Children should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones. Not thrift but generosity and an indifference to money; not caution but courage and a contempt for danger; not a desire for success but a desire to be and to know. Natalia Ginzburg
This category is for kids, not just about kids! Here your children will find sites for preschoolers to adolescents, including science- and math-related sites, games, reading, crafts, and more!
http://www.NeoSoft.com/~jrpotter/karen.html
A reading program for children 3 to 6 years old. Includes activities, crafts, and other fun things for young children who are just learning to read. Links to other places that emphasize learning and links for parents and educators.
http://www.atlanta.olympic.org/acog/fun/d-index.html
Contains Olympic trivia for children, news, event schedule, and general Olympic history and entertaining information. Also features Izzy, an animated host, and his friends and family to guide you through the site.
http://www.4kids.com/~4kids/~4kids/
Contains sections devoted to entertainment, a playroom, projects, reading, science, and social studies. Site is both entertaining and educational with interactive games and readings.
A world created especially for girls. Site includes a clubhouse where girls meet their hosts Amy, Rachel, Geri, and Tessa. Girls can click on the picture of each girl and learn more about their new friend. There are also craft, recipe, and other fun areas.
Created by Al Hyslop, the producer of Captain Kangaroo, Sesame Street and 3-2-1 Contact, this site is an interactive playground for kids of all ages. Contains cute graphics, video, and songs. Features an entertaining section for children 2 to 5, mysteries for ages 6 to 12, science for ages 5 to 12, and a section for teenagers.
http://www2.opennet.com/com/schoolhouse/art.html
Part of The Latitude 28 Schoolhouse, winner of a "Top 5% of the Web" award. Has many links to sites where kids can publish their own stories, view art from all over the world including work by other kids.
New craft projects every week for kids and adults. Focuses on learning and creativity.
Present witty ClickToons, cartoons for all ages, illustrated children's stories online, and children's jokes. Also allows for the making of customized greeting cards online. Does offer areas for 15 to 95 year olds.
http://www.cochran.com/theosite/Ksites_part1.html
Provides links to great Web sites for young kids. The sites are rated out of a possible 5 points. The sites include activity centers with games and opportunities for kids to display art and stories. There are also links to craft and coloring sites.
http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~bigkid/bigkidnetwork.html
Entertaining site containing sections about museums, science, sports, zoos, aquariums, cities and countries, and amusement parks. Also has a fun and games section.
http://www.troll.com/bookworld/index_tzone.html
An online bookstore devoted to children's books, books for parents, and books for teachers. Kids select their age group and topic and Bookworld matches them up with several selections which the kids can then order.
http://www.ravenna.com/coloring/
A coloring site for younger kids. Kids choose a picture to color. Pictures may include an apple, a birthday wish, and other selections.
http://www.bischel.com/%7Echarmayn/kidstuf.html
Provides links for kids which vary from science to homework help. Site also includes poetry geared towards children.
http://www.pd.astro.it/local-cgi-bin/kids.cgi/forms/
Web site for children containing many links to other children's Web sites around the world.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
Site provides online children's stories ranging from folklore to classics. There is also an area devoted to stories written by children. Dozens of links to children's books, and links for parents, teachers, storytellers, and writers.
http://www.childrensmusic.org/
A nonprofit organization which provides links to anything musical from music reviews to online songbooks. There is a children's concert calendar and a section for music teachers.
http://www.cris.com/~Tjpsys/community/child/child.htm
For kids, by kids, about kids. Lets kids submit Web art and lets them speak up on the Internet about whatever topics they find important to them. Contains art by kids and other kids' home pages.
http://www.batnet.com/wombat/children.html
Contains links to Web sites for children about animals, dinosaurs, High Schools, libraries, hobbies, magazines, museums, news, space, toys, and travel.
http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/users/jonathan.bowen/children.html
Contains stories, pictures, sound, and poems. Also features many links to other children's sites.
http://www.humongous.com/clubhe0.html
Club for kids 3 to 8. Site includes a playroom with games, sounds, and other cool stuff. Also areas for coloring and other activities. There is also a paper, The Club Humongous Gazette, which is published quarterly.
http://www.colgate.com/Kids-world/index.html
Site contains information about cavity prevention, games stories, a coloring book, interesting information and pictures from around the world.
http://www.hmco.com/cgi-bin/trade/george
A mini-adventure game for younger kids featuring the beloved Curious George. Emphasis is on reading and fun. Help Curious George return hats to their rightful owners.
http://bcn.boulder.co.us/library/bpl/kids/kids.html
A site provided by the Boulder, Colorado Public Library which includes links for learning about other cultures, references, games, a meeting place, and a science center. Also links to other fun places for children.
http://www.freenet.hamilton.on.ca/~aa937/Profile.html
Site contains links for children of all ages to visit. Features itemized link categories on space, sound, literature, general children's pages, sports, communications, art, computer, science fun, music, misc., animals, and games. Great location to start when browsing the Internet.
http://www.webcom.com/~cynspot/kids.html
Features stories by and for children. Also contains many science and reading links appropriate for children to use in learning more about their world.
