**Special Note**
Have fun with these sites, but be sure to check with an adult before
entering any personal information about yourself such as name, address
or telephone number!
 Site
of the Month:
Animals
- ASPCA's
Animaland
http://www.animaland.org
Find out information on animals, careers and types of pets and how to
care for them.
Send a postcard to a friend or get an animal screensaver.
- Explorer’s
Club
http://www.epa.gov/kids/index.htm
Have fun while learning about the environment and how we can protect it.
- Kratt's
Creatures
http://www.pbs.org/kratts/
Set off on a creature adventure and explore fascinating and funny creatures
the world over.
- National
Geographic World
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Enter the world of National Geographic through the kid’s passport.
- Owl
Kids Online
http://www.owlkids.com
Online magazine about nature, science and the world we live in.
- Ranger
Rick’s Kids Zone
http://www.nwf.org/kids
Play wild games, read animal jokes, or tour our amazing environment.
- Ways
of Knowing Trail
http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/pagegen/wok/ways_index.html
Take an environmental adventure with four local children through the Ituri
Forest in Central Africa.
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Arts
& Crafts
- The
Coloring Site
http://www.thecolorsite.com
A great selection of animated, easy to color pictures to print out or
color online.
- Crayola
http://www.crayola.com
Are you interested in Crayola trivia or history? Then this is the
site to check.
- Fun
Crafts for Kids
http://tac.shopnetmall.com/www.funroom.com/free.mgi
Have fun with these art projects.
- Hands
on Crafts for Kids
http://www.craftsforkids.com/projects.htm
Fun and creative craft projects for kids 7-12.
- Marilee's
Paperdoll Page
http://marilee.us/paperdolls.html
Like paperdolls? This is the page to check out.
- Paper
Projects
http://www.ptialaska.net/%7Ebundyd/paper.html
A collection of paper crafts that include everyday projects, printable
pages and puzzles.
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Entertainment
- Arthur
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/arthur/
Calling fans of this famous aardvark!
- Barbie
www.barbie.com
Fashion fun, decorate your computer and other fun things to do.
- Ben
& Jerry
www.benjerry.com/fun/
Try out the virtual snowman and other fun things to do.
- Between
the Lions
www.pbs.org/wgbh/lions/
Visit the official site of the television show to read a story, play a
game, or sing a song.
- Blues
Clues
www.labs.net/rocket/blue/blue.htm
The Unofficial Blue's Clues website. Meet
the characters or get a coloring page.
- Clifford
the Big Red Dog
http://pbskids.org/clifford
Here's the site for everyone's favorite big red
dog.
- DiscoveryKids.com
http://kids.discovery.com
Try the fun and
games section on the left hand side.
- Mary-Kate
and Ashley In Action
http://mary-kateandashley.com/inaction
Learn about the shows and characters, send an e-card to a friend, or
tour the jet.
- Nickelodeon
www.nick.com
Like to watch Nick? Here's where to click!
- PBS
Kids
www.pbs.org/kids
Visit the site for your favorite shows, such as Reading Rainbow
& Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood and Sesame Street, play games,
and read funny jokes.
- Sesame
Street Central
www.ctw.org/sesame
Play Java games with Cookie Monster, solve an Ernie puzzle, and help Elmo
around the farm.
- Snoopy
www.snoopy.com
Find out about your favorite Peanuts character, e-mail a Snoopy postcard
to a friend, or see what games Lucy has available.
- Wishbone
www.pbs.org/wishbone
Visit the little dog with the big imagination.
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Favorite
Books & Authors
- American
Girl
www.americangirl.com
See your favorite character from the American Girls' series.
- Animorphs
www.scholastic.com/animorphs/index.asp
Get the latest scoop on your one of your favorite book series
- Baby-sitter's
Place
www.scholastic.com/annmartin/bsc/index.htm
Share the adventures of the Baby-Sitter's Club.
- Berenstain
Bears
www.berenstainbears.com/learnfun.html
Print and cut dress-up dolls with loads of clothes or try an interactive
trivia quiz.
- Beverly
Cleary
www.beverlycleary.com
Play trivia games starring all of your favorite
characters, and learn more about the author.
