I absoulutly love this website. It's fun, educational, and there are no saftey issues. It's also kind of a personal challenge to finish the mission! ?
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Poptropica
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Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 6; suggested age 7. -
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Common Sense says
Island-hopping adventure is hours of safe fun.
updated 03.03.09
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 7 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Poptropica
Parents need to know that this very popular virtual world and adventure game is fun, safe, and sometimes educational. Unlike many adventure games, players don't fight, get hurt, lose, or die. Kids can chat using prescripted phrases, and can challenge each other to play simple arcade-style games. One thing to note is that younger kids could feel rejected if their requests to chat or play games are ignored. Kids choose a username and password so they can reenter the game where they left off, but other players don't see that name; instead, the site assigns each kid a preselected name like Cool Starfish or Fearless Hippo. There's one prominent, recurring ad for Apple Jacks cereal that players pass as they walk through screens.
Read our full review by Susan Yudt
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Most Recent Reviews
Lives in New JerseyI rate this title on for age 5 and give it- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
Perfect website!
- Lives inI rate this title on for age 6 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
Great for Everybody!!!!
I'm eleven, and I passed it on to like, 10 of my friends. It's so much fun, and you don't have to pay like stupid Club Penguin. You get explore, collect, and compete, and it's perfect for all kids. There are no bad sides, except that it's addicting! I recommend it to all kids like me.
- Lives in OregonI rate this title on for age 15 and give it
perfect for little kid...preteens...and teens alike!
I love it I am eleven It keep me busy I used too pass classes of the second graders..3 graders and stuff and I would see what they are doing on the computers so I checked it out at home..I brought it to my teacher for OUR grade computer time she loved!!!
Lives in GeorgiaI rate this title on for age 6 and give itSO SO SO FUN!!!
at my school, playing poptropica practically makes u cool 2 us 5th graders! i brought poptropica 2 my school, and now everyone loves me!
- Lives in MarylandI rate this title on for age 7 and give it
Poptropica is a great website for kids 7 and up. On poptropica, there are different islands that you can "solve." On an island, you help te people of that island fix it. There are buildings on the islands where you can interact with other players and where you can switch clothes with them, play games, or chat using preloaded phrases.
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