Bird Rock Family is a great place to buy computer games and software for CHEAP. I have been ordering from this company for years, (although they changed their name from “Smart e-Store”). They’re always offering great deals or free shipping. The only hiccup is that they only send the cd-rom, no instructions. But usually these computer games are pretty easy to figure out.
Here is a list of great computer games my kids love to play:
- Reader Rabbit Toddler – This is especially great for kids who are really little and not quite ready to use the computer mouse. This game lets the child push the space bar for every action. Reader Rabbit also has more in their series with older kid’s games too.
- Putt Putt – There are a bunch of Putt Putt games and they’re all great. My son loved it at 3-4 years old, but still plays them at age 6. This series really helps kids use their problem solving skills as they help Putt Putt solve all kinds of puzzles.
- Blue’s Clues – This has been a fun one, but it’s not as independent as the above 2 games. Blue has a fun Reading game too. These are great for kids learning Preschool or Kindergarten skills.
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We love the Blue’s Clues computer games and especially love the Reader Rabbit ones for Toddlers! It’ll soon be time to start my little 2-year old on it…she’ll probably master it lickity-split!
Thank you thank you thank you for telling us about this website!! I LOVE reader rabhit toddler (used when I taught preschool) and haven’t gotten one yet for my own kiddos. I just bought it and I’m so excited!
I have been looking for this!!! We used to order from Smart E Store but then they disappeared and I could never find them! Thank you for this link! My kids will be so excited!
I played reading rabbit growing up! I had no idea they still had these around. I am for sure going to be buying them for my son who is 4 and loves to play on the computer. Thanks!
We don’t have any software for the kids yet, but my 4 yr old loves to play on these websites. The games are free & educational.
http://www.starfall.com
http://www.pbs.org
http://www.jennybharris.com/funstuff/funstuff.htm
http://www.bemboszoo.com/Bembo.swf
marie!!!! PUTT PUTT TRAVELS THROUGH TIME was my all time favorite computer game as a kid!! I can’t believe its still around. I still know all the songs and frequently sing them with price and meriel. hahaa! we had some great times playing that one. i reccomend it to anyone! i loved the part where you could change the color of his car in the future land! so awesome. i want to play it right now! haha
we love putt putt someone gave it to us!! thank you for sharing link, now I know where to find more!!
Wow! Thanks for the tip! The prices are great, and it is even cheap to ship to Canada! Thanks!!
Thank you for this link. I ordered from this company a long time ago and forgot all about them. They have some really amazing deals!
Those are great picks!! I needed some new software for my little 2yo., he’s getting tired of Mickey Mouse. ;)
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My kids have these games and play them on an old out-dated computer. They also love Clifford and Mr Potato Head :)
I found a great browser for kids. It’s called little explorer, and lets you set the sites you want to allow your kids to access. Download link is here:
Little Explorer
Hi,
Great picks. Seems like every time I turn around, people are finding games that are awesome for younger and younger kids. I can barely remember what games I played when I was 2–but they weren’t as cool as these. :-)
Clint