- Bookworm:
Great Books For Kids 6-12
www.kidsreads.com
Select a book to read, meet your favorite author, or get a Bookworm bookmark.
- Dav
Pilkey's Web Site O'Fun
www.pilkey.com/
One of the silliest sites you will find - from children's author and illustrator
Dav Pilkey.
- Harry
Potter
www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/index.htm
All you Harry Potter fans, check out this site!
- Harry
Potter Fans
www.harrypotterfans.com
For all Harry Potter lovers - meet other fans and talk about the books
or play games.
- Harper
Collins
www.harperchildrens.com/hch
Visit the HarperCollins publishing site, and see what's new in children's
books or visit some of your old favorites.
- Jan
Brett's Home Page
www.janbrett.com
Send cyber-postcards, download artwork and activities, find recipes or
read about Jan Brett's books.
- Lemony
Snicket
www.lemonysnicket.com
This site is filled with "dreadful images", "wretched
information", and "unnerving games."
- Magic
School Bus
http://scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/index.htm
The official site for visiting the Magic School Bus.
- Little
House on the Prairie
www.vvv.com/~jenslegg/
Keep up-to-date on new book releases about Laura Ingalls Wilder and special
events at the Laura Ingalls Wilder heritage sites.
- Mother
Goose Rebus Rhymes
www.EnchantedLearning.com/Rhymes.html
See if you can read these favorite nursery rhymes.
- Peggy
Rathman's Site
www.hamstertours.com
Join the hamsters for a ten-minute bedtime tour,
send a secret message, or make an "Ants of a Banana-Bus".
- Redwall
www.redwall.org
Find information on the books, the author and
future books to be published, as well as recipes for some of that wonderful
food.
- Roald
Dahl
www.roalddahl.com
Learn about the life and times of the author of
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and many other books.
- Scholastic
http://place.scholastic.com
This site includes links to the Magic School Bus series and
Goosebumps.
- Seussville
www.randomhouse.com/seussville
Visit with the Cat in the Hat, play games and read about new Dr. Seuss
books.
- Winnie
the Pooh
www.worldkids.net/pooh/welcome.html
Take an "expotition" through the woods with Winnie the Pooh and Friends.
- World
of Reading
www.worldreading.org
Read a book online, share a book with other kids, or read reviews of all
kinds of books.
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Games
& Hobbies
- A+
Kids Corner
www.worldkids.net
Enjoy optical illusions, magic tricks, puzzles and word searches.
- Beanie
Babies
www.ty.com/
For all the Beanie Babies collectors!
- Cartoon
Corner
www.cartooncorner.com
Draw cartoons, solve puzzles or read funny stories.
- Chess
Is Fun
www.princeton.edu/~jedwards/cif/chess.html
Want to learn how to play chess, or how to play
a little better?
- Chess:
Instant Chess
www.instantchess.com/
Here, you can play an online game of chess.
- Coloring.Com
http://coloring.com
Choose a picture and color it online.
- Funbrain
www.funbrain.com
Play math baseball, spell check, fun math or write your own wacky tale.
- Funschool
www.funschool.com
Games for preschoolers through grade 12.
- Games
Kids Play
www.gameskidsplay.net
Rules to popular indoor and outdoor games.
- Hangman
at Kid’s Corner
http://kids.ot.com/cgi/kids/hangman
You will have fun playing an interactive game of Hangman.
- JigZone
www.jigzone.com
Try this site for all kids of jigsaw puzzles.
- Kid's
Cooking Club
http://kidscook.com
Recipes for kids includes muffins, pizza, pasta and chicken.
- Kids
Korner
www.scz.org/fun/home.html
Fun stuff for people of all ages from the Sedgwick County Zoo.
- Kidsreads
www.kidsreads.com
Look at this site for trivia games and word scrambles
about your favorite books and authors.
- Kids
Korner (Pet Care)
www.avma.org/careforanimals/kidscorner/default.asp
Learn more about taking care of your pets.
- Kid's
Mysteries
www.TheCase.com/kids
Mini-mysteries to solve, scary stories and magic tricks to play online!
- Kids
on the Web
www.zen.org/~brendan/kids.html
Lots of fun stuff, homework help, Children's books and stories.
