Fog.com does not present itself as an educational gaming website and should not be used as such. However, FOG.com offers some fun games with educational value.
The site offers interactivity such as rating the games, listing the number of times a game has been played, and the ability to put a game on a website. Players can even create their own video game and upload it to the website. The games are sorted by editor picks and most played.
Teach Children Physics, Spelling, Math, and Problem Solving Skills
For example, Word Cannon offers a physics lesson as children try to shoot letters into appropriate spots. Additionally, the game involves spelling and would make a great place to practice sight words.
Trapr is an excellent puzzle game that requires solving skills to trap a penguin (or duck) from escaping. The game is colorful, musical and fun. In addition to developing problem solving skills, this game offer children fine motor development because it requires quick clicking and mouse movement.
Lastly, Penguin Dinner is a fun game that teaches children math skills, and enforces lessons of community and the jobs people do.
There are more games on the site that offer some educational value, and kids will have a great time playing games while learning or reinforcing skills.
Other Styles of Free Online Games on Fog.com
Two of the less violent games are Drago and Red Ball 2.
Drago is an adventure game that kids can navigate through, jump on bad guys, and finish several levels. There are big bosses to defeat and towns to save. This is a good, simple, adventure game in the vain of Mario Brothers which children will enjoy playing. It uses arrow keys and “A” key to move and jump which will improve finger dexterity.
Redball2 is a colorful funny game in which children can roll, bounce and stop a red ball. The purpose of the game is to help the ball find his missing crown. Children will giggle at the silly ball, especially when it bounces up and down stairs and accidently gets popped by spikes.
Is fog.com Safe for Children to Use; is there Violence?
Unfortunately Fog.com has many commercials on the site. As a game is loaded commercials for movies and shows that are inappropriate for most children are shown. A player must sit through these commercials to access the games. During this review a commercial for South Park was shown repeatedly.
There are banner commercials as well. These commercials open a separate window but still offer an easy way for children to navigate off the website and into internet danger.
Several of the games under the editors pick and most played sections of the website were violent. When Penguins Attack and Interactive Buddy both include killing and blood. These games are colorful and interactive and will attract younger children. It is difficult to tell which games will be violent until a game is opened and played.
For this reason, it is suggested that parents use heavy monitoring while children are on fog.com. Children can navigate away from the site or navigate to a game that is inappropriate for their age.
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