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I am probably not the only parent who has not been as trusting with their child playing online. Yeah, you can check your computers history, but it won't alway's tell you where they were, what happend, how long they were there and who they were talking to. This is where
Zoodles comes in,
Zoodles is a site for children 10 and under. It is safe and fun.
When Chucky and I tested
Zoodles, I had no idea that we would be abe to play so many games and do as many acivities. The first day that we signed up, Chucky was on there almost all day! He enjoys playing so many different games in one place and I love that I don't have a bunch of little pieces of paper all over the desk with sites all over them! Chucky loved playing the Clone Wars- gunship over Florrum, Star Wars sound board- this one was a lot of fun, he was able to use voices from different characters to mix and make some music. Swamp station sweep which had a few different activities such as shooter, action, puzzles & strategy.
Zoodles has compiled a great selection of popular games and learning tools in one place for your child/ren to be able to play and learn safely.
Zoodles also only allows your child to access content that is appropriate for their age.
Zoodles is geared towards children but they didn't leave us parents out. We are able to track our childs activity and get updates straight to our emails.
Zoodles offers some great options for memeberships, when you sign up for the FREE membership, you will be able to test out the premium membership for 14 days to see if it would be a great fit for your family. Memberships start as low as $5!
These are the diferences between the free and premium membership:
Free:
- Zoodles kid browser
- safe browsing to Zoodle approved url's
- educational content
- age & skill level appropriate content
- full screen capbility
Premium Memebership:
All items above plus-
- parental conttols
- play timer settings
- ad blocking
- promotes educational subjects {science, reading, match etc}
- violence filtering
- block unwanted sites, games and shows
- add sites & games
- parental monitoring
- access to parent dashboard
- weekly educational reports showing the skills your child has developed while on the site
- block content types {videos & printables}
- weekly activity reports showing your childs recent play history & top content
From Zoodles:
Zoodles basically scours the web to find the best educational content out there (games, puzzles, and videos) and puts it all in one place, presenting it to kids in a safe, simple web browser that adapts to your child's age and skill level. What this means is that a 3 year old would get games teaching shapes and numbers, letter recognition, attention and listening, and much more! A 5 year old would get games teaching early reading & addition, creativity and exploration, etc. All this learning is wrapped in engaging play that features some of their favorite characters!
The Zoodles browser is always free for kids to play, but for parents who want more control over their child's experience, Zoodles also offers a paid Premium Membership. With Premium Membership, parents can set play time limits, block ads, promote certain subjects to their child, and block unwanted sites and shows. They can also get great information about what their child has been playing – from the skills he or she has been building, to the sites he’s been visiting, to how much time he or she’s spent playing specific games.
When your child gets on
Zoodles they have 5 choices to choose from- games, subjects, characters, animals and favorites. Your child will choose which games to play from the 5 choices above and get screen after screen of choices of games to play. When they choose their activity they will be given insturctions on how to play and how to exit if they are finished. They are then able to play for as long as they wish{or until mom or dad set the timer} and then move onto something else within their age specified activities.
When they have finished playing and are tucked sweetly in their beds mom & dad can check their progress either from the email sent from
Zoodles or right on the parental site.
We liked
Zoodles so much that we are going to continue to use it. Where else can you feel safe letting your child play online without you hovering like a helicopter? NOWHERE
Buy It:
If your interested in giving
Zoodles a go or purchasing a memebership click the link and check it out!
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