I'm looking for software
anneboat1
We are setting up a second computer for the kids and I'm looking
for some software for them. These are for 2 boys ages 7 and 9. It
seems the stores do not carry anything good except violent themes or
preschool. Anyone have any suggestions at what has been a hit in
your house? I've found several sources online but would like all of
you out there for your personal review and opinion. Thanks,
Ann
for some software for them. These are for 2 boys ages 7 and 9. It
seems the stores do not carry anything good except violent themes or
preschool. Anyone have any suggestions at what has been a hit in
your house? I've found several sources online but would like all of
you out there for your personal review and opinion. Thanks,
Ann
Angela S
We like the tycoon games: Zoo Tycoon and Roller Coaster Tycoon. The girls
enjoyed Zoombini's for a while. They really like the Sims.
Angela
game-enthusiast@...
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enjoyed Zoombini's for a while. They really like the Sims.
Angela
game-enthusiast@...
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Danielle Conger
Majesty (a castle sim), Zoombinis, Scooby-Doo, Spyfox, Spiderman, Magic
Schoolbus, Carmen SanDiego and Cluefinders are all *huge* hits here that
are non-violent. We also have a couple of Lego games that are fun, but
*very* glitchy, as are the Sim Kids games that we have, so they don't
get played with as much.
Somewhat violent, but not blood and gore, are Age of Empires and Age of
Mythology, which my kids really love to play with dh. They are somewhat
advanced, but I'm thinking the 9 yo in particular would be able to catch
on pretty easily--probably the 7 yo too, if he's pretty techno-savvy.
Hope that's helpful. We get lots of ours in bundles at Sam's Club.
They're often the last generation, but my kids don't care about cutting
edge at this point at 4, 6 and 7.
--Danielle
http://www.danielleconger.com/Homeschool/Welcomehome.html
anneboat1 wrote:
Schoolbus, Carmen SanDiego and Cluefinders are all *huge* hits here that
are non-violent. We also have a couple of Lego games that are fun, but
*very* glitchy, as are the Sim Kids games that we have, so they don't
get played with as much.
Somewhat violent, but not blood and gore, are Age of Empires and Age of
Mythology, which my kids really love to play with dh. They are somewhat
advanced, but I'm thinking the 9 yo in particular would be able to catch
on pretty easily--probably the 7 yo too, if he's pretty techno-savvy.
Hope that's helpful. We get lots of ours in bundles at Sam's Club.
They're often the last generation, but my kids don't care about cutting
edge at this point at 4, 6 and 7.
--Danielle
http://www.danielleconger.com/Homeschool/Welcomehome.html
anneboat1 wrote:
>We are setting up a second computer for the kids and I'm looking
>for some software for them. These are for 2 boys ages 7 and 9. It
>seems the stores do not carry anything good except violent themes or
>preschool. Anyone have any suggestions at what has been a hit in
>your house? I've found several sources online but would like all of
>you out there for your personal review and opinion. Thanks,
>Ann
>
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In a message dated 1/4/2005 5:29:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
annstoll@... writes:
Amy Kagey
Give the gift of reading!
Usborne Books
www.ubah.com/z0939
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annstoll@... writes:
> These are for 2 boys ages 7 and 9. ItWe love the Zoombinis games and Zoo Tycoon is a HUGE hit here.
> seems the stores do not carry anything good except violent themes or
> preschool. Anyone have any suggestions at what has been a hit in
> your house?
Amy Kagey
Give the gift of reading!
Usborne Books
www.ubah.com/z0939
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In a message dated 1/4/2005 4:36:18 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
danielle.conger@... writes:
Somewhat violent, but not blood and gore, are Age of Empires and Age of
Mythology, which my kids really love to play with dh
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Marty played Age of Empires a whole lot.
Zoombinis, always good.
There are "preschool" games that are still fun for older kids. My kids are
still "pre-school" (except Kirby starts some classes on Monday, spoiling his
never-been-to-school streak, not counting driver's ed for eight days once).
