of course they help the brain may help them do better in school and they are fun so everyone is happy :)
Yes, it is great to have kids learn through playing
There is coolmath kids can learn things on that educational website
There are several sites online for educational online games. For children, funbrain and funschool are good sites for educational games online. Older kids may find the site www.theproblemsite.com useful.
The best computer games for kids in this age group are educational games such as star.com or Caiioo. Kids at this age are just honing in on their computer skills so less is better.
One can play online educational history games for kids on the 'Kaboose' website where they have a number of games. One can also play them on 'Kids Past'.
Educational games are good brain work. It tends to work the child's mind. Because they constantly thinking when playing these types of games. Most children that are involved in these type of activities are the ones that tend to be smart.
The Kidz Page website provides a wide variety of educational games for kids. One can find puzzles, coloring pages, clip art, word games and picture games.
Spelling Challenges and More! for the PSP is a good educational video game for kids on the go.
You could go to Y3.com to play games...NOTE: not all are educational.
PBSkids.org/games is where you can find all sorts of games for kids of all ages that are super educational.
The best site for educational games, in my opinion, is www.freerice.com. Not only does this site provide educational games, but it also helps feed the poor with rice.
Some good educational games for young children are all v-tech games. They focus on a varity of age groups. Also any of the leap frog games are good for small kids and educational too. Some other games include jumpstart.com. they also have Jumpstart games you can buy at Wal-Mart that are inexpensive and fun for young children to play. They come in a variety but are usually focusing on math or reading. I know from personal experience and my own shildren's experience that all of these are fun and benefitial.
www.thekidzpage.com give a lot of educational fun free online games for kids. I'm sure they will find it very fun and excited about how many games there are.