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#1 Cash Back
The first of the educational online games I recommend is Cash Back. In Cash Back, players will sell an item, and they have to give the correct change back to the customer. There are three modes – Easy with 2-digit whole numbers, Medium with numbers less than 100 and 2 decimal places, and Hard with numbers 100+ and 2 decimal places. The game has a hint system if the incorrect amount of change is given, and the player can also choose to show the change amount they have to give or if they want to calculate it themselves.
Also, players can use different money combinations as long as the total is the correct amount. For example, if the player has to give $5 in change, they can choose to give 5 $1 bills or a single $5 bill as both are correct. There are different items the customers are buying worth varying amounts in the game, so there will not be the same items over and over again. Cash Back is a fun game to see how many sales the player can make before the timer runs out. The game also encourages counting money and mathematics.
#2 Code Panda
Code Panda is an adorable game that serves as an introduction to programming. The goal of the game is to move the panda to the bamboo, and the player has to select the moves and put them in the right order. In later levels, players also have the goal to collect coins before reaching the bamboo. There are 32 levels from basic to more challenging including adding repeats and code to jump over. Each level has a goal number of code pieces to use, and the player will get 3 stars if they meet that goal. The graphics in Code Panda are cute, and the game is fun to play.
#3 Coffee Shop
In Coffee Shop, players earn money from running a coffee shop for a month. At the start of each in-game day, players manage their inventory, and they can choose to buy cups, coffee, milk, and sugar in bulk or smaller quantities. Players also adjust the coffee formula with the amounts of coffee, milk, and sugar to use for each cup, and set the price for a cup of coffee. Afterward, players will begin the day. As customers buy coffee, they have will bubbles above their heads that the player can click on to read what the customer thinks.
The customers can say the price is right, the price is too high, there is not enough coffee or sugar, the weather is too warm for coffee, etc. Customers are more likely to buy coffee on cold days, and less likely on warm days, and players can adjust the price during the day if their customers are saying their price is too high or if they want to try and sell more cups of coffee. At the end of the day, there will be a summary if the player ran out of stock, lost money, or did well. Coffee Shop is a great game to learn about budgeting, supply and demand, as well as resource management.
#4 Hidden Food
Hidden Food is a hidden object game where players find specific food and kitchen appliances in the image. There are 20 levels and players need to find all the items in each level before the timer runs out. As the levels progress, the game gets more challenging with the player having to find more objects and there are also more objects on the screen to look through. If the player gets stuck, after around 5 seconds one of the objects the player has to find will move on the screen. Hidden object games are fun, and they also promote attention to detail and improve visual perception and hand-eye coordination.
#5 Mahjong Solitaire
The last suggestion for an online game is Mahjong Solitaire. In the game, players match tiles that are not blocked by other tiles until there are no remaining tiles. There are 4 different tile maps to choose from including heart, wall, default, and pyramid. The player can also choose the style of the tiles including landmarks, buildings, construction, economy, renovation, and landscapes. If the player runs out of remaining tile pairs, they can shuffle the tiles and hopefully finish the round. Mahjong Solitaire is great for improving short-term memory and observation, encouraging faster decisions, and recognizing patterns.
For more children’s games, you can read my post on Replaying Children’s PC Games.
Very helpful. I was looking for such games for my son.
Thanks!
OMG! I love playing games more than I like to admit! The hidden food game would definitely be a game that catches my attention. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Haha I like to play games and hidden object games are always fun! You’re welcome!
There some great learning games amongst them.
Thanks and I agree!
These look fab! I’ve never understood why screen time for kids is a taboo subject. They can learn so much from games like these. Admittedly I think my daughter’s a bit young still for these, but I think they’re great examples. We’ll definitely be looking into things like this when she gets a bit older.
Claire.x
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Exactly! Screen time can be so beneficial for kids. My daughter has a tablet that she uses to play games like Minecraft and Roblox as well as watch YouTube. Even watching YouTube has helped her with learning English and she speaks English well even though we’ve been in Denmark almost her whole life and I’m the only person here that speaks English to her.
My niece and nephew are still very young, but they like to play a balloon popping game that helps with their dexterity.
That’s fantastic they like to play a game that helps them!
Thank you for putting together this list. I didn’t know any of these suggestions. Hidden food seems fun and interesting, even I would love to play!
You’re welcome! Hidden object games are fun to play even as adults!
We don’t have children, but these are all great ideas.
Thanks!
I wouldn’t mind playing the Coffee Shop game myself! These are such a great selection of children’s games! x
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The Coffee Shop game is a bit challenging too because the first time I played it, I completely failed because I went bankrupt from continously buying inventory when I didn’t need to haha but the second round I did much better!
These sound great for children!! Games are definitely better to keep their minds going too. Thank you for sharing 🙂
You’re welcome and I agree!
I don’t have children but I do think if you are going to let your children play video games etc, you should balance it with educational games. These are some great examples. Thank you for sharing.
Lauren
You’re welcome and I completely agree it is good to have a balance!
There are so many wonderful games for kids to go off here. I personally found Cash Back to be too triggering (retail worker in my day job), but loved the clicker the had available.
Thanks and I understand! The last thing you probably want to do after work is to count change
I really like the sound of these and can see how useful they could be for children to learn various things; I think I’d even have a try at some of them, haha!
Thanks! I’ve played all of them and I really enjoyed Mahjong Solitaire!
These games all sound great for children!
Thanks!
I loved playing math games when I was younger, and I’m sure it helped a lot! x
That’s great you played math games when you were younger and it probably did help!
These games sound awesome. You make me wanna play the code panda & coffee shop games. Thank you for sharing.
Code Panda is a fun game and I especially love the graphics! Some of the levels are a bit challening too because you have a limited number of moves to use to get 3 stars.
Also, I completely failed the first time I played Coffee Shop because I kept buying inventory when I didn’t need to so I went bankrupt, but the second round I did a lot better haha
Hi What age ranges do you recommend these for?
Also, my children have cerebral palsy, and so their reaction times are not so quick. When I used to try to find online games for them I often found they struggled to interact quickly enough and so became frustrated because they would be timed out. How fast are these games?
Thank you for posting because they do look good.
I would recommend these games for school-aged children. For Cash Back, since there are 3 different difficulty levels, easy mode can be played by younger children whereas the hard mode can be played by older children. Coffee Shop I would also recommend for older children because there are a lot of components to the game from buying inventory, adjusting the formula, setting the price, and factoring in the weather for the day. Whereas Hidden Food would be great for younger children since there is no reading involved while Code Panda does symbols for all the moves, it would help if the child could read what the symbols mean.
Cash Back and Hidden Food have timers that go pretty quick so I would not recommend them for your children. Code Panda has no timer so your children can spend all the time they need on each level. Mahjong Solitaire counts the time taken for the game, but your children are able to take their time. Coffee Shop also doesn’t have a timer and they can take their time buying inventory and adjusting the coffee formula before starting the in-game day. Then when they start the day, the only thing they do is adjust the price of coffee if they want to.
These are some great suggestions for kids! Although the coffee shop game looks like something I’d play myself. I love simulation games where you have to run a cafe or something haha!
Thanks! I played the Coffee Shop and it can be challenging even as an adult. The first time I played it, I completely failed because I kept buying inventory when I didn’t need to so I went bankrupt. The next round I did much better haha