Harry now has a computer in his room

[heidi]

It's my dad's old office one, and it runs Win 2000 (although I may update it to XP if I can find my old disk) . He's about to turn seven, and a good reader, but his computer isn't connected to the internet as a regular rule, although I have a pcmcia card so I can do it once a week for updates and stuff.

What games & software are good for his age group? He's used my computer to play online stuff a lot, under my supervision, so we haven't looked into software for a while. I'm thinking games, sciencey things, educational-stuff-that-doesn't-seem-educational, etc.

Any good recs?

Comments

[hedda62.livejournal.com]

Best kids' computer game I've ever become obsessed with played is Logical Journey of the Zoombinis (http://www.learningvillage.com/html/rZoombinis2002.html) - we have the older version, but the 2002 edition looks to be about the same. Age range is given as 9-14, but my kids played it several years younger with a little help, and it could certainly appeal to a smart 7-year-old. There are several levels of play so you can build up. It's not a math game per se, more a way of developing logic and categorization skills, and it's also fun, and the Zoombinis are cute.

[wickedelf.livejournal.com]

I don't have a kid, so not much experience there, but I know I used to love the Carmen Sandiego games, and Amazon has a bunch of cheap, used ones for sale.

[aim-toothpaste.livejournal.com]

Zoombinis is the best game EVER.