Eddy the Ecodog teaches kids about the environment. Kids can go to four "surfermania" areas by guessing the right password. Once in, there are all sorts of cool places to go. They can send postcards to friends, learn more about Eddy, and sign Eddy's guest book so he can write to them.
http://www.oceanstar.com/shark/
A site for the shark maniac! Areas include shark art, stories about sharks, and a shark mailing list. Many links are also provided.
http://www.connecti.com/~flitter/
Web site for children to play and enjoy themselves at. Contains stories, games, and mazes. Site is both fun and educational and a good place to start young children exploring the Internet on.
http://www.fredpenner.com/FredPenner/default.html
Fred Penner is a children's entertainer in Canada. Kids can learn all about Fred, join his fan club, find upcoming concerts, and more! The kids page has coloring pages which kids can print out. Links to other kid sites on the Web are also provided.
http://walden.mo.net/~jennings/index.html
Children's Web site devoted to the entertaining and education of young children. Contains comics, puzzles, educational software, science information and experiments, an education section, and an area for preschoolers. Also contains links to other children's Web sites.
Web site devoted to children. Contains games, educational areas, comics, e-pal areas, chat areas, and a home page creator for children ages 9 to 15.
http://www.cs.yale.edu/HTML/YALE/CS/HyPlans/loosemore-sandra/froggy.html
Everything that kids want to know about frogs! Kids can listen to frog sounds, read frog tales from all over the world, and look at frog pictures. Older kids will appreciate the scientific amphibian section which includes frog anatomy and dissection as well as detailed scientific information on frogs and other amphibians from all over the world.
http://tac.shopnetmall.com/www.funroom.com/
Great games and craft ideas for kids and their parents. The crafts page has eight craft ideas and more to come. Kids can also refer to previous holiday issues for more crafts and games.
The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he is born.
William Inge
Site developed for young adults (ages 11 to 18) to provide helpful information in their career decisions. Featuring actual career stories FutureScan attempts to help teens in choosing an appealing career to pursue. Although set up for teens, this Web site welcomes anyone that may be curious or interested in a different career.
http://www.pleiades-net.com/voices/girl/girl.html
Web site where teenage girls can get together and discuss topics relevant to their lives. Features topics on friends, computers, school, pen pals, sexuality, sex, siblings, relationships, and parents. Site is an alternative place where adolescent girls can discuss teen-related issues with others in similar situations.
http://www.manymedia.com/show-n-tell/
Site allows for children to submit their accomplishments or projects to "show and tell" about them. Promotes pride and self esteem within children while developing communication skills. Also includes links to other children-related sites.
http://www.azc.com/client/enn2/hscentral.htm
An area devoted to high school kids. Includes dozens of net links, a chat area, games, and contests. There are also areas dealing with difficult teen subjects such as violence prevention and drug abuse. New features each month.
Web site for young people interested in horses. Contains information and links to various horse associations, equestrian news and events, the Junior Riders Mailing List, Horse Owners Club For Kids, and the Junior Riders International Pen Pal List. Entertaining site for riders of all ages and skill levels.
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/kids.html
A "hotlist" of sites produced by kids for kids. There are seven topics to choose from such as science, art, and school newspapers. Kids select a topic which will connect them to the "hotlist" of their choice.
http://www.lexmark.com/data/spy/spy.html
Online children's game that helps to develop pattern recognition and cognitive skills. Contains several different games that help with geology, mathematics, and general entertainment.
http://www.theinfoguide.com/kid.htm
Web site containing numerous links around the world devoted solely to children. These sites vary from educational to entertaining.
http://www.crc.ricoh.com/people/steve/kids.html
Selected as a "4-Star" site by the McKinley Group, this site contains many entertaining and educational topics for children. Contains sections on getting around the Internet, art and literature, music, museums, science and math, toys and games, movies, and arts and crafts. Also features a collection of art, writing, and other interesting things submitted by children.
http://www.islandnet.com/~bedford/jackson.html
Site developed for preschool children. Contains activities and games to help with cognitive and recognition skills. Features fun pictures and coloring books along with some adventures of another five year old.
http://fox.nstn.ca/~tmonk/kayskids/kay.html
Contains a story book, picture page, and a funny page. Has links to sites devoted to crafts, Disney, games, girl guides and Brownies, family and friend pages, pictures, science and history, television, and other fun children's sites.
http://www.clark.net/pub/journalism/kid.html
Over 100 links to children's sites that are not religious, commercial, or political.
