Play Is a Child's Work:
Entertainment for Children and Teens
A note for parents: While this section is intended primarily for use by children and teens, there are many resources in this section that parents may find helpful in selecting activities to do with their children, particularly with children who do not yet read.
Also, before allowing children to surf the Net on their own, children need to be instructed about possible hazards of the Internet. For example, some of these sites included products for sale, opportunities for chatting with other young people, and forms to fill out and submit. Families need to set up their own policies in these matters, but it might be best to check out some of the guides on safely surfing the Internet to set up family guidelines. This warning is not intended to frighten anyone, simply to make the Internet experience more enjoyable. Happy surfing!
Activity Cupboard
http://www.mothers-home.com/activities/sherri2.htm
Provides craft instructions and other activities appropriate for day cares, preschools, and elementary schools.
Almo's Riddles
http://inferno.physics.uiowa.edu/~ewl/riddles.html
Provides a variety of riddles.
American Youth Soccer Organization
Provides resources and links on youth soccer.
Animaniacs Mega Lyrics File
http://members.cruzio.com/~keeper/AMLF.html
Provides lyrics for songs on the Animaniacs programs.
Babe Ruth League
http://www.baberuthleague.org/
Provides resources and links on Babe Ruth League baseball.
Barney
Provides the official site for the purple dinosaur with sections for kids and parents.
Ben & Jerry's Fun Stuff
http://www.benjerry.com/fun/index.html
The portion of the ice cream maker's site devoted to fun for children. Includes games, puzzles, crafts, and holiday activities.
Berit's Best Sites for Children
Reviewed links to sites of interest to children.
Best Games in a Small World
http://www.richardsonps.act.edu.au/
Provides resources for playground games and activities.
Boy Scouts of America
The official home page for the Boy Scouts of America.
Cartoon Corner
Provides drawing tips, puzzles, stories, and cartoons for children.
Children's Internet Starting Points
http://www.ci.santa-fe.nm.us/sfpl/kidstart.html
Provides links to sites of interest to children for entertainment and learning.
Children's Music Web
http://www.childrensmusic.org/
Provides links to sites dealing with music for children.
Cool Kids Stuff
http://www.acekids.com/kidshome.html
Provides activities, games, stories, chats, homework help, and links.
Cuffs For Kids
http://www.infocom.com/~hboyce/cuffkids.htm
Provides information and activities on safety for children and links to safe, fun sites.
Cyberhaunts for Kids
http://www.freenet.hamilton.on.ca/~aa937/Profile.html
Contains links for children and teens, mainly for entertainment, but some educational sites also.
Dave's Wonderful World of Yo-Yos
http://www.nmia.com/~whistler/yo-yos.html
Provides information about yo-yos, and links to related sites.
Disney
Provides information about and activities for Disney movies, books, theme parks, and television programs.
Electronic Elementary Magazine
http://www.inform.umd.edu/UMS%2bState/MDK12_Stuff/homepers/emag/
An electronic magazine highlighting interactive projects and creations of children ages 5 through 12.
Eric's Page of Puzzles
http://www.xmission.com/~ericward/puzzle.html
Provides puzzles and riddles, plus links to other puzzle pages.
Etch A Sketch
Provides games, a gallery, tips, and other resources for the Etch A Sketch.
Fake Out
http://www.eduplace.com/dictionary/
Provides a definition guessing game.
Family.com: Activities Category Page
http://www.family.com/Categories/Activities/
Includes many activities in a variety of areas for family education and enjoyment. Allows individualized searches for activities by type of activity and age of child.
For Kids Only
http://www.cln.org/kids/index.html
Contains links of interest to children and teens.
Free Stuff For Kids
http://www.ppi-free.com/kid.htm
Provides information about items that children can order for free or for the price of postage.
Fun Kid Links
http://www.fp.ucalgary.ca:8030/darmstro/kids.htm
Contains links to sites of interest to children.
Fun Room
http://tac.shopnetmall.com/www.funroom.com/default.html
Provides games, crafts, holiday activities, and other entertainment for children and teens.
Games Kids Play
Contains descriptions and variations for more than 250 children's games.
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
Provides resources for Girl Scouts and links to related sites.
Girl Zone
Provides an online magazine for teenage girls.
Global Children's Art Gallery
http://www.naturalchild.com/gallery/
Provides an art exhibit done by children twelve and under with the opportunity for children to submit and display their own art.
Gus Town
http://www.gustown.com/gustownsummer2.html
Provides entertainment, educational resources, and forums for sharing creative expressions for children.
Heather's Happy Holidaze Page! For Kids Only
http://www.shadeslanding.com/hms/index.html
Provides information, activities and links about holidays for children, created by a 7-year-old girl with "a little" help from her parents.
Her Interactive
Provides entertainment, educational resources, information about girls who make a difference, and other resources and links for teen girls.
Horse Country
Provides information, activities, and links for young (and not so young) horse lovers.
Hotlists
http://www.netmom.com/ikyp/samples/hotlist.htm
Formerly Jean Armour Polly's 50 Extraordinary Experiences for Internet Kids, now expanded, contains links to entertaining and educational resources for children and teens.
