IMac G3 still ok for educational software and games ?

I'm planning to buy an iMac G3 (around 500Mhz or better with DVD-ROM) for the kids. I just don't want them to be using my iMac G5 to run educational software and games. My kids are nearly 3 years old so I'm talking about very simple stuff here. But I was wondering : is an iMac G3 still enough to run those kind of things ? I found one, a Snow 500Mhz DVSE with DVD-drive and 640Mb of RAM and a 30Gb HD for €100 (must be about $140) in mint condition. But it's still a G3. I know there's a huge amount of educational software and games out there which can be bought for a few euros/dollars and that software will run efforlessly on a G3. But wouldn't I be better off spending a bit more on a G4 eMac (that would actually be around €300-$440), but then again, why spend that much money on a "play" computer for kids who are likely to bash the screen and keyboard now and again...
Your opinions please...

Hey Rincewind,
Kinichi makes a good point about the durability of the G3s. However I've got 8 in my basement and 30 or so out on donation and my kids and parents have 3. These were all picked up used at garage sales or donated and many have been running for over 5 years now.
That said I'm used to paying less than $40 each for them. Often people give them to me for donation.
I run 9.2.2 in all the one's that go to kindergarten kids with software like:
Kid Pix Studio Deluxe including the latest 4
Memory Fun
Alphabet Express CD
Arthur's Birthday
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Tortoise & Hare
TT2.
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Pocahontas
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All the Living Books series.
note-I run SMIs of all these so you don't need the CD to run the program.
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