FUN Stuff

About Rainbows -- Answers to questions about "one of the most spectacular light shows on Earth."

American Girl -- A fun place just for girls.

American Girl - Samantha -- Meet Samantha - An American Girl.

American Memory -- Historical collections for the national digital library. Primary documents and historical material available from the Library of Congress.

Animals, Myths & Legends -- A collection of games, activities and folklore from Australia and around the world.

Apple Corps -- Take your pick from several different vegetables and add faces to them.

ArchNet -- Virtual Library of Archaeology from the University of Connecticut.

Arthur -- Arthur page that includes lots of activities that go with the Arthur episodes.

Aunt Annie's Craft Page -- Make stickers, decorations and other art projects.

Australian Environmental Resources Information Network -- Categorized air, land, life, marine links.

Bat Conservation International -- eek!

Beanie Babies -- The Official home of Beanie Babies.

Berenstain Bear Country -- The office home of Jan and Stan Berenstain. Many excellent activities. Easy to use.

Bill Nye the Science Guy -- Nye applies his entertaining approach to science on the Web, with a Demo of the Day, highlights from the day's television episode and a chance to e-mail your own query.

Bill's Games -- A collection of free, award-winning web-based games the whole family can enjoy.

Billy Bear's Playground -- Fun & Games, Story Books, Show & Tell, and lots of fun. There's always something fun going on at Billy Bear's! Games to play, stories to read, and special holiday pages for you to enjoy.

Black History -- This Black History site offers a full range of activities and explores African-American issues on the Web.

BONUS.COM -- The SuperSite for Kids

Book Adventure -- Fun summertime activities.

www.zen.org/~brendan/kids.html -- Primarily a site of links to other sites, from homework help to pen pals, to fun stuff, to teen stuff, to safety on the net.

Brian Jacques Home Page -- Created for fans and friends of Redwall Books.

Brianna's Name that Book -- Brimming with booklists, this site features a quiz at the end.

BU's Interactive WWW Games -- Pegs, Tic-Tac-Toe, Hunt the Wumpus, and more.

Card Works -- Send a card - show you care and brighten someone's day. Send an electronic greeting card to online friends and family for the holidays or any day. They're animated and they're free.

Castles on the Web -- Pictures, glossary, and interesting stuff about the Middle Ages.

Cave Paintings from France -- See prehistoric cave drawings done by our early ancestors.

Children's Butterfly Site -- A great site about butterflies and moths especially designed for students. Included are a coloring page that shows the life cycle of the Monarch, answers to frequently asked questions about butterflies and moths, Web Sites with butterfly pictures and hot-links to other Web sites that will provide additional information about these fascinating insects.

The Children's Museum -- "Where children grow up and adults don't have to" is the museum's motto.

Children's Television Workshop - Family Workshop -- Sesame Street in cyberspace, the online home of the Cookie Monster and other characters of the popular CTW program. Something here for the entire family.

Club Z -- Each month brings stories, crafts, special interest features, puzzles, games and activities designed to stimulate young minds - edutainment.

Color Tour of Egypt -- Images and descriptions of the major Egyptian sites.

Coloring Book -- Gee! Your very own online coloring book.

The Comics -- Collection of newspaper comics such as Peanuts, Nancy, Marmaduke, etc.

COSI -- Science, learning, and FUN!!!

Cranes for Peace -- An award-winning site where you can learn about Sadako, the thousand origami cranes and how to fold your own.

CyberKids -- This site created by kids and for kids. Includes stories, graphics, and music all created by kids.

Dole Food 5-A-Day Site -- Excellent nutrition information presented in a fun, clever manner.

Donna's Day Creative Fun -- Great collection of recipes and fun family activities.

Dr. Bowen's Incredible Contest Club -- Here's an award winning game site that's sure to have something fun for you to do!

Draw and Color with Uncle Fred -- Create your own drawings and cartoons and more.

Earth and Moon Viewer -- Visit our big blue planet from any angle.

EELink -- Environmental Education on the Internet. Classroom activities, projects, grants and regional information.

Egg Carton Critters -- How to make several 'critters' using egg cartons.

Electronic Elementary -- Magazine for elementary students with interactive global projects.

The Electronic Zoo -- A virtual collection of your favorite animals. Name an animal and you'll find it here.

Endangered Species -- Please help protect them.

EnviroLink -- The Online Environmental Community. Online source with many types of environmental information.

ESPNET SportsZone -- Scores, stats and more.

Exploratorium - the museum of science, art and human perception -- A museum for creativity in San Francisco.

Extinct Potoroo rediscovered after 125 years. -- He's back...

Fish (Frequently Asked Questions) -- There's something might fishy going on here...

Five Tigers -- Lots of photos and information about the 5 different tiger subspecies.

The Franklin Institute Science Museum -- A wealth of fun, educational and exciting information from the famed Philadelphia museum. Visit the online exhibits. Educational "hotlists" offer valuable homework connections.

