Games for 4 year olds
A bit more to do - steering, matching, simple mazes and finishing jobs.
Free games for 4 year olds
Four is the age when kids start wanting a proper job to do in a game - steer the helicopter to the right tree, find the matching pair, get the lost baby lemurs home. These games give them that, with big buttons, clear pictures and no reading needed, but a little more thinking than the toddler games.
Good places to start are Lenny's Memory Match for turning over cards and remembering where things are, Whirlybird Rescue for steering a helicopter around the sky, and Chomper's Digger for digging, filling the dump truck and building. First mazes like Lenny's Jungle Maze and Chomper's Digger Maze use big squares and simple arrows.
Unicorn fans can fly in Glitter Sky Unicorn or race in Starlight's Unicorn Race - there are more on the unicorn games page. If something feels too tricky, the toddler games are a gentle step back, and the games for 5 and 6 year olds are there for when they want more of a challenge.
Questions parents ask
What games are good for 4 year olds?
Games with one clear job and a bit of steering or thinking - matching pairs, simple mazes, driving a digger or flying a helicopter to a rescue. Every game here has big buttons, no reading and a happy ending, so a 4 year old can play on their own after a turn or two with you.
My 4 year old finds some games too hard - what should we try?
Each card has an age badge. The 3+ games are the easiest place to start; the 4+ ones need more timing or planning. If those are frustrating, the toddler games are big-tap games with no way to lose.
Do these games help with learning?
They are made for fun first, but kids practise useful things along the way: memory in Lenny's Memory Match, shapes and fitting pieces in Blossom's Jigsaw Puzzles, following a path in the mazes, and steering and hand-eye control in the flying and driving games.
Are the games free and safe?
Yes. Every game is free, with no ads, no sign-ups and no chat, and nothing your child does is collected. There are no links out of the site from the games. More on the For parents page.