Play Free Preschool Games With Your Child

These sites are interactive, colorful and fun for 1 - 2 year old kids getting ready for preschool.

http://www.fisher-price.com/ (Easy to color online pages, peak-a-boo online games, simple ABC song)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/ (For learning the proper Queens English with help from Alphablocks, Bob the builder, Charlie and lola and other very interesting characters. )

http://www.starfall.com/ (Great site for Phonics and independent learning)

http://www.nickjr.com/games-activities/ (Dora, Sponge bob, Diego and more, get ready for hours of fun)

http://www.kneebouncers.com/ (Makes challenging goals achievable thro' fun colorful preschool games)

http://www.disney.in/disneyjunior/ (All their favourite disney characters in one place)

http://www.smart-central.com/ (All your favourite nursery rhymes and popular songs set to music)

http://www.storyplace.org/ (Simple, short, colourful and interactive stories)

http://www.tikatok.com/ (you can write your very own story and even get it printed as a proper book!)

http://www.sesamestreet.org/games (Sesame street needs no introduction!)

http://princess.disney.com/games-activities (For all those princesses out there!)

All the above sites require parental guidance and instructions for the kids on mouse handling.

Never let the toddler sit at the computer unattended.

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