The games section has more than 300 games, which are refreshed weekly. Our kid testers enjoyed playing a wild game of tennis in the ''Sports'' games and Othello in the ''Brain'' games. The ''Cool Sites'' section was easy to navigate and serves as a springboard to a bevy of kid-appropriate Web sites. The site is linked to more than 5,000 other children's sites. Everything on the site is monitored, including the e-mail options and chat rooms.
Children can only interact with children on their parent-approved ''Cyberfriends'' list.
We liked the ability to set up personal chat rooms that take place on a spaceship. You will not find spam or adult lurkers here. One of the oldest kid portals, this site links to more than 2,000 other sites on the Internet. It also offers more than 100 visually stimulating activities that entice children to explore its ''digital sandbox.'' Again, careful monitoring is par. Both teen portals offer access to a wide variety of sites covering such topics as music, movies, sports, poetry, health, schools and colleges.