Animals focused online games for children are an extension to the animated films that used to be made with a focus on children. From Madagascar to Kung Fu Panda to the latest Rio- all the films dealt with animals and how it’s important for them to be in their natural habitat.
2. Animals focused online games for children are an
extension to the animated films that used to be
made with a focus on children. From Madagascar to
Kung Fu Panda to the latest Rio- all the films dealt
with animals and how it’s important for them to be
in their natural habitat.
These games therefore, not only help familiarise
small children with different species of animals and
gain knowledge about their habitats, food habits,
hunting activities but also learn to appreciate
nature. These games especially help kids learn
about the extinct and endangered species of
animals like dinosaurs and white tigers. And since
children from urban settings have mostly never
seen animals beyond cats and dogs, these games
become all the more interesting for them.
3. 1. National Geographic for kids:- They offer the
most amazing videos and games for children, based
on animals. Different games focus on different
animals. They have rainforest rescue, pouncer’s
gadget, frog flicker, great turtle race, different
versions of GeoGames, armadillo alley etc. by ways
of rescuing the animals, the children also gain
sympathy for animals. These games cover animals
that children do not generally hear about in their
classrooms, like ring-tailed lemurs, herons and snow
owls. [Club Penguin]
2. Petgames- My Pet Care:- They have online games
categorised very well according to animals- like
horse games, hamster games, ferret, lizard and
turtle games. All these games deal with different
learning themes like rescuing animals from dangers,
adopting animals as pets to help save them and
playing with animals.
4. Bunnies and easter eggs for example focuses on
getting some very cute and cuddly bunnies safely
from one side of the river to the other. The morning
walk teaches children how to take some dogs for a
regular walk avoiding/ dealing with all the dangers
on the way.
Hamster race is a game where children are required
to guide a hamster safely around a given track by
just clicking the mouse. This game helps children
improve their hand- eye coordination. Click here
Net pet adopt gives the children an option to adopt
a pet- it could be a cat or a dog. Then they are
required to take care of the pet, thus learning
something very practical.
5. 3. Sandiego zoo:- They offer adventurous trips
online to kids, with different animals. Children could
go for an elephant odyssey, or a safari park
adventure. They could also join a polar bear in a
plunge. They even have the option for kids to draw,
colour and share animals. The entire website has
been made like a jungle set-up with lush green
leaves. The site also has very good sound system
where children can talk to some animals and birds.
The animals have been categorised for kids to
choose from- amphibians, mammals, insects, birds
and reptiles. Thus, they also inform children on
what all categories for animals exist and which
category a particular animal belongs to.
Animated animals and a very colourful interface
make these online games very interesting to play
and learn from.