There are arts games and puzzle games and one Holly liked tons called "Third
Grade Adventure." Some puzzles are kind of like Zoombinis.
Some of the games my kids played a lot are defunct now, I think. Playroom,
Treehouse and Backyard. They'd be playing them still, maybe, if we had them
for more modern computers.
Holly still throws PuttPutt in there sometimes.
Sandra
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danielle.conger@... writes:
Somewhat violent, but not blood and gore, are Age of Empires and Age of
Mythology, which my kids really love to play with dh
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Marty played Age of Empires a whole lot.
Zoombinis, always good.
There are "preschool" games that are still fun for older kids. My kids are
still "pre-school" (except Kirby starts some classes on Monday, spoiling his
never-been-to-school streak, not counting driver's ed for eight days once).
There are arts games and puzzle games and one Holly liked tons called "Third
Grade Adventure." Some puzzles are kind of like Zoombinis.
Some of the games my kids played a lot are defunct now, I think. Playroom,
Treehouse and Backyard. They'd be playing them still, maybe, if we had them
for more modern computers.
Holly still throws PuttPutt in there sometimes.
Sandra
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We love KidPix...it is amazing the stuff you can design with it...some of
the coolest, wierdest stuff you'd never think of to make art with.
Nancy B.
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the coolest, wierdest stuff you'd never think of to make art with.
Nancy B.
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Wanted to add...check out Ebay for games. We've bought our versions of
KidPix, Zoombini's, Scooby Doo, and ClueFinders for a 10th of what we paid in
stores...sometimes less than 2.00 a game. Often they're not the latest version,
but at least you can check them out and see which are really enjoyed, then
invest in the newer versions.
Nancy B.
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KidPix, Zoombini's, Scooby Doo, and ClueFinders for a 10th of what we paid in
stores...sometimes less than 2.00 a game. Often they're not the latest version,
but at least you can check them out and see which are really enjoyed, then
invest in the newer versions.
Nancy B.
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These are the "old" games my 12 year olds still want to keep in the active
spinner instead of in a drawer or passed on to someone else.
Logical Journey of the Zoombinis - the original is best, the third island
one hardly got any play time around here. The original however had every adult
in the house captivated, including my visiting sister for whom we kept a saved
game for months till she came back. And the kids loved it too. <g>
Edmark's Mighty Math series, Games of the World, and Thinking Things series
They wouldn't let me put away Putt Putt or any of the other Humongous titles
either. Spy Fox was a lot of fun.
My best advice though is to borrow software whenever you can to try it out.
Many libraries carry software programs these days - we used them a lot as a
sort of "try before you buy" deal. :)
Deborah in IL
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spinner instead of in a drawer or passed on to someone else.
Logical Journey of the Zoombinis - the original is best, the third island
one hardly got any play time around here. The original however had every adult
in the house captivated, including my visiting sister for whom we kept a saved
game for months till she came back. And the kids loved it too. <g>
Edmark's Mighty Math series, Games of the World, and Thinking Things series
They wouldn't let me put away Putt Putt or any of the other Humongous titles
either. Spy Fox was a lot of fun.
My best advice though is to borrow software whenever you can to try it out.
Many libraries carry software programs these days - we used them a lot as a
sort of "try before you buy" deal. :)
Deborah in IL
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In a message dated 1/4/2005 4:54:14 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
CelticFrau@... writes:
We love KidPix...it is amazing the stuff you can design with it...some of
the coolest, wierdest stuff you'd never think of to make art with.
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Oh yes! Holly too.
When Kirby was little he designed a Ninja Turtle sword rubber stamp on that,
and it was deleted. We've always been a little sorry to have lost that. It
was his first elaborate pixel art.
The things they learned playing with KidPix have transferred really well to
other draw programs and Adobe Photo and such. They just know what the
range of options is and how the mouse and menus work in general, and I think
it's because KidPix was so fun and easy.
