Some months ago, I posted an article
about Facebook
games that are good for kids. While I haven't grown disenchanted
with It Girl or SuperPoke Pets, sometimes a kid gets tired of a game
and wants something new to play. If that's the case, why not direct
them to a game on Facebook that is fun for kids and teaches
them new skills? If you're wondering exactly which among the hundreds
of games you can access on Facebook are actually *good* for kids,
here are a few I've found. Who knows, maybe you'll get 'sucked in'
too!
If you ever played 'Lemonade Stand' or
'Roller Coaster Tycoon', you'll like Restaurant City. Like the name
says, you are basically in charge of running a restaurant. A big part
of this game is managing money-inventory, hiring help, etc.-but
there's also a 'sharing' element where you work with other people
playing the game to help each other's restaurants succeed. You also
have to make sure customers are happy and that you have enough of
each ingredient to make the things that make money. It's a
'long-term' game that lets players work toward their goals and start
new ones.
Another game that is great for kids is
Hidden Chronicles. It's a 'hidden object' game in a 'detective
mission' format. The premise is that you're helping solve a mystery
for your rich uncle by going through a series of 'quests' involving
finding hidden objects in different scenes. Most of them are of the
'find the objects listed below' type, but there are also a few 'pick
out the differences in these two pictures' and 'put together a
puzzle' games that can help with coordination, memory and attention
span. It's also a lot of fun to decorate your 'estate'. I think at
the present time I have three ponds, four restaurants, a garden maze,
several types of flowers, bushes in the shape of teapots...definitely
much more interesting than any 'real life' house I've ever had! Your
kids are learning skills while having fun, which is always a good
thing.
Speaking of skills and fun, another
good game (or set of games) is Mind Games. You're going to have to
solve different kinds of puzzles-matching, Sudoku, Tetris, etc-to
build up points toward 'prizes' and new levels. The object is to get
all of the 'prizes' and solve enough puzzles to get to 'graduation',
where you get to unlock a new type of puzzle and go back to the
beginning. Your kids will learn to use logic, concentration and
spatial skills in ways that are much more fun that those boring
worksheets they get at school! Plus, the graphics are pretty nice.
These are only a few of the many games
on Facebook that are not only safe for your kids, but can teach them
new skills too. You won't mind them spending so much time on the
internet if you can see that they are learning while doing it! You
might have to fight them for the computer, though, because you'll
become addicted as well. Have fun!
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