Saturday, November 14, 2009

Online Games For Families Make Great Casual Fun

There are many different types of online games now available for families and people to enjoy. This can be a great family pastime that you can all enjoy together. Many adults still look at video games as child's play and they fail to realize that this can be an activity the whole family can take part in. Even if you're not familiar with online gaming and how to play, there are many great games available for people of all playing skill levels.

From a simple game while waiting on hold to a longer event the whole family can sit down for, Internet games are creating great casual fun for many families across the globe. If you have a computer and the Internet, you can gain access to a great number of fun online games for your family.

You may choose a family game night on a certain day each week or maybe you take a certain block of time on the weekends to spend some time together. You might let each member of the family take turns picking a game that they want to play. This helps everyone become involved and makes it more of a family event.

Here are some of our favorite online or Internet games for families and great casual fun:

  • Disney's Trivia Game
  • Cubis 2 Gold
  • Word Mojo Gold
  • Diner Dash
  • Subway Scramble
  • Bejeweled 2
  • Zuma
  • Chuzzle
  • Bookworm
  • Rocket Mania
  • Insaniquarium
  • Typer Shark
  • AStroPop
  • Dynomite
  • Big Money
  • Pixelus

When you're looking for great games you can enjoy online together or something you can feel comfortable letting your kids play, all of the simple, fun online games on this list are a great choice.

You can also look for online games on the websites of networks that play shows your children like such as Nickelodeon and Disney. There are even games for toddlers from NickJR and Noggin and more.

Lisa Mason is a freelance writer with a specialty in Internet content and SEO articles and the author of How to Earn a Living Writing for the Internet as well as two poetry anthologies and a how-to poetry book. She has written thousands of articles, hundreds of ebooks and thousands of website pages and related content.

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