International Kids' Space
Provides a forum for children to share their writings, artwork, songs, and other creative expressions.
Jim Henson Company
Provides the official site for Jim Henson's Muppets with features and activities for children.
Joseph Wu's Origami Page
http://www.origami.vancouver.bc.ca/
Provides illustrated instructions for origami creations.
Kendra's Coloring Book
Provides an interactive virtual coloring book.
K.E.W.L. Kids Excellent Web Links
http://www.cybercomm.net/~teach/
Contains links to sites of interest to children and teens.
Kid Links
http://www.kcpl.lib.mo.us/kidlinks/
Provides links to sites of interest to children and teens.
Kid Pub WWW Publishing
Provides a forum for kids to share their stories and poems with others.
Kidlink: Global Networking for Youth 10-15
Provides an opportunity for youth around the world to communicate with each other. Also has a multicultural calendar, activities, and a newsletter.
Kids' After School Clubhouse
Contains links to sites of interest to children and teens.
Kids -N- Teens Quest - Fun and Educational Links
http://www.useekufind.com/kidteeni.htm
Contains links of interest to children and teens. Also provides information on safety on the Internet.
Kids' Space Connection
Contains links to sites created by kids, organized by subject, and also provides assistance in finding pen pals.
LEGO World Wide Web
Provides children with the opportunity to construct cyber-Lego-models and other activities and games involving Legos.
LifeSavers Candystand
Provides games and other interactive multimedia features. A word of warning: some of the pages take a long time to load.
Little League Baseball International
Provides information, resources, and links on Little League and Babe Ruth baseball.
MidLink Magazine
http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu:80/~MidLink/
An electronic magazine created for and by middle school students.
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Contains sections of interest to both children and their parents. Sections include a children's corner, a singalong, a booklist, activities, and parent pages.
Muppet Songs
http://home.nc.rr.com/muppetsongs/
Provides lyrics to Muppet songs.
Muppets
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/VR/BS/Muppets/muppets.html
Provides links to sites related to the Muppets.
New Moon Magazine
Subtitled "The Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams," provides articles of interest to girls and their parents, and also has the possibility of publication for readers.
Paper Projects
http://www.ptialaska.net/~bundyd/paper.html
Provides instructions for craft ideas using paper, and gives links to other craft sites for children and teens.
PBS Kids
Provides information about popular PBS children's television programs and coordinating activities.
Professor Bubbles' Bubblesphere
Provides information and activities related to bubbles.
Puppetry
http://www.sagecraft.com/puppetry/
Provides information about puppetry and links to related resources.
Puzzle Depot
Provides puzzles and games for children and teens.
Rainy Day Resource Page
http://www.cp.duluth.mn.us/~sarah/
Provides recipes for craft supplies and directions for art and crafts projects, and also contains links to online activities for children and teens.
Sass Kids
Provides activities, games, contests, and links for children.
Sesame Street Workshop
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/
Homepage for Sesame Street.
Snoopy's Doghouse
http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/peanuts/
Provides information about Charles Schultz and the Peanuts cartoon strip, and excerpts from the strip.
Sports Illustrated For Kids
Provides articles and games about sports for children and teens.
Stone Soup, the magazine of writing and art by young people
Provides a forum for older children and younger teens to publish their writings and artwork.
Techno Teen
Provides entertainment and links of interest to teens.
Teen-Net
Provides entertainment, information, and links of interest to teens.
Teen Scene
http://www.rpl.richmond.bc.ca/teen/
Provides resources and links of interest to teens.
Teens Only
http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/teen.html
Contains links to sites of interest to teens.
Topher's Castle
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/3278/index.html
Provides entertainment for kids from an elementary school student in Hawaii, and also has links to other fun sites for kids.
Ty Inc. - The Official Homepage of the Beanie Babies
Provides information about all the Beanie Babies, and has related games and activities.
Ultimate Band List
Provides resources and links on musicians, musical groups, musical genres, and other music-related information. Provides search capabilities.
Virtual Museum for Children
http://www.museums.reading.ac.uk/children/
Provides entertaining resources and links for children compiled by a family in Britain.
Virtual Pets
http://www.virtualpet.com/vp/vpindex2.htm
Provides information and links about tamagotchi and other virtual pets.
Wacky Web Tales
http://www.hmco.com/hmco/school/tales/
A story game. Fill in a form with the parts of speech requested, and then read your final story.
Walkin' Jim Stoltz: Kids' Korner
http://www.walkinjim.com/kids.html
Provides song lyrics, activities, and outdoors information. Also provides a forum for children to display their artwork.
World Kids Network Tour Guides
http://www.worldkids.net/guides.htm
Provides a variety of resources and links of interest to children and teens.
World Village Kidz
http://www.worldvillage.com/kidz/
Provides entertainment and links of interest to children.
Yahooligans
Search engine designed specifically for children and teens. Can access sites via a subject tree format.
Young Writers Club
http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html
Provides a forum for children and teens to publish their creative writing efforts. Also has activities, book reviews, and links.
ZuZu
Provides an online newspaper for and by kids, with stories, artwork, and other creative efforts.
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