Frog Dissection -- No formaldehyde needed. It's all online with photos and animations.

Frogland! -- Learn about frogs, look at frogs, color frogs, get frog facts -- whatever! This site has tons of frog info and is lots of fun. There is even a page full of lesson plans and activities designed just for teachers and parents.

Fun Brain -- Lots of games for all ages. Where kids get power!

Fun Links -- This is from the Spartanburg county Schools. Need help with homework or want to play games? Want to see interesting sites? Need to send a greeting card or email postcard? Come visit this site.

Game Kids -- A gathering place for kids of all ages to learn and exchange non-computer games and activities. Great TEEN section too. Submit your favorite games, stories, poetry, artwork, sleepover and party ideas, photographs, and favorite recipes.

Games Kids Play -- Learn the rules for old favorites like marbles, red rover, steal the bacon...

Game Land -- Radical games, interactive games, scavenger hunts, prizes and more.

Garfield Online -- The cat has hit the web. Comic corner, Garfield's game room, and more.

GeoNet Geography Game -- An online geography game based on the new national geography standards.

Girl Tech -- Girl Tech's mission is to encourage girls in technology use by creating products and services just for girls.

Global Show and Tell -- This Museum displays art and stories created by children ages 1-17... It also tells how you can submit your own creations.

Great Outdoor Recreation Pages -- Things to do when your computer crashes -- like camp, hike, fish...

Grolier Clubhouse -- At this website, you'll find fun games for primary age kids to play -- mazes, dot-to-dots, and hidden mystery games.

Hubble Public Information -- Beautiful images of space and lots of great information.

IllusionWorks -- A wonderful collection of optical and sensory illusions. A great place to visit.

Interactive Things To Do -- Hotlist of interactive, fun things to do.

The Internet Public Library Youth Division -- A full service children's department, including an "Ask a Question" reference section. Explore science fun and facts with Dr. Internet. Check out the Science Fair Project Resource Guide and a host of other Internet resources on math, geography, history and other key homework topics. Also features "Story Hour" booklists, book review for kids by kids.

The JASON Project -- Volcanoes, oceanography, undersea shipwrecks, space station, and more.

Jason's Snakes and Reptiles -- Fascinating and comprehensive site. Maintained by a 13 year old boy.

Kid Crosswords and Other Puzzles -- Puzzles for grades K-12 on subjects for history, science, English, geography, literature, math, and foreign languages.

Kidlink: Global Networking for Youth 10-15 -- Find an international key pal or have a chat with your new friends.

KidPub WWW Publishing -- A place where kids can publish their own poems and stories.

no KIDS ALLOWED -- A cool and safe place for kids to hang out and play!

Kids Channel.com -- Downloadable Ezine featuring kids environmental and peace projects. Lots of fun areas on this site.

KidsCom virtual playground: For KIDS Only -- This is a wonderful, safe place for kids to interact, find a key pal, display art work, and find out what's new on the Net for kids.

Kids Corner -- Website for kids. Listings of favorite web site about sports, TV, history, animals and much more.

Kids of the Web -- Brian(15), Mark(13) and Amanda(7) have put this page together to highlight the Web Pages that are about or authored by KIDS. Also features a Kids Web Page Hall of Fame.

Kids' Space -- Find keypals, look at kid art, listen to global music, make new friends, and lots more.

Kids Web -- The Digital Library for K-12 students.

Kidzup Treehouse -- Educational fun, music, and contests.

Kites & Kite Flying -- You'll learn everything from science and weather to math with help from this site. Everyone from beginners to expert kite flyers will find useful resources here to get their kites up into the air. Teachers will find interesting ways to integrate kite flying sessions into their curriculum.

Latin American Network Information Center -- An extensive collection of sites and resources devoted to the study of Latin America, many designed expressly for children.

Legos -- The Official site of Legos.

Liftoff to Space Exploration -- Great place to start exploring all that NASA offers.

Little Planet OnLine -- Home of the nation's best reading and writing programs for kids.

M&M's Homepage -- A fun page/site for kids to explore.

Matt's Solar Car Page -- Check out these environmentally correct modes of transportation.

Medieval Reenactment Page -- Text and images announcing the glorious days of King Arthur.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York -- The page for young people includes art games, family guides, and museum hunts.

MidLink Magazine -- The electronic magazine for kids in the middle grades -- generally ages 10 to 15. Browse the pages to enjoy art and writing that will link middle school kids all over the world. It is published bi-monthly.

Mr. Potato Head -- Dress your own Potato Head.

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood -- The Home of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. Delivers activities, advice to parents, and a wonderful series of children's books tied to specific program themes.

Multnomah County Library Kids Page -- Portland, Oregon action-packed, animated site. Special features include a scavenger hunt and other games, "good stuff to read", homework help, hot links to cool sites, jokes, riddles and more.

The Museum of Paleontology -- Dinosaurs galore!

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) -- Find out how to get photos from space, see a launch, get a lesson plan.