Kids can leap with Webbie, an animated frog, from site to site. Contains an index of kids' sites, activities, books, cartoons, educational information, games, and other topics related to children.
http://www.carroll.com/ridgewood_elem/kidlinks.htm
Site created by an Elementary School in New Jersey. Features numerous links to entertaining and educational sites appropriate for children. Gives good descriptions of individual sites to assist in searching.
Educational and entertaining site includes over 7,000 stories written by children from all over the world. Also includes a chat area and a message center. The site provides information on how kids can publish their own stories and a story form is provided.
http://www.olworld.com/kidsclub/
Site for children containing online chat, games, stories, and links to other children's sites.
http://www.dcross.com/kidsfun.html
Fun, safe, and educational site for kids of all ages and their parents. Kids can send in drawings, jokes, and stories about themselves. There are computer game reviews, a chat room, and an art gallery. Kids can send in their birth date and it will be posted. Area also provides many links to other Internet places for kids.
http://www.nchcpl.lib.in.us/Library/LibraryInfo/KidzHitz.html
Contains a large alphabetical listing of sites designed especially for children. Also provides a good description of each site.
http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Kids.on.Campus/WWWDemo/
Site developed for children. Contains sections about planets and space, dinosaur and science museum exhibits, disasters (earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes) weather, butterfly pictures, and many other exciting areas for children to explore and learn.
http://www.zen.org/~brendan/kids.html
Contains valuable information for children and their parents to read before youngsters cruise the Web. Also features links to educational sites, games, and children's books.
http://www.supernet.net/supernet/kids.html
Provides links to sites dedicated to kids' education and interests. Includes links to sports, entertainment, and games and many others.
http://www.islandnet.com/~bedford/kids.html
Children's Web site containing a pen pal section, interactive area, children's home pages, online adventures, puzzles and games, fish and marine animal section, and space and astronomy area. Site is a fun and safe place for children of all ages to explore and learn.
http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/
A World Wide Web Digital Library for school children. Contains information in the categories of art, science, social studies, miscellaneous, and other digital libraries. Within each heading, features several specific sub categories to ease searching.
http://www.primenet.com/~sburr/index.html
Site developed for children. Contains stories and activities, links organized by topic, software recommendations, children's art gallery, and access to ComputED Gazette (a quarterly newsletter devoted to computer education.)
http://jw.stanford.edu/KIDS/kids_home.html
A Web site in English developed to educate children about Japan and its culture. Contains pictures, a dictionary, and stories.
http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~bigkid/kidsworldindex.html
Contains hundreds of children's links around the world for children to explore. Primarily educational and entertaining these are divided into museums, science, sports, fun and games, zoos and aquariums, cities and countries, amusement parks, and government and politics. Also features other interesting sites and a mystery site of the week.
http://www.spokane.net/kidzone/
Educational Web site containing areas for children, parents, and teachers. Contains games and stories to help children learn fundamental skills.
http://mack.rt66.com/kidsclub/home.htm
An exciting site where kids can make friends with other kids from 154 countries and learn about different cultures. Fun and safe for all children. Provides site links for parents and teachers.
Site contains interactive articles about children's health care, medicine, surgery, and parenting. There are fun games, Kids Vote health polls, and Nemours media guide.
http://members.aol.com/vergi/webdetective/kidstuff.html
Contains links to children's sites. Features lengthy descriptions about each site and it's offerings.
http://www.kidsurf.net/wpa.html
Site contains movie, music, magazine, and television links to the Internet for kids and teens. There are also links to other fun kid pages.
http://www.teleport.com/~rhubarbs/kidweb/
Contains hundreds of links to sites appropriate for children of all ages. Also features kid's home pages, a survey, and areas divided for different age groups.
http://www.bconnex.net/~kidworld/
Site features stories, articles, and jokes written by kids for kids under 16. There is a pen pal area, a crossword area, and an online magazine.
http://www.thetemple.com/KidzMagazine/
A monthly online magazine produced by kids for kids. Includes articles, stories, music reviews, and much more. Kids can have the magazine e-mailed to them each month for free.
