Have you ever visited Poisson Rouge (Red Fish)? If you have a younger child who wants a chance to explore online, but you’re concerned about ads and content, point your family to this site and let ‘em loose!
The only ad on this site is on the intro page, where they are asking for donations to keep this FREE website up and running. Donating isn’t required to enter the site — just click any of the links (“I’ve already donated” or “I’m unfamiliar with the site”) to go to the main page. There are no third-party ads, no content inappropriate for any member of the family, and page after page of everything from games to songs to language lessons. Tank especially enjoys the songs sung in French and the activity were you make the Spanish guitar play different chord progressions.
When I need quiet time, I turn on Poisson Rouge for Tank to play for 20 or 30 minutes. The noise is unobtrusive — the singing is in a pleasant voice, the sound effects aren’t shrill or irritating, the music is often downright soothing. The images are bright and simple. It’s really the ideal website for kids. Even Captain Science will sit and help Tank play around…not that the site requires a lot of hand-holding to navigate; Captain S just enjoys it!
Go check out Poisson Rouge (and maybe donate a little?) and see if you enjoy it as much as we do!