Sandra
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CelticFrau@... writes:
We love KidPix...it is amazing the stuff you can design with it...some of
the coolest, wierdest stuff you'd never think of to make art with.
---------
Oh yes! Holly too.
When Kirby was little he designed a Ninja Turtle sword rubber stamp on that,
and it was deleted. We've always been a little sorry to have lost that. It
was his first elaborate pixel art.
The things they learned playing with KidPix have transferred really well to
other draw programs and Adobe Photo and such. They just know what the
range of options is and how the mouse and menus work in general, and I think
it's because KidPix was so fun and easy.
Sandra
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In a message dated 1/5/2005 12:01:39 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
DACunefare@... writes:
and Thinking Things series
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Oh!
We had lost one of the original three Thinking Things, and Holly got me to
buy a replacement last summer. I think I got it used from someone who had
listed it with Amazon. She's 13 and still likes those.
Any of these games, like toys, are good different ways at different ages.
If a game itself seems too easy for Holly, she still likes to look at the art,
and figure out how they might've made it better.
Marty mentioned Wishbone's Odyssey game just last night for some reason,
something he played quit a bit when he was eight or so.
We have Schoolhouse Rock, Grammar Rock, which has the videos and also some
games.
The most beautiful game I ever saw, for art, was a Peter Rabbit game. It
can be set to British or American English. I hadn't thought of that for years.
Now that Holly's way into the differences in English, maybe I should hunt
that down and remind her about that.
Sandra
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DACunefare@... writes:
and Thinking Things series
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Oh!
We had lost one of the original three Thinking Things, and Holly got me to
buy a replacement last summer. I think I got it used from someone who had
listed it with Amazon. She's 13 and still likes those.
Any of these games, like toys, are good different ways at different ages.
If a game itself seems too easy for Holly, she still likes to look at the art,
and figure out how they might've made it better.
Marty mentioned Wishbone's Odyssey game just last night for some reason,
something he played quit a bit when he was eight or so.
We have Schoolhouse Rock, Grammar Rock, which has the videos and also some
games.
The most beautiful game I ever saw, for art, was a Peter Rabbit game. It
can be set to British or American English. I hadn't thought of that for years.
Now that Holly's way into the differences in English, maybe I should hunt
that down and remind her about that.
Sandra
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Do the Zoombinis games run effectively on Mac OS/X and up? They look
like a whole lot of fun, but I fear they'd crash on our machines.
We love Zoo Tycoon, still play with Putt Putt ... and love love love
Kid Pix here.
lisa near Chicago
like a whole lot of fun, but I fear they'd crash on our machines.
We love Zoo Tycoon, still play with Putt Putt ... and love love love
Kid Pix here.
lisa near Chicago
On Jan 5, 2005, at 12:51 AM, DACunefare@... wrote:
>
> These are the "old" games my 12 year olds still want to keep in the
> active
> spinner instead of in a drawer or passed on to someone else.
>
> Logical Journey of the Zoombinis - the original is best, the third
> island
> one hardly got any play time around here. The original however had
> every adult
> in the house captivated, including my visiting sister for whom we kept
> a saved
> game for months till she came back. And the kids loved it too. <g>
>
> Edmark's Mighty Math series, Games of the World, and Thinking Things
> series
>
> They wouldn't let me put away Putt Putt or any of the other Humongous
> titles
> either. Spy Fox was a lot of fun.
>
> My best advice though is to borrow software whenever you can to try it
> out.
> Many libraries carry software programs these days - we used them a lot
> as a
> sort of "try before you buy" deal. :)
>
> Deborah in IL
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anneboat1
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pretty cheap.
Ann
> Wanted to add...check out Ebay for games. We've bought ourversions of
> KidPix, Zoombini's, Scooby Doo, and ClueFinders for a 10th of whatwe paid in
> stores...sometimes less than 2.00 a game. Often they're not thelatest version,
> but at least you can check them out and see which are reallyenjoyed, then
> invest in the newer versions.Thanks Nancy, I forgot about Ebay. Just picked up a few today for
>
> Nancy B.
