In this computer day and age it is not surprising that my children want their own things to do on the computer from a young age. While we are careful to limit the amount of time our children spend using the computer, I have found a wonderful site that all my children are enjoying. The site, Scriptures for Kids, offers many things for free, including scripture story books written at several levels so my beginning readers can enjoy the stories as much as my oldest child does when reading the oldest level. There are some games, a music player, scripture videos, and printable activities as well.
Scriptures for Kids now offers a Kids Club subscription area. A 1 year subscription to the Kids Club is $60.00, which breaks down to $5.00 a month for the whole family. Shorter subscriptions are available. With all the free content on Scriptures for Kids, what makes the Kids Club so great? That’s what I’m going to tell you today!
The Kids Club area has 40 Book of Mormon Flash games and more than 65 coloring pages. My children’s wish for games is more than fulfilled in the Kids Club, and some of them have even become a fun family challenge during Family Home Evening. We print coloring pages to keep little ones quiet and focused on the scriptures during church on Sundays. Each game includes animations that teach gospel principles, and new games go live every month. These are computer games for a variety of ages. The navigation is simple, with games organized in several rooms.
The Nursery room has games especially for younger players. As you move your mouse around the room different items are highlighted that take you to a game. The games in this room use scripture stories as a jumping off point for color, shape, and alphabet skills to name a few. My 3 year old loves this room, and is able to do most of the games ‘all by myself’ he will tell you!
The Sacrament room has games for a mix of ages, each focusing on the Savior, music, prophets and apostles, and more. My almost 5 year old and 6 year old use games in this room as well as in the Nursery room. Some of these are more challenging than others.
The third room is the Primary room. The games in here are targeted at children who can already read, giving them much more challenge. There are crossword puzzles, games helping them learn the 13 Articles of Faith, scripture geography games to use their critical thinking skills, and math games, mazes, and more. My middle children (the beginning readers)can do a few of the games in this room. My 9 year old spends most of her time here, though she enjoys games in each of the other areas as well.
You can see descriptions of each game with screen shots here, so take the time to scroll clear through the page. Over the next few months I will be bringing you reviews of specific games in the Kids Club area, so keep an eye out for my children’s thoughts! If you think the Kids Club is something your children would enjoy you can purchase your subscription HERE. If you are not sure yet, try out the free games on Scriptures for Kids right here first.
{Disclaimer: I received a free subscription to Scriptures for Kids Kids Club to enable this and future reviews. I received no other compensation and all opinions presented herein are my own.}
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