1. Barbie Girl

A fun and safe place for girls to hang out, play games, furnish their bedroom and pretend they are Barbie

2. Eduplace

Educational games with a serious emphasis on fun

3. Jackson Pollock

Create colourful masterpieces with a mouse and no mess. Just click on the white screen and drag that mouse.

4. Mathletics

Practice and test maths skills in a fun environment against an online kid’s community from kindergarten to Year 12. An annual subscription fee applies to parents if your school isn’t already a member

5. Scholastic I Spy

A range of easy to hard, find and click, I Spy games

6. Disney Family

As you would expect from Disney, this website has about a million ways to entertain kids of all ages – all with a Disney twist. There are crafts, activities, recipes and lots of gorgeous ideas for fun.

7. ABC TV’s Games

Play with B1 and B2, Rattus, Mixy, Feral TV, the Couch Potato game and more. If you hold your mouse pointer over the button on the games page, the wheel in the middle indicates the age appropriateness of the game or activity.

8. National Geographic

Games, activities, stories, videos – it’s a world of fun that takes kids on a journey of discovery.