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Fun Activities to Play for Seniors Online
from:Who says the elderly can’t have fun? There are many fun activities to play for seniors and if you are a senior, you need to take a good look at this article. Do you have a computer and the internet? Or do you have access to the internet? If so, you will be happy to know that there are many fun activities to play for seniors online and this is a great solution if you live alone or don’t get visitors very often. You don’t need to wait for someone to come over to play when you can play online.
What are some examples of what we are talking about?
Board Games
There are many board games you can play on the Internet.
o Checkers (http://www.darkfish.com/checkers/Checkers.html)
Here's Checkers from the Dark Fish web site. A classic!
o Chess (http://www.trinimon.de/Chess/)
André Heuner's Chess from Germany has no help and assumes you know how to play. You are white, drag the piece you wish to move to where you wish to move. Controls in the lower right of the board allow you to "take back" moves and get hints.
o Mah Jongg (http://home.wanadoo.nl/edpyl/greendragonmahjongg.html)
Green Dragon Mah Jongg. Human versus the computer.
Card Games
You can play almost any card game you like through your web browser. Here's some of the better ones:
o Cribbage (http://www.gotofreegames.com/cribbage/free_cribbage_online.htm)
Free OnLine Cribbage card Game
o Gin Rummy (http://www.sancho.com/gin/)
Sancho's Gin Rummy. Play Gin Rummy against the computer.
o Solitare - 14 Variations! (http://www.idiotsdelight.net/)
14 different ways to play Solitare from "Idiots Delight"
Crossword
Do you enjoy crosswords? There are many sites with online crossword. Here are some of the best:
o Dictionary.com
Daily Crossword Puzzle. Select "Crossword Puzzle" when you get there, and then either "Master" or "Regular" to start playing. Help is online at the site.
o Globe and Mail Crossword (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/)
Courtesy of the Globe and Mail.
Jigsaw Puzzles
Do you like Jigsaw puzzles? Here are links to many on-line jigsaw puzzle sites. This is much easier than keeping up with all those tiny pieces.
o Jigzone (http://www.jigzone.com/)
The Jigzone has many online jogsaw puzzles from easy to very hard. Geat Site!
o On-Line Puzzles (http://www.dltk-kids.com/puzzle.htm)
DLTK's Crafts for Kids has a jigsaw section.
o Puzzle House (http://www.puzzlehouse.com/_onlinepuzzles/onlinepuzzlesmain.htm)
Free On-Line Puzzles, Easy Medium and Hard. Lots to choose from.
o Shockwave Gallery Jigsaw Puzzles (http://www.article19.com/shockwave/jigsaw.htm)
A great selection of puzzles in many categories.
Collections of Games
Here are links to sites with collections of games and fun activities to play for seniors.
o Flash Arcade (http://gamescene.com/)
Puzzle games, Action games, Quiz games, Card games and more! Amazing games in your web browser. You must have Macromedia's Free Flash Player installed.
o PopCap (http://gamescene.com/)
Free and easy! All games play right in your browser. They're all 100% java, so no downloads or plug-ins are needed.
o E-Zone (http://www.ezone.com/)
Includes games like Valet Ballet, Lenny's Solitare and Fat Boy.
o Classic Games from Coffee Break Arcade (http://www.coffeebreakarcade.com/classic.htm)
Nice collection of "classic" computer games including Board Games, Pinball, Card Games, Mazes, Trivia, and Word Games.
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