- Kidz
Online Games
www.worldvillage.com/kidz/games/games.htm
Enjoy online games, puzzles, storybooks and more.
- Little
Explorers
www.EnchantedLearning.com/Dictionary.html
Click on a letter of the alphabet and connect to many pictures of words
with each letter and hot links to web sites about that word.
- New
York Kids
www.nykids.org
Brain teasers, science puzzles, jokes and book reviews sponsored by WNYC
Radio.
- Online
Games
www.eduplace.com/edugames.html
Word searches, mad libs, brain teasers and a scavenger hunt.
- Play
Room
www.moonpoint.com/patch/pkfun.htm
Do word search puzzles, draw on a graffiti wall or play Etch-O-Matic.
- Supersite
for Kids
www.bonus.com
Use the Netscooter to Navigate through creative activities of all kinds.
- Wacky
Web Tales
www.eduplace.com/tales
Create an off-the-wall tale by filling in a form with a best friend's
or teacher's name.
- Welcome
to the Game Cafe
www.girltech.com/Game_Cafe/GC_menu_frame.html
Math and vocabulary games to play offline or online.
- Wild
World of Wonka
www.wonka.com
Enter the world of Wonka and take a wild ride on
the WONKAvator.
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 Holidays
- Holidays
Around the World
http://falcon.jmu.edu/%7Eramseyil/holidays.htm
Links to holidays celebrated all over the world.
- Holidays
on the Net
www.holidays.net
Learn about celebrations throughout the year and link to craft ideas.
- Holidays
Year Round
www.kate.net
Explore the holidays year round with free screen
savers and wallpaper, holiday links and more.
- Lucky
Leprechaun's Lane
http://usacitylink.com/lucky/default.html
Fun things to do, explore, celebrate and learn about St. Patrick's Day.
- Halloween
www.night.net/halloween
Freaky fun.
- BrainPop:
Halloween
www.brainpop.com/specials/halloween/index.weml
This site interactively presents the history of and current meaning
of Halloween. Requires video plug-in.
- Halloween
Kids
www.halloweenkids.com
Send a Ghostcard, decorate a pumpkin, or get an idea for a costume.
- An
American Thanksgiving
www.night.net/thanksgiving
Games, recipes and music celebrate the first Thanksgiving.
- Thanksgiving
www.kidsdomain.com
Riddles, jokes, crafts and recipes are just some of the Thanksgiving goodies
you can sample here.
- Santa
Claus of the North Pole
www.santas.net/welcome.htm
Find out Santa's favorite songs and stories and visit his workshop.
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Interesting
Places
- American
Museum of Natural History
www.ology.amnh.org
OLogy means "the study of." And here on the American Museum of Natural
History's OLogy Web site, you can study and explore many cool OLogies.
If you're fascinated by spiders, then you're into ARACHNOLOGY or if you
erupt with joy for volcanoes, then VOLCANOLOGY is your thing.
- Exploratorium
www.exploratorium.edu
An online interactive science museum dedicated to electronic exhibits
and fun learning sites.
- National
Zoo
www.si.edu/organiza/museums/zoo
Take a tour of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. and learn about animals.
- San
Diego Zoo
www.sandiegozoo.org
Visit the wild animal park for information on animals. Then send
an electronic postcard of your visit.
- Time
For Kids
www.timeforkids.com/TFK/goplaces
Explore countries around the world to sightsee, listen to foreign phrases,
gather historical information,
and take quizzes as you gather passports along the way.
- The
White House for Kids
www.whitehouse.gov/kids/index.html
Take a tour of the White House and learn more about the history of this
famous residence.
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 Math
& Science Fun
- Bill
Nye: The Science Guy
www.billnye.com
- Brain
Teasers
www.eduplace.com/math/brain
New brain teasers are posted each week.
- Cool
Science for Curious Kids
www.hhmi.org/coolscience
Explore the world of biology. Learn where butterflies come from,
what is really in the air we breathe, and other cool science information.
- Discovery
Online
http://kids.discovery.com/KIDS/home.html
A fun place to explore technology and science.
- Exploratorium
Online Exhibits
http://www.exploratorium.com/exhibits/f_exhibits.html
Fun, online exhibits from The Exploratorium Science Museum. Also available
in Spanish, French and Italian.
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