myfrog™ virtual world
My kids like to hang out online playing games. My youngest even bought herself a Webkinz since mom and dad refused. There are more sites than I can count but there is a new kid on the block that has caught my attention. If you are looking for kid friendly sites that are environmentally sound you will want sign up for myfrog™.
myfrog™ is a safe online multi-player game for kids age 8-12. Designed and created by Lisa Doyle, myfrog™ fills a void of educational and fun content in the 2.3 billion dollar a year casual gaming industry.
myfrog™ is a site that provides kids with a place to make choices and solutions that will help protect and preserve their environment. Dealing with climate change and environmental problems can be scary for a kid, and modelling solutions in the virtual world of Frog Hollow means that the user can eventually apply solutions in their real world.
The site was created in less than six months with a team of designers, programmers and animators and they have no plans to slow down. The next phase - due in January 2009 - will allow kids to earn badges such as the Water Conservation badge or the Recycling badge. As well, in 2009, the virtual world will go real, with web cam link ups to neighbourhoods in various participating cities in North America. These web cams are the precursor to frogstop™, an interactive frog kiosk that will gauge the environmental health of particular neighborhoods. This will create a real world application for online challenges, and will encourage healthy competition among neighborhoods.
Interested kids should hop on over to www.myfrog.ca and have their parents sign them up. Membership is only $5.95 per month. And starting December15th, mention Ethical Consumer when you sign up and you will receive one month free on a three-month membership or four months free on a one-year membership. I’d hop right on this since it won’t last past Christmas.
Here’s wishing you a Green Christmas!
Tags: Christmas gifts, Environment, kids, online games
