I love KidsTurnCentral.com. It’s a popular, adorable, entertaining, educational, safe place for kids to be. And I have to tell you, I’ve found my 48-year-old-self addicted to clicking on links, playing the games and browsing the site for great info. I’m sure I’m not the only Mom or children’s book author who cannot stop using this site either.
Wendy Hogan started the site back in 2001 to offer a completely safe place for kids to go online. Over the years it has developed into what you see today, through Wendy’s dedication to giving her loyal readers what they really want. The site is colorful, easy to use and uncluttered. (I despise hodgepodged, overly busy websites,)
There are so many ways to entertain and educate kids here. The Games Tab offers endless hours of fun puzzles from sliders and crosswords to jigsaws and maze and everything in between. I started doing some of the slider puzzles, and it was hard to stop. Find yourself stumped about what to do with your kids on a rainy day? Click on the Color Tab and print out page after page of cute pictures to color. You can choose by themes, holidays and more.
Speaking of Holidays, just click on the Holidays Tab, choose a holiday and find dozens of activities relating to it. You’ll find history, trivia, crafts relating to the holiday and more. And since I am a big fan of crafts, I absolutely love the Craft Tab. It offers tons of creative projects such as costume making, paper maiche, tie dye, leaf pressing, Christmas crafts and tons more. You can also find a nice collection of clipart you can use for free with a link back to the site. You can also click on a list of contests for kids, including our very own “I Love Costa Rica’s Rainforest!” Contest.
If all this entertainment weren’t enough, click on the Hot Topics Tab to find info galore on the latest news for kids, science, seasons, genealogy, how to manage money, babysitting tips, sports and buckets more. At the bottom of each page there are darling icons to click on that bring you to even more pages of educational fun.
With Kids Turn Central, parents will never run out of really cool ideas to entertain their children. We commend Wendy for putting together such a fun and essential place for kids to go and get their creative juices flowing.