Archive for Tweens
Turning kids into time travelers with ClubTimeMachine
Club Time Machine is an online virtual world for kids aged 6 to 12, in which they can chat with other children, play games and learn about history.
Kids’ Stuff
Avatars
personalize an avatar with hat color, clothes, shoes, etc, though all the avatars have the same general shape.
Hooverboards
Then they paint a hooverboard, (think rocket) to shoot from [...]
An award-winning site for book-loving kids and moms
Big Universe
An awesome AWARD winning site where kids can read books in a dozen languages and write their own!
The Scoop
Read storybooks and create your own online. Be part of a book loving/book writing community of teachers, authors, and parents.
AWARDS
Mom’s Choice Award, 2008
Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award TM 2008
IParenting Media Award for Outstanding Product 2008
National [...]
Do you have a car crazy kid? Then check out RideMakerz
Ridemakerz
Do you have a car crazy kid in your household? Then you’ll want to check out Ridemakerz, the home of custom-made “ridez.
The Space
An online, build-your-own car store that is also part social network and part video game. After building their car, players can check out other players’ rides and play games that [...]
Minyanland is a kid world with a real financial twist!
Minyanland
MinyanLand is a fun, safe virtual community designed to engage kids and families in games and interactions that are entertaining and educational with a decidedly financial twist.
A great idea for these financially trying times
We can all improve our fiscal savvy, right? Well this virtual world gets kids started on money management at a very [...]
NFLRushZone–the official NFL game!
Welcome to NFLRushZone, the official NFL role-playing game–a football inspired virtual world for kids ages 6 to 13. As the site tells parents it’s entertainment with some wise lessons about fitness, community, and helping others.
Touchdown! Guess what? You’re a virtual NFL Superstar!
This is the OFFICIAL NFL role-playing game that offer tons of [...]
Miss Bimbo: Lots of buzz, lots of controversy
Miss Bimbo
“The world’s first virtual fashion game ! Become the most famous and beautiful bimbo in the world.” That’s according to the site..the media and consumer outcry is something else again. So here is one of the more controversial virtual world sites.
Attack of the digital bimbos
As if girls weren’t already accosted by over-sexualized toys, advertising, [...]
TyGirlz ‘just wanna have fun’
TyGirlz just ‘wanna’ have fun
Ty Girlz is a virtual world for tween girls featuring fashions, chat, games, and lots of shopping. All these goodies can be unlocked with a secret code that comes with the purchase of a real live Ty Girlz plushy doll.
Lots for “girlz” to do
The first thing to do is to [...]
All Girl Arcade for girls who love to play games!
All Girl Arcade
An online arcade and social network for tween girls ages 7 to 10. Its bubblegum colors and adorable graphics make this all-girl-site extra special and fun!
The Space
AllGirlArcade is an online arcade and social network for girls ages 7 to 10. It’s bubblegum colors and adorable graphics makes it extra special. It offers a [...]
Mingoville where kids in 190 countries learn English
Mingoville
Children learn English as a second language with Mingoville’s online-based course featuring fun English learning games, grammar, songs, and more in this wonderful virtual world that’s available in 190 countries around the world–here is something truly international.
Fun in plain English
This is an educational virtual world designed for children ages 5 to 15, where they are [...]
Wisenhimer–who says kids can’t have fun getting healthy?
Wisenhimer
Today you and your kids get to have a ton of fun playing games, taking quizzes and all the while learning about good health habits, healthy food, fitness, and more with this really amazing site created by a group of parents!
Who says learning healthy habits can’t be fun?
The folks at WiseHealth launched an anti-obesity-themed [...]