A safe and exciting 3D world for kids. It features educational games, a monthly scavenger hunt with prizes, a complete reference library, and more!
The official LEGO universe: products, services, Legoland, company history, and recent press releases.
http://www.bltg.com/link4kid.html
Site contains many children's links and descriptions to assist the young "surfer." Also features areas for parents that addresses Web safety and offers links to the top Internet security software.
Site modeled after a newspaper for kids from K to 5. Kids can respond to the editor after reading stories. Also includes pages devoted to entertainment and a store where kids can purchase Little Planet products.
http://wchat.on.ca/merlene/kid.htm
A lot of fun kid's links. A safe Web site for children. Links to pen pal connections, fun sites, and more.
http://www.mit.edu:8001/madlib
Kids fill in the blanks using parts of speech such as nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs which are then inserted into a story with hilarious results. A great educational tool and a lot of fun.
http:www.wln.com/~deltapac/maze/mazepage.html
Fun site for kids who love mazes. Mazes vary from easy to hard. There is also a secret message maze which stresses letters and spelling.
http://MBGnet.mobot.org/MBGnet/
Educational site that has areas for children, schools, and parents. Features pictures and videos of and about the environment. Also offers activities online and projects that can be done at home.
http://www.mca.com/home/playroom/
A safe, fun, and creative place for children of all ages to come and enjoy themselves. Features stories and games that will excite and amuse children.
http://www.interlog.com/~brucem/
Mr. Stix is an electric drummer and kid's musician. There is a fun center with a lot of activities, a page where kids can find out where Mr. Stix will be performing next, a newsletter, and links to other family-friendly places on the net.
http://www.uncg.edu/~jmarnese/index.html
Contains adventures, cartoons, and coloring books. Also features links to many popular children's sites.
Kids can learn everything about the Little House books, the television show, and special events at the Laura Ingalls Wilder heritage sites. A great introduction to America's frontier history. Provides links to other Little House sites as well.
http://nflhome.com/kids/kids.html
Site geared for children that contains NFL profiles, statistics, news, and trivia. Also contains a searchable database, index, calendar, and shop.
A network devoted to videos made by kids. There is a news page that changes monthly and links to other cool sites. The site is committed to creativity.
http://www.nucleus.com/kids.html
Contains many links to sites for children. Site provides subcategories of education, reading material, places to visit, things to do, movies for kids, TV on the net, music, toys, kid's work on the Web, pen pals, a variety of links for fun and education, products, and links for parents.
Web site for children that contains entertaining games, a picture puzzle, an art gallery, an interactive story, and links to other children's sites.
http://wwwsmart.com/~shui/PV/Kids.html
Site developed for kids by kids. Allows for submission of ideas, art, drawings, jokes and stories. Permits online viewing of submissions from other children.
Contains a daily calendar of events for children for the Pasadena, California and surrounding suburbs.
Visit the Planet Blortland, an underwater adventure for children. While there, children can take a guided tour, solve a mystery, win prizes, and meet an e-pal!
http://www.orst.edu/~dickt/playroom/playroom.html
A Web site for children that offers both English and Spanish versions. Contains self-reading short stories, singing songs in harmony, interactive activities, a maze of the week, map quizzes, and different family activities.
http:www.PonyShow.com/KidsNet/website.htm
Site developed for children to learn computer skills. This is accomplished through games, activities, stories. Also features areas on software, art, books, puzzles, travel and kitchen.
http://www.ames.net/preschool_page/
An award-winning site for preschool kids and their parents. Children learn about animals, send in art work, and view the work by other kids. The site also provides links to other kid-safe pages.
Children visit a kingdom with the queen, search for treasure, submit their own drawings and stories, solve puzzles, and play games. The emphasis is on reading, fun, and creativity for kids in grades K through 6.
Home page of Rachel, a four year old, site contains children software and links that will entertain any preschooler.
http://www.ee.mcgill.ca/~reach/
Site contains exciting science projects and experiments for children grades 4 through 9 and teachers. Also features links to other science Web sites designed for children.
http://www.lws.com/kidsweb/links.htm
Site designed and ran by children that contains reference links about general history, news, weather, and children's sites. Also features a children picture gallery.
http://www.icom.ca/%7Erjagatic/kids.htm
Kid-friendly links to the World Wide Web. Includes a link to a Yellow Pages just for kids.
