Links to Recommended Kid Websites
Internet SafetyNetsmartz.org: This site is put together by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Boys & Girls Clubs of America and it has invaluable information for parents about keeping your kids safe online and off.
Educational and Learning SitesGeneral Learning & Cognitive DevelopmentFun Brain: A site which offers interactive activities for ALL grade levels K - 12. Games can be found in academic subjects, too: Art, Geography, History, Languages, Math, Music, Science, Technology
Fun School: A site which offers interactive activities for preschoolers, young children, and elementary children; interactive games and MORE
ABCya!: A site with free computer activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All educational computer games and activities were created or approved by certified teachers. The activities incorporate content areas such as math and reading while introducing basic computer skills.
I Know That: Learning activities by grade level: Preschool, Kindergarten, First through sixth grade
KidsPsych: Develop cognitive-thinking and deductive-reasoning skills; Skills are taught by a series of activities for children aged one to five or six to nine;
Lil' Fingers Storybook: Learning for preschoolers
Sesame Street: Young children can learn about letters, counting, thinking, science, music, art, culture and getting along with others.
Art & MusicNational Gallery of Art- kids area: Fun art games and activities to engage your child with art.
NY Philharmonic Kids: a wonderful and fun Kids site all about Music. Composing, instruments, games and more.
Play Music: Provides information about musical instruments, composers, and musicians. With Shockwave plug-in, visitors can also play interactive musical games.
San Francisco Synphony Kids Site: Fun and educational kids site all about Music!
History, Government, MoneyBen's Guide to U.S. Government
Fun and educational site for kids to learn about history and the U.S. US Mint kids section
Games and informative videos about the US Mint and money in the United States MathMath Playground: Action packed math site for elementary and middle school students featuring math games, math word problems, math worksheets, logic puzzles, and math videos.
PBS Kids Early Math Games: Great information and fun resources to help your child build his/her early math skills at PBS Kids parents section.
Nature & AnimalsAnimal Planet: Games and interactive features for kids at Animal Planet.
Animals of the World: At this site you can learn about mammals, reptiles, insects, birds, and fish, and then play games to test your knowledge.
Animaland: If you love animals, you'll find a lot to like about this site! Read animal stories, watch a cartoon, or get tips on how to take care of your pet with one of the many pet care guides available. You'll also find games, news, and articles about careers in the animal field.
National Geographic Kids: Great site for kids with games and information about animals and nature at National Geographic Kids.
PBS: Nature: Each week, PBS presents an excellent web piece based on the TV series Nature. Subjects cover all aspects of nature, animals, and even pets. Included are teacher's guides, videos, games, previous features, and more.
Planet Pets: Visit this site to find thousands of pet photos and descriptions, along with tips on grooming, care, and the costs associated with owning a specific pet.
Reading & LanguageAlphabet Action: Learning Planet's section for learning the Alphabet. Great preschool online resource.
Giggle Poetry: Children's poetry by Meadowbrook Press. Lots of funny poems, poetry contests and more! Ideas for educators on teaching poetry in fun and interesting ways.
Kid Soup: Preschool and Kindergarten online Resource.
Kindersay: Educational site for kids to learn letters, words and signing.
PBS Kids Reading Language Section: Great information and fun activities for kids learning letters, sounds, and to read.
Starfall: A free website to teach children to read. Perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. Contains exciting interactive books and phonics games.
StoryPlace: Spanish & English versions. Listen to interactive children's stories, play with on-line activities, print out take-home activities.
Tumble Books: This is a fun site for kids, parents and teachers to utilize for Reading. Hundreds of animated books for Kids with audio.
Word Girl: PBS site that encourages kids to learn words and get them ready for reading.
ScienceBrain Pop: Animated Science, Health, Technology, Math, Social Studies and English movies, comic strips, activity pages and school homework help for kids.
Inner body- Human Anatomy Online: Do you have a child that wants to be a doctor- check out the different systems of the body- skeletal, digestive, nervous and more. A site geared at kids over 7 or 8- lots of big words and drawing of each body system.
Kids Astronomy: Powerful and fun resource for kids, exploring astronomy and other space related topics. Play games, learn through interactive applications, and much more.
