Preschool online games

These preschool online games sites are just right for little kids.

They combine strong character-driven content along with fun preschool learning activities and games.

Play with balloons, count fruit, find kid's science suggestions and play games in interactive videos.

Preschoolers will love the jigsaws, matching pairs, face masks and musical fun on offer as they travel to Toy Town, Nutwood, Greendale, Springhill Farm and whizz along on a subway train on the International Underground!

I hope you and yours enjoy this selection of preschool online games. Links open into a new window for you.

Preschool online games

• splash in the puddles and help Peppa spell
• make Mrs Chicken happy by hatching lots of eggs
• help characters navigate through the mazes
• and paint with Peppa and George

You'll find more Peppa games on five.tv's Milkshake site.

Roary the Racing Car
Meet the characters, read stories, singalong and more. Aimed at 2 to 6 year olds, it features a young, red, and rather cheeky racing car called... Roary!

Roary's all about being positive, helpful, living healthily and being safe on the road. There's a simple Roary racing game, a Roary doodle, coloring in and matching pairs game, as well as printable activity sheets.

Noddy
Welcome to Toy Town! Come and meet Noddy and his friends - Bumpy Dog, Big Ears, Mr Plod, Tessie Bear as well as Sly and Gobbo, Master Tubby Bear - they're all here!

In the games section, you can record a tune using different sounds on the keyboard of Noddy's Music Maker, then listen to your masterpiece! Paint a picture online and print it out in Paint It. Join Big Ears in his Pop and Spell game, popping balloons to spell out familiar words. Tessie Bear plays a Shape Search and your preschooler can count apples with Dinah Doll.

In the printables section you can

• print a Noddy badge with your name or age on it
• do a dot to dot or maze puzzle
• enjoy coloring in
• or play I-Spy.

There's a learning guide for grown-ups which is very useful in case you've missed anything - you'll find useful tips about how to get your child involved in these preschool online games.

Peep and the Big Wide World
Peep and the Big Wide World brings the world of science to preschoolers - and there is a ton of stuff to look at on this site. Check out the activities section, which loads up with over 70 practical ideas such as

• take a trip to a hardware store to examine gadgets
• go on a sound hunt inside and outdoors
• get out the magnifying glass and make things bigger
• have an ice cube melting contest

Online preschool games include a sorting activity in Trash Stash and a "balance the bunnies on the seesaw" game which really is great.

What with singing along with Peep's theme song, checking out the video clips and coloring in Peep's printables, I'm sure you'll find a wealth of ideas to keep your little kids busy - one of the best preschool online games and activities sites out there.

Rupert Bear
I don't know if you remember Rupert Bear from your own childhood - I have wonderful memories of being tucked up in bed with my Rupert Bear annual at Christmas, and enjoying the magical illustrations and adventures of Rupert and his friends.

Contemporary Rupert now appears in his own TV series, appropriately entitled Rupert Bear Follows the Magic. Funnily enough, you can still find "classic Rupert" around - for the oldies like me :)

Rupert's website features Fun Stuff downloads, where you can color in Rupert or make a door hanger.

What about the games? Recent games have included

• a spelling game
• catch the acorns or stars
• and a copy the tune game - again, with easy, medium or hard versions.

Do check out the "Watch and Play" section, where you can watch clips of Rupert Bear and then follow the prompts to play a game at that point in the clip - your kids will love this! Great interactive stuff for little kids.

Did you know that Bill Badger is five and three quarters years old, and loves his Big Book of Facts - but what's Ping Pong's magic baby dragon called? Get to know the characters, items, vehicles and locations in the Explore Nutwood section.

This is a great preschool online games site - and if you like it, here's another that follows exactly the same format:

Postman Pat
Here the Fun Stuff inlcudes a Greendale drag and drop jigsaw puzzle with three levels, a matching pairs game and the catching game this time is all about grabbing letters!

In Watch and Play there are more clips to watch and interact with - including Postman Pat and the Pirate Ship, Postman Pat's Greendale Movie, or Postman Pat and the Pop Stars.

Explore Greendale Find out about Pat, Jess, Nisha and all the characters as well as other features of Pat's world.

Underground Ernie
Ernie works on the International Underground - based on the London tube or subway train system.

Find out about the characters and trains and color in their pictures, send an Ernie e-card or print a face mask. Find your way around Ernie's world or head into the fun and games section, where you can choose a train and have fun moving Victoria left and right to catch the crowns or play a memory game with Bakerloo!

Tractor Tom
There's a bright red tractor on Springhill farm.... and Tractor Tom will save the day! Tractor Tom fans will enjoy this small site. There's a "meet the gang page" with Farmer Fi and Matt, Snicker, Mo, Riff and the other animals, as well as the farm vehicles, Rev, Wheezy, Buzz - and Tractor Tom of course.

Appropriate preschool online games include a Tractor Tom jigsaw, an activity where your kids can place the animals around the farm - or a singalong to the Tractor Tom theme tune, which is rather catchy!