I have raised and homeschooled three kids. All but one has graduated high school and are in college. We homeschooled through blizzards, floods, and extreme temperatures. We didn't have a lot of money to spend on entertainment, but the kids were at home, a LOT, so a parent finds ways to keep kids busy, entertained, and happy while they try to catch up on chores or just want some quiet.

That is how I happened upon online games for kids. That is not to say that I sat my kids in front of a computer screen for hours at a time or that they never went outside. No, nothing like that. But after a solid week of daytime temperatures never rising above zero and you are in a tiny house with three kids, online games can be a lifesaver.

There are many safe sites that have excellent online games for kids. Some of them have classic games such as Go Fish, Checkers, and Scrabble. Other online games sites for kids have fun games related to movies or television shows. Online games for kids are suitable for kids as young as preschoolers. Some of the online games are difficult enough to be fun for adults. Here is a sampling of many of the excellent sites with online games for kids.

Head over to Yahoo! Kids for one of the best sites for online games for kids. Yahoo! Kids has all types of online games. There are arcade games, board games, online sports games, word games for kids, and just plain fun online games for kids. Yahoo! Kids has more than enough online games for kids that you may decide to not even need to visit any other online games sites.

Funschool has online games for kids in preschool. The online games are free and can be played without downloading anything. These fun online games teach preschoolers how to count. learn their ABCs, and more.

Scholastic.com is one of the best sites for online games for kids. I have homeschooled my kids and they all spent time at this educational website. It is highly recommended. There are plenty of educational games here. But there are also online arcade games for kids, puzzle games for kids, free online trivia games, and more. Lots of fun here.

Funbrain.com is another excellent site for online games for kids. It is also highly and personally recommended by me. It is a completely safe site for kids. The online games for kids at this site fit ages kindergarten through junior high. The online educational games for kids are also lots of fun. By playing fun online games, kids also learn math skills, reading, grammar, even science. I can't recommend this educational online games for kids website highly enough.