Fun Websites for Children - Moore Memorial Public Library

Fun Websites for Children
Ages 3- 6
Build Your Wild Self (ages 4+): http://www.buildyourwildself.com
Create a character and then add parts to make yourself a wild creature!
Cookie: http://www.cookie.com
Educational games designed by experts and educators.
Disney Junior: http://tv.disney.go.com/playhouse/games/index.html
Games are sorted by shows and include bowling, racing, drawing, and more.
Monterey Bay Aquarium (ages 4+): http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/lc/activities/default.aspx
Games, coloring sheets, crafts, activities, and more all have the recommended age and grade level listed.
Nick Jr: www.nickjr.com/games/index.jhtml
Games are sorted by shows and include adventure, art, dress up, spelling, matching, puzzles, and more.
PBS Kids: http://pbskids.org/games/index.html
Games are sorted by shows and include science, coloring, music, dress up, coloring, and other learning games
(letters, numbers, shapes, and more).
Reading Is Fundamental: http://www.rif.org/kids/leadingtoreading/en/leadingtoreading.html
This early literacy website is where children can read, sing, play, and explore with stories that read to you,
games, rhymes, songs, and more.
Sesame Street: http://www.sesamestreet.org
Coloring, shapes, sounds, letters, numbers, and other learning games, videos, and printable sheets all based
around your favorite characters.
Seussville: http://www.seussville.com
The official home of Dr. Seuss is the place for children to play and learn with Dr. Seuss’s books and classic characters.
Sid the Science Kid: http://pbskids.org/sid
Watch videos, sing songs, and play games with Sid while you explore easy-to-understand science especially for
young children.
Starfall: http://starfall.com
Interactive phonics activities and games for pre-readers and beginning readers.
Ages 6 and older
ABCya: http://www.abcya.com
Games based on classroom lessons and approved by teachers. They help build computer, language arts, and
math skills.
Animal Planet: http://animal.discovery.com/games/games.html
Animal-related games and activities, including a “Pet Detective” game, “Pet Picker” quiz, puzzles, and more.
Big Brown Bear Typing: http://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/keyboard
Practice typing with this simple and easy-to-use keyboarding practice website.
Cyberchase: http://pbskids.org/cyberchase
Videos, games and hands-on activities that support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) learning.
Ages 6 and older continued
Discovery Kids: http://kids.discovery.com/gaming
Dozens of games, including build & play, matching, and quizzes.
Funbrain: http://www.funbrain.com
Math, puzzles, matching, and other learning games, along with some full-length books you can read directly on
the website.
GettyGames: http://www.getty.edu/gettygames
Art games including matching, puzzles, and detail-finding.
National Geographic Kids: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/all
Quizzes, puzzles, action games, and plenty of other educational games.
Picassohead: http://www.picassohead.com
Create a wacky artistic face in the style of the great painter, Picasso.
Professor Garfield: http://www.professorgarfield.org/pgf_home.html
Interactive games and videos. Some include Garfield and his friends, while others do not.
Smarty Games: http://www.smartygames.com
Educational games, including math, reading, telling time, puzzles, and mazes.
Up To Ten: http://uptoten.com/kids/kidsgames-home.html
Puzzles, races, card games, mazes, and more.
Wonderopolis: http://wonderopolis.org/wonders
Encourages kids to be curious and use your imagination to investigate the world around you. There are hundreds of wonders to search through and be inspired to learn more about, such as "Do Rabbits Have Good Eyesight?" or "When is Technology Old?"
Ages 8 and older
Dance Mat Typing: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing
Practice typing with this fun and colorful keyboarding practice website.
MakeBeliefsComix: http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix
Make your very own comics with this online comic maker created by author Bill Zimmerman.
NASA Kids Club: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html#.Uw9574VO3fU
This website from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center helps you learn and be inspired about space sciences
with games and more.
Ology: http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology
This website from the American Museum of Natural History gives kids an interactive and fun self-directed museum and learning experience. There are stories, games, and activities on several fascinating topics.
Scratch: http://scratch.mit.edu
MIT’s website where kids can make your own interactive stories, games, and animations.
Seriously Amazing: http://seriouslyamazing.si.edu
Created by the Smithsonian Institution, this website hopes to get you thinking and exploring. There are 6 sections of the site, each dedicated to a different and fascinating topic: the animal kingdom, the Earth, technology
and creativity, the stories Americans have to tell, and the universe.
Webonauts Internet Academy: http://pbskids.org/webonauts
This game teaches about web safety.
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