As an anglophone parent, of a bilingual child…I have done much research into fun franco resources for pre-schoolers & school aged children. Surfing the web, in French, can be a fun (and gulp — educational) family activity. Of course, always supervise your children when they are on the Internet. I once typed in a princess name into the search box — only the search didn’t take me to anything Disney…rather to many XXX pop-ups. Lesson learned…Don’t leave kids & computers alone together — the computer doesn’t talk the language of age-appropriate.

Here are some tried & true recommended franco sites:

http://www.hugolescargot.com/ – French colouring pages, games, activities
http://amazon.ca/ – a great selection of French books (by age range and reading readiness)
http://www.tfo.org/cfmx/tfoorg/tfo/ – has websites/games for pre-schoolers as well as tweens (also has a homework hotline called SOS DEVOIRS for kids in French school).
http://www.teteamodeler.com/dossier/cuisine/cuisine.asp – cooking with kids en francaise

www.parentclub.ca