Interactive sites for children abound on the internet. Interested in learning more about sites that are both educational and fun for your kids? The sites listed below include countless games, crafts and educational activities for children.
www.kerpoof.com
This Colorado based site gives kids the ability to work on all sorts of creative projects including cards, artwork, animated movies, t-shirts and mugs.
www.kids.gov
Kids.gov links to over 1,200 web pages from government agencies, schools, and educational organizations, all geared to the learning level and interest of kids.
www.abcteach.com
This site offers 5,000 free printables to kids, parents and teachers.
www.coolmath4kids.com
Cool math 4 kids is a math site specially designed for what kids like and how they learn.
www.crayola.com
From kids coloring pages, to craft and game ideas, crayola.com offers ideas and support to parents and educators as well as fun activities for kids.
www.dltk-kids.com
DLTK's Crafts for Kids features a variety of fun, printable children's crafts, coloring pages and more including educational themes and project for holidays.
http://www.funbrain.com
Funbrain is an education Internet site for kids in grades K- 8 and a teacher resource.
http://funschool.kaboose.com/
Fun School provides fun and educational games and activities for children in Preschool through 6th grade.
www.gameskidsplay.net
Games Kids Play lists and provides rules for playground games and other games kids play.
www.kidscom.com
KidsCom has kids games, chat rooms for kids and other child activities. The kids’ games focus on fun, learning and Internet safety.
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/
The NASA kids site makes complicated science fun.
www.kidsgames.org
Kids Games provides 800 free games and activities for kids aged 0 to 10.
www.kidsturncentral.com
Kids’ Turn Central provides all kinds of ideas on how to keep busy.
www.pbskids.org
With music, games and coloring activities, PBS kids provides many choices for children of all ages.
www.primarygames.com
Primary Games features games that focus on science, math, social studies and language arts as well as just-for-fun games and puzzles. The site also contains a section where kids can create e-cards for their friends and family.
www.surfnetkids.com
This site provides links to many free kids’ games. In some cases, registration is required.
www.sikids.com
Sports Illustrated for Kids provides information and entertainment for all popular sports. In addition to scores, states, fantasy games and feature stories, the site contains a media section full of informative and humorous videos on the world of sports.
www.kids.nationalgeographic.com
National Geographic offers this kids site with stories, videos, photos and games pertaining to nature, science and culture from around the world.
www.kids.yahoo.com
Kids-Yahoo is dedicated to everything kids from games to music to movies. The games section features more than 100 online games and a study section contains resources on science, history and nature.
www.bananaboo.com
Bananaboo features online puzzles, games, craft activities, recipes and jokes designed for kids ages 4 to 8 years old.
www.highlightskids.com
Highlights provides fun games and educational resources for children of all ages.