National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian -- A beautiful site in the family of excellent Smithsonian Web pages, with notes on current exhibitions, research links, publications and more.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- Government info/research about marine and weather concerns.

National Wildlife Federation -- Has a kids section in English and Spanish with Ranger Rick, an environmental magazine for children; a homework help section; and briefings on issues such as the wetlands, endangered animals, water quality and more.

New Moon -- An advertising-free electronic magazine for girls and their dreams, with strong sections for parents.

Nick -- Nickelodeon online.

Nick Jr. -- Nickelodeon JR online.

The Nine Planets -- A multimedia tour of the solar system. Each of the planets is described and illustrated with hundreds of pictures.

Ohio Public Library Information Network OH KIDS! -- Colorful gateway to a wealth of education and fun online resources for "webtots" and "webteens".

Online Children's Stories -- Classics, fairy tales and folklore from around the world.

Origami -- Clear instructions and elegant models in the traditional Japanese art of paperfolding from Joseph Wu in Japan.

Pathfinder Kidstuff -- Fun site by the publishers of Sports Illustrated for Kids and Time for Kids.

A Pocketful of Rhymes -- Meet the Wickywaks for rhyming fun.

Professor Bubble's Home Page -- This site is loaded with all sorts of information about soap bubbles, including actual and computer generated pictures. (Ever see a square bubble?)

Puppets -- Welcome to Stage Hand Puppets. Learn about performance tips, ventriloquism, puppet patterns (to make your own), hand shadows, and scrap puppets (make your own), and more.

Puzzle Depot -- This site contains puzzles, board games, trivia, related books and software. You will find crosswords, riddles, word puzzles and more.

Puzzler -- This site offers a rich source of puzzles.

Rainforest Action Network -- Facts, statistics, tips and a special Kid's Corner.

The Raptor Center -- These raptors are eagles, falcons, vultures, etc. - not dinosaurs.

Reach for the Stars -- Discover the magic of the Internet with Net-Mom as your guide. A wonderful site with 100 well organized kids-safe, fun links

Riddler -- Great games and great prizes.

SafeKids.Com -- Learn how to stay safe on the Internet.

Scholastic -- Kids' Books, Book Clubs, Magazines, and great summer fun.

Sea World -- Learn about whales, sharks, turtles, etc.

Snoopy -- The official homepage of Snoopy and his creator. Includes the history, comic archives, coloring pages, postcards, and more.

Sounds of the World's Animals -- It's bow-wow in English, but wanwan in Japanese. Learn how people describe the sounds animals make in 13 languages.

Sports Illustrated for Kids -- A busy, colorful site with articles about sport figures, league standings, games and more

The StarChild Project -- NASA explains astronomy using images and videos.

Star Journey -- A beautiful site from National Geographics featuring star maps and information on the Hubble telescope.

Suessville -- Ask the Cat... A fun place to visit.

TheTech Museum of Innovation -- A 'hands-online' interactive museum. Many fun exhibits used to explore the technology and science changing our world today.

The Tele-Garden -- This tele-robotic site lets visitors plant, water and view a garden.

TIME for Kids -- Time Magazine for Kids. NewsScoop edition for grades 2-3, World Report edition for grades 4-6, and much, much more.

Today in History -- From the Library of Congress, a day by listing of historical events.

Too Cool For Grownups (TCFG) -- Learn to surf the net with some really cool projects.

Toy Story 2 -- Disney's computer animated movie.

U.S. Postal Service -- A wealth of games and puzzles, stamp collecting information and more for young people.

Vern's SIRDS Gallery -- 3D Sterograms... Don't forget what Mom said about crossing your eyes.

Views of the Solar System -- Extensive data with photos and animations.

Voices of Youth -- Children across the world have their say on current events on this site sponsored by UNICEF.

Volcano World -- Learn about volcanoes around the world while viewing awesome photos and movies. Part of a NASA project.

The Web Museum -- Famous paintings and art information from the Louvre.

Welcome to the Planets -- Some of the best from NASA's planetary exploration program.

White House for Kids -- Take a tour of the White House with Socks the Cat.

Wild World of Words Challenges -- This interactive site offers a set of Web-based word puzzles for K-12 students. Choose from three levels to practice your spelling skills.

Winnie the Pooh's Corner -- Just for fun in the Hundred Acre Wood!

World Art Treasures -- Timeless beauty from around the world - temples, portraits, images, etc.

You Rule School -- Fun site along with lots of advertising from General Mills Cereals.

The YUCKIEST site on the Internet -- Ever wonder what cockroaches do all day? Wonder no longer! New Jersey Online and Liberty Science Center bring you a detailed description, hour by hour. There are also downloadable movies of cockroaches and audio files with cockroach information.

ZooBooks -- Visit the Virtual Zoo and more...

ZooNet for Kids -- ZooNet for Kids provides links to many Zoo sites and Children's zoos. A good starting place for animal lovers.