WiggleTime

The Wiggles launch interactive virtual world for preschoolers

Website created providing preschoolers worldwide with internet access in a safe, educational and advertisement-free online environment

The world's premier children's entertainment group The Wiggles officially launches its firstinteractive website WiggleTime.com.

Created for preschoolers and their parents, the website is a virtual world providing a safe online environment to learn and play. It doubles as an educational resource centre for parents to monitor their child's development and keep up to date with parenting news.

"We're giving children a fantastic online Wiggles experience that's exciting, fun, educational and safe," saidBlue Wiggle Anthony Field.

Children and parents have their own distinct areas on the website. The children's section of WiggleTime.comis advertisement free and kids can't interact or communicate with other members who are logged in.The parents' section is password-protected to prevent children gaining easy access.

As well as games and activities, WiggleTime.com offers preschoolers monthly video clips and offlineactivities like drawing and colouring-in.

Each game played on WiggleTime.com contains cognitive, physical and social elements to help educatechildren. Parents will receive a monthly report about how their children are progressing on the site and cancommunicate with other parents via a free message board. They will have access to premium promotionaloffers, competitions, merchandise discounts and presale Wiggles tickets.

"We've adopted a strong position on keeping the children's section of WiggleTime.com entertaining,educational and advertisement free," said The Wiggles' Managing Director, Mike Conway.

Australian teacher and early childhood consultant Kathleen Warren has worked with The Wiggles for morethan 30 years and has been an educational advisor on the site, ensuring WiggleTime.com providespreschoolers with legitimate and high quality learning materials.

Registration for WiggleTime.com has free and subscription based options. Premium registration costs lessthan $8.00 per month and covers up to four children on one account.

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