Looking for online games for your child? Here are some options hand-picked by your local children's librarians.
- ABC Mouse: ABCmouse is the award-winning early-learning app for math, phonics, reading, and more.
- Funbrain: FunBrain was developed for kids in Pre-k through 8th grade. It features multiple games related to reading, math and general fun to help engage children in the learning process. In addition to games, FunBrain offers interactive presentations, popular comic books and writing activities for children.
- Bedtime Math: Targeted for kids ages 3-9, it begins with a short, fun set-up story, followed by three math problems at three levels of challenge.
- Sesame Street: These videos and games were designed to teach your child school readiness skills while delivering on Sesame Workshop’s mission to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.
- PBS Kids: Educational games and videos from Curious George, Wild Kratts and other PBS KIDS shows!
- American Museum of Natural History: Ology: Find out about fossils, the universe, animals, and much more! On OLogy, kids of all ages can play games, do activities, collect cards, and meet scientists.
- National Geographic Kids: Kid-friendly science and social studies info via videos, games, and more.
- Cool Math 4 Kids: For our 12 and under users, Coolmath4Kids is an amusement park of games, lessons and more, designed to teach math and make it FUN.
- ABCya!: ABCya provides over 300 fun and educational games for grades PreK through 6.
- GoNoodle: Videos for elementary school kids that focus on movement, mindfulness, and self-discovery - including popular music, dancing, yoga, deep breathing, mental health, stretching, and more!
- Cartoon Network: At Cartoon Network, play free online games with all your favorite characters - like Ben 10, Teen Titans Go!, Gumball, Adventure Time, and more! You can play all types of games online including sports, action, arcade and adventure games for kids!
- Draw a Stickman: In this uniquely crafted cartoon RPG, you become the artist and create your very own stickman hero!
- Scratch: Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children and a coding language with a simple visual interface that allows young people to create digital stories, games, and animations.
- Hour of Code: The Hour of Code is a free introduction to computer science through fun activities and videos for learners of all skill levels.
- Scholastic Games: Scholastic Home Base is a safe, free, and moderated digital world that celebrates your favorite stories through book-based games, live author events, and creativity.