Looking for some fun learning games!

[juliekay]

Summer is here and I need your help! I'm looking for some fun learning games.... What have you used a lot and love?

[Mom2Monkeys]

Games that are online or more like board games, etc.???

I have TONS of online sites that we really like...well, I have several...I think I've lost some booksmarks/favorites in a computer switch. If that's what you are looking for, just let me know and I'll post them as soon as I can!

[juliekay]

Games that are online or more like board games, etc.???

I have TONS of online sites that we really like...well, I have several...I think I've lost some booksmarks/favorites in a computer switch. If that's what you are looking for, just let me know and I'll post them as soon as I can!

Good question! I am looking for hands-on games - card games, board games, active games. Looking for all ages. I'd like suggestions for art, spelling, math, BUT mostly ones that your family and children just LOVE!
However, Mom2Monkeys, I would also love to see your on-line list sometime too!
Thanks!

[Mom2Monkeys]

Okay, so I've lost many, many links but these are the online ones I have left: (keep in mind my kids love any game on the computer since they don't get it much...even if it's math facts! LOL)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/ (A HUGE hit at our house!)
http://www.kidsofcourage.com/activities (This includes some fun hands-on and interative and trivia stuff about kids around the world, missions oriented)
http://www.wycliffe.org/kids/
http://storynory.com/ (audio stories, tongue twisters...just check all the links on the left side)
http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish ... r_children (fun and teaches spanish)
http://www.ixl.com/
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/
http://www.weeklyreader.com/kids/games/geography.asp (this has coloring to madlibs to geography to math and more)
http://onlinefreespanish.com/ (FUN spanish learning...my kids LOVE this site-- there's games, lessons, and lots more)
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/worldquiz.html (my dd8 loves geography games like this)
http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/index.html (math games)
http://www.kids.learn2type.com/

[Mom2Monkeys]

I almost forgot that my kids like some offline games too. I have a few winners:

FitDay for kids-- card deck with some of the silliest and funnest exercises for kids...they have a blast trying to figure it out by the name and then actually doing it. Covers P.E. credit and is loads of fun!
What's Gnu? -- Fun board game type game for young readers/spellers
Scrabble, Jr.
Twister (great way for learning left and right ;o)
Any kind of memory game-- I use Go Fish For Art b/c you can play card games or memory games and there are great pictures and artist info they just absorb in a fun way
All of the games from Kohl's or Penneys that come in the rectangle tin...?? (We have Hello Kitty Bingo, Matching Madness...)
TriBond for kids...I had a hard time with this one...it's hard to do! But the kids like it.
My little guy likes any Melissa and Doug or Lauri toys (wooden food to "cut", puzzles, play store, pegs and peg board, lacing, and I posted about preschool activity bags too for things to keep him busy that are fun-- should show in a forum search)

That's all I can remember right now...Oh, I like V.Tech's V-Smile game console for fun, education video games...my kids weren't that into it b/c we've not even owned a TV most of their lives, but it's a great fun system for kids that know about video games and the like...actually trying to sell mine which has been played 3 times since Christmas.