When you have a toddler or a preschooler at home and they are ready for some fun activities, it is good to know that there are free online games and activities available for them to play at Nick Jr.com. Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Nick at Nite and Nicktoons, are all part of the Viacom International Inc. Nickelodeon kids and family websites. This single website can provide you with free Nick Jr games online. There are some very basic and simple games of matching colors and shapes as well as other memory games which are age appropriate. The age recommendation for Nick Jr is for children aged three to five.

If your child likes Dora the Explorer, Diego and the other Nick Jr. characters and, as with all the Nick Jr shows, they will enjoy being able to play these interactive games with the characters. The Nick Jr. online games are free flash games with no downloading. There are also no difficult button combination for the child to learn.http://www.nickjr.com/ These are simple point and click games that are created in order to enhance the learning process of these young children. Some of the games include: "Toot and Puddle Friendship Garden", "Diego's Arctic Rescue Game", "Dora and the Lost Valentine", and "DJ Hoho's Dance Party".

Because the website is ad supported, kids can be expected to see some advertisements while on the Nick Jr. site and while navigating between games. In trade, these games are available to children and families for free with no membership or sign-up required.

The Nick Jr website is colorful and loaded with sounds to enhance the experience for the young child. The characters provide verbal directions as they play. The Dora and Diego characters speak in both Spanish and in English just as they do on the network show. Joe and Blue and all of the other characters from Nick Jr. have a number of games that can be chosen to play such as Doodle Doodle, Candy Land, and Bingo.

There are games that deal with music appreciation as well as learning the various colors and shapes. All the games are interactive and will tell the child when a mistake has been made.

The games can be saved right at the website so that the child will be able to return to play them at a later date.http://www.nickjr.com/playtime/cats/games/all_games/dora_candyland.jhtml