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Eating Right

Milk Matters for Kids (National Institute of Child & Human Development)

This site has several fun games. In "The Great Escape," you help Bo Vine the cow escape from the farm and make it to the great Calcium fair. In the Cow Bop game, use Bo to "bop" the calcium-rich foods to get points. In "Milk Matters Puzzle," each question you answer correctly uncovers a piece of a picdture. Answer all the questions to solve the puzzle. In "Word Search," you have a list of words to find in a jumble of letters. In addition to these games, there is a coloring book to print, and a secret message to print and decode.

The Halloween Candy Game (KidsHealth.org)

Drag pieces of candy into the pumpkin's mouth to see how quickly it gets too many calories.

MyPyramid Blast-off game (United States Department of Agriculture)

Fuel your rocket by choosing the right foods and activities to reach Planet Power.

Dining Decisions (From BAM! Body and Mind)

Grab the five best food items from the conveyer belt before the timer expires

Fighting germs

NSF Scrub Club Games (NSF)

This site has six fun games that also teach you about bacteria and the importance of proper hand-washing. Be sure to check the cartoon Webisodes and Villains also.

Food Detectives fight BAC (Partnership for Food Safety Education)

Solve all the food safety cases to get earn a certificate.

Staying Active

I Heard hurdle race (from BAM! Body and Mind)

Answer the questions on physical activity correctly to win the race

Shrek Says (Small Step Kids)

Excercise with Shrek the Ogre and the other characters from the movie.

Stress

The Bully Roundup (From BAM! Body and Mind)

A boardgame that tests your bully smarts.

Stop Bullying Now game page

This site has nine games about bullying. Many of them use the characters that appear in the site's online cartoon "webisodes."

Grind Your Mind (from BAM! Body and Mind)

Skateboard through an animated quiz on peer pressure

For Girls

Powerful Girls have Powerful Bones (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

This site has three games: "Jump & Skip" is a jumprope game. In "Snack Attack," you have to grab the calcium-rich food each kid wants from a conveyer belt before the timer runs out. "Mix-Up Madness" is a picture-matching games. Be sure to write down the code numbers you get as you complete each game, so you can unlock new outfits for your character in the boutique.

Other Health Games

USFA Kids (U. S. Fire Administration)

In "Hazard House," you must find and fix all the fire hazards to make the house safe. This site also has word search and matching games.

Smile Style (from BAM! Body and Mind)

Select the items that are good for your teeth, and drag the ones that aren't to the trash-can to win BAM! Smile Style wallpaper for your computer

Page reviewed: June 10, 2009
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