In today's fast paced world, computers are a source of entertainment and education for kids of all ages. It doesn't take but one Google search to find an assortment of web pages to visit to locate online games for kids. The games are free to play online. Most sites require you to establish a user name, though.

The Yahoo Kids website offer games such as card games like canasta, go fish, hearts and spades. Each game has different levels that can be adjusted to age levels. Also, this site has word games such as Literati, Spelldown and Word Racer. There is also a unique set of games found on this site which are based on movies and television shows. Many kids can easily relate to those types of games because they already know the premises on which the movie and television shows are based.

The younger kids can also find games on the PBS KIDS website. This site uses its television characters to create its games. All of the games on the PBS KIDS site are fun and educational. Kids will find characters like Curious George, Maya and Miguel, Barney, Dragon Tales and Super Why. The games incorporate new characters and characters from well known shows such as Mister Rogers and Big Bird.

The Scholastic website has games based on books that children read in school. Children can do puzzle games, take quizzes and play arcade-style games. This site is particularly useful as a refresher to students and their comprehension of the books that they have read.