>
pretty cheap.
Ann
>
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Hey, Lisa :)
**Do the Zoombinis games run effectively on Mac OS/X and up? They look
like a whole lot of fun, but I fear they'd crash on our machines.**
I don't know. I'm not sure we've ever run them on X, we've got them installed
on a Mac running OS9. Want to try them? :)
We've unfortunately had to retire a few much beloved older games that weren't
updated and couldn't make the leap over several operating systems. The most
notable was Dino Park Tycoon which just won't run correctly on anything we've
got in operating condition. It opens but is missing vital screen elements.
Quite frustrating!
Oh, another game that got a lot of play was Treasure Mathstorm. I thought it
was lame but they really got a kick out of it for awhile. Just goes to show
you never know...
Deborah in IL
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**Do the Zoombinis games run effectively on Mac OS/X and up? They look
like a whole lot of fun, but I fear they'd crash on our machines.**
I don't know. I'm not sure we've ever run them on X, we've got them installed
on a Mac running OS9. Want to try them? :)
We've unfortunately had to retire a few much beloved older games that weren't
updated and couldn't make the leap over several operating systems. The most
notable was Dino Park Tycoon which just won't run correctly on anything we've
got in operating condition. It opens but is missing vital screen elements.
Quite frustrating!
Oh, another game that got a lot of play was Treasure Mathstorm. I thought it
was lame but they really got a kick out of it for awhile. Just goes to show
you never know...
Deborah in IL
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In a message dated 1/5/05 10:44:33 PM, DACunefare@... writes:
<< Oh, another game that got a lot of play was Treasure Mathstorm. >>
Oh, my kids too. Treasure Mountain was the first one and was a deductive
reasoning (and math) game with great music. Treasure Mathstorm had time puzzles
and place (tens, hundreds), but visually presented.
Sandra
<< Oh, another game that got a lot of play was Treasure Mathstorm. >>
Oh, my kids too. Treasure Mountain was the first one and was a deductive
reasoning (and math) game with great music. Treasure Mathstorm had time puzzles
and place (tens, hundreds), but visually presented.
Sandra
Regina Stevenson-Healy
I am behind on emails, but I don't think anyone has answered this yet.
On Wednesday, January 5, 2005, at 01:39 PM, audrey@... wrote:
> Do the Zoombinis games run effectively on Mac OS/X and up? They look
> like a whole lot of fun, but I fear they'd crash on our machines.
>
We got Zoombinis for Christmas and it ran alright on Mac OS/X (10.2.3).
> We love Zoo Tycoon, still play with Putt Putt ... and love love love
> Kid Pix here.
>
Do you have Zoo Tycoon for Mac OS? I looked for it but could only find
it for Windows.
Regina
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Thanks; we're going to try Zoombinis out on the machine still running
OS/9.something, since Deborah so kindly offered to lend it to us. :)
And yes, we got Zoo Tycoon for Mac at the Apple store...possibly they'd
have it in their online store as well.
lisa near Chicago
OS/9.something, since Deborah so kindly offered to lend it to us. :)
And yes, we got Zoo Tycoon for Mac at the Apple store...possibly they'd
have it in their online store as well.
lisa near Chicago
> On Wednesday, January 5, 2005, at 01:39 PM, audrey@...
> wrote:
>
>> Do the Zoombinis games run effectively on Mac OS/X and up? They look
>> like a whole lot of fun, but I fear they'd crash on our machines.
>>
> We got Zoombinis for Christmas and it ran alright on Mac OS/X (10.2.3).
>
>> We love Zoo Tycoon, still play with Putt Putt ... and love love love
>> Kid Pix here.
>>
> Do you have Zoo Tycoon for Mac OS? I looked for it but could only find
> it for Windows.
>