Saturday, February 24, 2007

Kids-In-Mind: Movie Ratings That Actually Work

It is important that parents either screen movies before their children see it. It is also important that they understand their children well enough to know whether their child will react well to certain scenes of higher intensity in certain films. For busy modern parents without time to see every movie their child is interested in, but who want to know more about the movie in order to better improve them now have a great web site resource.

We enable adults to determine whether a movie is appropriate for them or their children, according to their own criteria. Unlike the MPAA we do not assign an inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE & PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10. We also explain in detail why a film rates high or low in a specific category, and we include instances of SUBSTANCE USE, a list of DISCUSSION TOPICS that may elicit questions from kids and MESSAGES the film conveys. Again, unlike the MPAA, we do not make age-specific recommendations. Since our system is based on objective standards, not the viewer's age or the artistic merits of a film, we enable adults to determine whether a movie is appropriate for their children according to their own criteria...

Start making use of this great site for parents at Kids-In-Mind.com.

Friday, February 16, 2007

Cool math 4 kids

Are you looking for a good resource to learn math online interactively? Just like Starfall.com is good for reading, Cool math 4 kids by Karen is a fun site for math games and puzzles.

Cool math 4 kids is a math site specially designed for what kids like and how they learn! Math really CAN be fun and really CAN be easy to learn. One "thank-you" email I received from a parent said, No more tears at homework time! That's what it's all about! I've got lots of lessons and games on the site(s) to make math fun...

So, look around... Play together and learn! HAVE FUN!

The site is also described as An amusement park of math and more -- especially designed for kids and FUN, FUN, FUN! So if you want to give it a try and stretch your math muscles, head over to Cool math 4 kids.com.

Red Robin - Coloring Page

Hey Kids! Red has a brand new interactive coloring book for you to color in and express your creativity with! All you need is a Flash capable browser and you're all set. Simply click the coloring book icon below to get started. If you need Flash, click the Flash download icon on the right.

They also make a tasty burger! Visit Red Robin's Coloring Page.

Avatar Escape From The Spirit World

Help Aang and play Avatar Escape From The Spirit World.

Avatar - The Last Airbender

Thursday, February 15, 2007

GigglePoetry.com - Funny Poetry for Children

Are you in for a good laugh? Anything can be funnier if you put it to rhyme.

Children's poetry by Meadowbrook Press. Lots of funny poems, poetry contests and more! Ideas for educators on teaching poetry in fun and interesting ways.

Get your giggles at GigglePoetry.com - Funny Poetry for Children.

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Discovery Channel • Space

These space-related news headlines are courtesy of the Discovery Channel.

Get the latest news and information on science, animals, nature, history, technology and space. Subscribe to this and other RSS feeds from the Discovery Channel.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Orisinal : Morning Sunshine

Via About.com, I have found the following site with free games fit for kids:

Orisinal

Simple fun for the whole family can be had with the flash games at Orisinal.

RuneScape

Games at Miniclip.com - RuneScape RuneScape

Make friends and complete quests in this 3D adventure! Play this free game now!!

Yahooligans! is Now Yahoo! Kids

We have previously heard about Yahooligans! The Web Guide for Kids. But Yahooligans! has become Yahoo! Kids (beta). They still have most of the best stuff for kids but are now new and improved.

Discovery.com - Bacterial 'Zoo' Thrives on Human Skin

Here's one to make your skin crawl.

The good news is that skin bacteria appear to be mostly on our side.

Read more about Bacterial 'Zoo' Thrives on Human Skin.