Web giant Google has shown some cracks in its armor today with an international malfunction of its ubiquitous search engine. Every search result returned was accompanied by a "malware" warning ... Read More

In honor of the last of our 31 Days of Fun series, I have sent you a special note online at the zefrank.com letter project. Once you read my note, ... Read More

Optical Illusions never cease to fascinate me. For some reason, I'm always surprised by the way our brains process visual information. With 31 Days of Fun coming to a close, ... Read More

JacksonPollock.org allows you to let your inner Jackson Pollock out. As you move your mouse around on the screen, you can create your own masterpiece. Click the mouse to change ... Read More

Shel Silverstein was one of my favorite authors when I was a child. His irreverent poetry allows children to feel like they're bucking authority, even as they stretch their imaginations. ... Read More

If you like puzzles and you're looking for something a little bit different, you'll want to try Totem Destroyer. Each level has a golden "totem" resting atop a tower of ... Read More

Tangrams are an ancient Chinese art. The goal is to make pictures using a collection of 7 geometric pieces that include 5 triangles, a square and a parallelogram. Some of ... Read More

I love word games... Boggle, Scrabble, and so on. Chicktionary is in a similar vein, except there are chickens involved! Ok, so it's not as crazy as it sounds. You ... Read More

LEGO Studios Backlot is a shockwave game that allows you to learn a little about movie studios while taking on tasks and solving puzzles. Navigation is done with keyboard controls ... Read More

Every day after school, my sister and I would run home, turn on the TV and watch Star Blazers. To this day, we both will randomly start singing the theme ... Read More

A few weeks ago I blogged about Virtual Sand Art at Thisissand.com. Well, Powder is like sand art with some serious special effects. If you could do sand art with ... Read More

The name Flag Tag probably conjures up some sort of playground game, but this is a different type of tag. Flag Tag presents you with a selection of flags and ... Read More

Today's fun choice is a clever flash puzzler called Silversphere. It sounds easy enough... navigate a ball into a swirling vortex. The challenge comes in avoiding pitfalls and solving increasingly ... Read More

The simplest way to develop basic programming skills is to learn how to break a task into discrete steps. LightBot is a fun way to learn a bit more about ... Read More

Acrobots is a one of those Internet time wasters that doesn't seem like much, but is weirdly addictive. Imagine a bunch of three legged-acrobats, who bounce around the screen. Yeah, ... Read More

Hasbro is the name behind such classic board games as Operation, Boggle and The Game of Life. I don't know about you, but these are the games that occupied hours ... Read More

I love music, but I have basically no musical talent. I can pick out a tune or two on the piano (or flutophone), but I won't be playing any concerts ... Read More

Artist and programmer Ferry Halim has created his own personal playground with dozens of cute and quirky flash games. Better still, we're invited to play as well. Orsinal has a ... Read More

Linerider is such a fantastically simple game that it has become an online cult classic. To play Linerider, draw a line using the pencil tool. Press "play" and a boy ... Read More

My mom bought each of her grandchildren a kaleidoscope for Christmas. Since the kids vary in ages, the kaleidoscopes ranged from your basic decorative cardboard tube with colorful plastic beads ... Read More

Etch a Sketch is one of the toys that epitomize childhood for me. It's creative, simple, portable and fun to share. It was exciting to find an online version of ... Read More

Crossword puzzles are a wonderful way to build vocabulary and keep your brain sharp. The New York Times Learning Network presents two puzzles each month that are designed for students ... Read More

When I was in middle school, we always had a school carnival. One of my favorite games required you to throw a small ball into a hoop in an infant ... Read More

Yes, it's true. Sand art is back in all of its virtual, retro glory at Thisissand.com. The nice thing is that virtual sand art allows you a lot more control ... Read More

Week 1 of 31 Days of Fun has gone by in a flash. I hope you have each discovered at least one new website or activity to share with your ... Read More

My kids love music. My daughter, who is 19 months old, goes to sleep every night to Mozart's violin concertos. She calls him "Shushart." Of course, you don't need to ... Read More

Every so often, I decide that I should have been a CSI. I love the idea of collecting evidence, processing it, and solving a crime. And then I remember the ... Read More

I am, admittedly, not the best person to judge typing instructional software and websites. I learned to type in college when I was chatting online with several people at once. ... Read More

When I was younger, my pediatrician always had the most recent copy of Highlights Magazine. I always enjoyed doing the Hidden Pictures puzzles... finding every day objects hidden in the ... Read More

If you are a loyal read of this site, you may remember a blog post from November, 2007 that highlighted the Free Rice website. In case you think I'm cheating ... Read More

A DreamStarter, based on the book of the same name, is a starting point for telling fantastic stories. Each DreamStarter provides the basic foundation for a story, such as the ... Read More

The first website in the 31 Days of Fun list is the National Geographic Wildlife Filmmaker. Simply drag and drop your favorite movie clips, sounds, music and captions into the ... Read More