Which websites would you be happy to let your children loose on?

[CarrieMumsnet]

We'd like to include in our "how to keep your children safe on the internet guide" - a Mumsnet top 50 (20?, 10?) sites you'd be happy to let your children loose on.

Please post your recommendations here.

Thanks

MNHQ

[Rhubarb]

There is this site called Mumsnet which I wouldn't let my kids touch with a bargepole. Pure filth it is!

[mrsmaddyd]

Mr Men my Kids are mad about that site & C Beebies of course.

[IdrisTheDragon]

DS is 4.3 and goes on CBeebies and NickJr.

[Unfitmother]

Cbeebies & Club penguin for 6 yr old
CbbC, wellbored & Club penguin for 10 yr old

[CaptainCaveman]

cbeebies, ds is 3.10

[soapbox]

funny games some good games - but needs a little supervision as some of the games are targeted at older children. DS aged 8.

[Loshad]

club penguin, pay monthly by cc, no probelms and they really like it (even the super cool 14 yo) the others are 12, 10 and 7

[SlightlyMadSecretSoundWinner]

cbeebies (4-7ish?)
cbbc (just starting at nearly 7)
bbc bitesize (4+ish?)
just discovered club penguin (nearly 7)
Another vote for woolands primary school - fab site for education aligned games - better than bitesize
Tamatown (sorry had to lower the tone - but need a tamagotchi for this)

[LaundryFairy]

DS (age 5) likes:

CBBC
Playmobil
tryscience.org
CBeebies
LEGO
Doctor Who
Arkive

[TooTicky]

Show Me Educational games from museums. 6, 8 and 11
CBBC 6, 8 and 11
Playmobil 6, 8 and 11
Poisson Rouge 2 and 6

[FlossieTCake]

As well as Cbeebies/CBBC/ClubPenguin/Miniclip, which my kids are totally hooked on:

ChessKids is very popular with the eldest - not just chess but some other games like battleships, the one where you draw straight lines on a grid of dots and get to colour the box in when you get four sides, etc. etc. - although I just looked and they seem to be quite well hidden now.

My boys are 6 and 8. They think Google is the key to the universe, which is quite worrying - ah, how I remember fondly when my geeky friend Jules recommended it as a little-known, up-and-coming alternative to AltaVista...

[2sugars]

DDs are 8 and 9. BBC sites for homework, otherwise Club Penguin and Webkinz. We have no parental controls. In fact, we have no parental control . And only where I can see what they're up to - no taking the laptops upstairs.

[NeverSayNevertoaDyson]

Dd 11
Club Penguin
Stardolls
Miniclip/addicting games
watches music video's on utube.

Dd 15
Goes where she wants, has a myspace account but is set to private so only her friends can see it. She uses it lots to do homework.

They are both very aware of the dangers of giving out personal details on the w.w.w. and the computer is in the family room so I can look at any time to see what they are doing.

[southeastastra]

6 year old

egg games, mr men, youtube

14yr old

runescape msn

[oliviaelanasmum]

3 year old: Cbeebies, Nickjnr
6 year old: Stardolls,myscene,girlguiding uk

[Dottydot]

Cbeebies for 4s and under.

Cbbc for 5+

Club penguin for 5+

BBC doctor who website for 6+

(Based on dss' usage!)

[PotPourri]

cbeebies
enchanted learning - but you need to subscribe to that

[prettybird]

Club Penguin - full membership as it does make a difference. Put the "safe chat" on if you have concerns (can only "talk" with pre-defined drop downs).

It's taught ds the value of budgeting and the need to "earn" stuff so that he can furnish his igloo or get special clothing for his penguin.

[handlemecarefully]

cbeebies
nick junior
playhouse disney
planetprotectors

[ilovemydd]

DD1 (12-) MovieStarPlanet (Supervised)
Bin Weevils
Club Penguin
Animal Jam
MyMaths
Instagram (Supervised)
YouTube Kids
Duolingo (Language app)

DD2 (2.5-) Cbeebies
Nick Jr
Happy Valley Friends
Writing Wizard
YouTube Kids (With DD1)
Sports Relief (Kids Section)
Tiny Pop (Supervised)

DD1 has own laptop with parental controls (9pm switch off.)
DD2 shares laptop with me.

[just5morepeas]

Mine are too young to do anything on their own (3 and 6).

When they're older I'll want some sort of parental controls on whatever they access and only downstairs where I can supervise until they're teenagers I think. Even when they're teens I'll prob not leave them with their phones/computers in their rooms overnight until they're say 15/16 depending on how mature and responsible they are.