An entertaining and educational site developed for kids ages 6 to 16, parents, and teachers. Contains a playground with areas devoted to games and toys, art, music and books, movies and TV, outdoors and sports, oceans and space, animals, vacation and travel, and puzzles and hobbies. Site also features over 2,000 links.
http://oberon.educ.sfu.ca/splash/tank.htm
Educational site where kids click on different sea creatures and learn what they are and what they do. There are also links to other sea-life sites.
This site is one of the Top 100 Kids' Sites on the Web. There is a reading series in the site, learning links, stories for kids, and a creative writing area. There is also a section for teachers dedicated to children's reading.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bubbles.html
Bubbles, bubbles everywhere! Kids love bubbles and this educational site will teach them everything about the chemistry that makes up bubbles. The site also includes links to other bubbly sites.
http://intranet.ca/~dlemire/sb_kids.html
Site where children can enjoy themselves and make friends. Offers stories, crafts, projects and fun and educational adventures. Also contains a treasure hunt and links to other children sites.
http://www.westnet.com/~rickd/Kids.html
Site developed by The Eastchester Middle School provides both educational and entertaining links for middle school students. Featuring two main categories, academic studies and fun sites for kids, several subcategories, and multiple directories within each subcategory makes it easy to locate particular interests quickly.
http://www.islandnet.com/~bedford/tessa.html
Web site created for pre-teens contains links to movies, coloring books, pictures, and software. Features both educational and amusing sites that will entertain your children.
Site features extensively illustrated stories, rhymes, fables, folk and fairy tales from around the world, plus discussion groups, games, contests, and information for parents. Also contains to their favorite educational sites.
http://www.cochran.com/TT.html
Young children can participate in interactive stories and download a page from the coloring book. There is also a section for parents and teacher which includes an e-mail discussion list and many learning tools including synopses of Theodore Tugboat episodes.
Created by children for children, this site features links to many entertaining sites.
http://www.vividus.com/ucis.html
Provides links categorized by school ages including preschool and younger, 4 to 9 year olds, middle school, and teenagers. There are also links for kids of all ages and for parents and teachers.
http://www.vicnet.net.au/vicnet/kids/youthnet.htm
Thirteen categories of links just for kids. Chat rooms, entertainment, art, trivia, jokes, and more! Created by children in Victoria, Australia. Also provides a link to a site for older cyber surfers and contains pages for music, games, sports, and other neat stuff.
Art contest challenging children worldwide ages 11 to 13 to draw or paint their own Olympic sport of the future. Includes instructions to teachers, previous winning pictures
An educational place for kids to learn all about volcanoes. There are experiments, images, and data all pertaining to volcanoes and an area where kids can learn where the latest volcanic eruptions have occurred. There is a kids door that opens into a world of art, quizzes, and virtual field trips.
http:www.ozemail.com.au/~wprimary/wps.htm
A site created by kids from Australia. Kids can learn about Australia, the kids who created the site, and Australian animals.
Science fiction site for children. Contains stories, graphics, story ideas, and adventures.
http://www.digitalstuff.com/web-a-sketch/
Kids can sketch on the Internet by selecting a point, clicking, and going from there. Takes some patience so it's probably better for the older child. There are contests and galleries where kids can view sketches done by others.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/html/kidshome.html
Kids tour the White House with Socks the cat. Site includes information about the location and history of the White House. Kids can learn about the president and even write to him, the Vice President, and the First Lady using special e-mail addresses!
Monthly virtual tour of a different country. Features information on the people, society, history, and other interesting facts of the particular country.
http://www.worldvillage.com/kidz/
Online activities for kids 3 to 13. There are pages for preteens and teenagers and pages for preschool and elementary students. The playground has areas for games, comics, e-pals, puzzles, and provides links to other kid-friendly places on the Internet.
http://www.xplore.com/xplore500/medium/kids.html
Web site designed for children to help them learn about animals, find a pen pal, publish art and stories, work on projects for school or play games and have fun.
Web site search engine for children containing sections devoted to history, the arts, politics, computers and games, entertainment, sports and recreation, daily news events weather, and comics. Also features a school section that contains programs and homework answers.
A home page written by teens from Cape Fear, North Carolina. Includes articles on issues pertinent to today's teens and provides the readers with the opportunity to publish their owns stories and show their art.
http://www.ingenius.com/product/cyberhd/youth/youth.htm
A youth oriented forum which includes sections on art, money, games, and more. Also contains many links designed for children.
http://www.nj.com/yucky/index.html
Young kids who like yucky things will love this site. Wendall the Worm will guide children through the world of worms including different types of worms and what they do for our environment. Rodney the Roach teaches kids about roaches. There are also links to other not-so-yucky kid pages.
