animation—everything Disney!

Owlkids Online-At this site from the creators of magazines, you can play games, read stories, do puzzles, find jokes, or send e-cards to your friends.

PBS for Kids-Games and activities connected to your favorite PBS programs, including Arthur, Between the Lions and Sesame Street. Also provides information for grownups on using the site.  Design your own comic strip or see if you’d like to be president for a day. Or maybe you’d like to get your Web License by learning to surf safely or visit the media literacy lab called Get Media Smart. Here is a world of activities to entertain and enlighten. Other game topics include animals, travel, history, and pop culture.

Professor Garfield-Professor Garfield is an interactive learning portal full of educational games and activities for children. It was designed to by teachers to enhance and support classroom learning in new and innovative ways.

Smarty Games-Site features a variety of math games, mazes, puzzles, money games and reading activities in English and Spanish.

Sprout(PBS Kids)-This site features fames and activities based on characters from popular PBS children’s television programs.

Tate Kids-Children can create their own artwork, upload their artwork and create their own gallery on this website. Children can play games and watch films. Ideas for creating arts and crafts are included. An adult zone includes the internet safety clause, lessons for teachers, and ideas for parents to use with their children.

Weather Games – The National Center for Atmospheric Research has put together a bunch of fun games, videos, and learning activities for kids who want to know more about the weather.

Win the White House – iCivics offers this and other games that put the power in your hands.  Do you have what it takes to be president?