Kids Discover: Natural and Social Science magazine for kids 7-12.
Ology: American Museum of Natural History site for kids. Learn a lot about astronomy, paleontology, and the definitions of other "ologies" on this site.
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Science experiments and activities for kids at PBS Kids. Science Explorer- Home or School Experiments for Kids: Make science experiments with household items- find out how to make a volcano, sun clock, balloon blow up, chopper, and tons more.
science.preschoolrock.com: Science and nature activities and experiments for preschoolers. Tons of great ideas to get your children interested in science and nature. Learning can be fun!
Weather Channel Kids' Site: Information and games about the weather.
Directories of Kid SitesKids directories and search sites that are good for kid and parenting site listings.
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Family Crafts & ActivitiesSpatulatta - Cooking site for kids
Fun & Entertainment!Kids over 6
American Girl: real online fun place for girls. Create e-cards, do fun activities, post your photo and play games.
clubpenguin.com: vtual playworld
Disney Princesses: games and videos for all little princess lovers. Official Disney Princess site.
Funology.com: This site is about the Science of Having Fun- it is educational and fun- it has a few games, jokes, brain busters and more.
Go Girls Only
A fun site sponsored by the Girl Scouts of America. Fun and games for girls. Kerpoof- Draw, Make a Picture, Write a Story or Make a Card: A site for kids 4 or 5 and up. They can make a card, picture, draw or create a story. This site was recently purchased by Disney.
Kidmango.com: From here, kids—from preschool all the way up to 12 years old—can excitedly explore this world of content based on their age range, ensuring that they're only met with KidMango’s live-action and animated series specific to their age and taste.
Kid Videos- by kids, for kids: This is a monitored site that allows kids to create and post videos and watch other videos by kids. Each video is reviewed to ensure it is appropriate to kids.
Lego: Fun kids site with games, comics and movies.
Little Director- kids can animate their drawings: Neat site where kids can make movies and shae with friends. Sign-up may be required.
nick.com: Games, shows and fun from the popular kids cable network. Spongebob, etc...
Poptropica: Poptropica, a virtual world for kids to travel, play games, compete in head-to-head competition, and communicate safely. Kids can also read books, comics and more.
Primary Games: Fun site for teachers, parents, and kids featuring free educational games, coloring pages, interactive e-books.
Seussville: A site by Random House that has games and printables from the Dr. Seuss books.
Up To Ten: Educational and Fun games and activities for children aged up to ten years old.
webkinz.com: Virtual playworld for kids. In order to play you have to have purchased a webkinz stuffed animal. Although many kids younger than 7 may go to this site, we believe it is most appropriate for kids older than 6 and that can read the information.
Woogi World: Online virtual world for young children.
Preschoolers & Kids under 6
Boowa & Kwala: Wonderful and fun Kids site. Children's music plus great illustrated stories. A preschool activity center with over 800 games for kids aged up to six. English or French.
Candyland: Coloring pages and fun activities related to Candyland.
Gofrette: A fun and games site for the younger set. In French or English. Based on a favorite tv character, Gofrette.
Jump Start: JumpStart is a series of educational games produced by Knowledge Adventure. The series is distributed as Jump Ahead in the United Kingdom.
Kidmango.com (juniors) : From here, kids—from preschool all the way up to 12 years old—can excitedly explore this world of content based on their age range, ensuring that they're only met with KidMango’s live-action and animated series specific to their age and taste.
My Little Pony: This is a cute site geared to little girls who love My Little Pony. Features games and activities for preschool kids.
PanWapa: A Sesame Workshop site for fun and education for young children.
Peep & the Big Wide World: Play science games and activities with Peep.
Poisson Rouge: Online activities for Preschool children.
sproutonline.com: A PBS site for little ones
The Color: All coloring website for kids with original graphics to color. Lots of themes.
The Mouse Club: Free games, activities, stories and puzzles for Kids 4 - 10.
Thomas & Friends: This site offers a number of favorite characters for children to interact with through games and fun activities. The star, of course, is Thomas the Train.
WebTots: Online toddler games, kids games, puzzles, drawing, colouring, music with sound recorder. |

