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Preschool/Kindergarten Games


Between the Lions
An early literacy website for ages 4-7, based on the PBS television show.
http://pbskids.org/lions

Chateau Meddybemps
Where jellybeans grow on vines like grapes
http://www.meddybemps.com/preschool.html

Fun4Brains
More from the creators of Julia's Rainbow Corner
http://www.fun4brains.com/

Fun with Spot
Fans of Eric Hill's Spot books will enjoy playing these games and reading the animated versions of some of these books.
http://www.funwithspot.com

Goodnight Stories
Stories and fun for the little ones
http://www.goodnightstories.com

Julia's Rainbow Corner
Fun and Games from Julia and her mom
http://www.juliasrainbowcorner.com/html/funandgames.html

Just for Kindergarteners
Online games from the Wacona Elementary School in Waycross, Ga.
http://www.wacona.com/kindergartengames/kindergartengames.html  

Kaboose Funschool
Interactive site from Kaboose
http://www.funschool.com

Little Explorers
A picture dictionary.  (Note: There are advertisements on this site) http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html

Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
Activities for kids and information about the television classic
http://pbs.org/rogers

Nick Jr.
Interactive site from Nickelodeon Jr.
http://www.nickjr.com

Noggin
Interactive site from Nickelodeon for preschoolers.
http://www.noggin.com/games/index.php

Pauly's Playhouse
Games and cartoons for young surfers, and shopping and travel sites for parents
http://paulysplayhouse.com/

PBS Kids
Interactive site from PBS
http://pbskids.org/games.html.

Play Kids Games
Math, alphabet and logic games. (Note: There are advertisements on this site)
http://www.playkidsgames.com

Playhouse Disney
Interactive site from Disney
http://disney.go.com/playhouse/today/index.html

Sesame Street Central
The kids’ activities page with your friends from Sesame Street. Play games with Prairie Dawn, Elmo, and the Cookie Monster.

http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesame

Thomas the Tank Engine Page
Calling all fans of Thomas!  Stories games and fun.
http://www.thomasthetankengine.com

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Elementary & Primary Grade Games


A+ Math

Billions of math games and puzzles
http://www.aplusmath.com/Games/index.html  

Alfy Arcade
Free arcade type games to play online.  Site contains advertising.
http://www.alfy.com/arcade

Education Place
Interactive site from Houghton Mifflin Publishers
http://www.eduplace.com/edugames.html

Fun Brain
Interactive site from Pearson Education Publishers
http://www.funbrain.com

Learn 4 Good
Educational games
http://www.learn4good.com/kids/index.htm  

Postopia
Interactive site from Post Cereal
http://www.postopia.com/

Quiz Hub
The Fun K-12 Online Interactive Learning Center
http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm 

Seussville Games
Interactive site based on Dr. Seuss
http://www.seussville.com/games/

Sports Illustrated Games
Interactive site from SI for Kids
http://www.sikids.com/games/ 

Zeek Games
Interactive games from Kaboose
http://games.zeeks.com/games.php

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Crafts Web Sites


GENERAL ARTS & CRAFTS SITES

http://www.allcrafts.net/kids.htm

http://www.first-school.ws/theme/crafts.htm

http://www.parents-talk.com/familyfun/crafts/crafts.html

http://www.earlychildhood.com
 

PAPER CRAFTS

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/papercrafts/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/popupcards/
 

PAPER AIRPLANES

http://www.cyberbee.com/paper.html     
  

ORIGAMI FOR KIDS

http://www.tammyyee.com/origami.html           

http://www.paperfolding.com/diagrams/
 

PAPER PLATE AND CUP CRAFTS

http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/paperplate.html
 

CRAFTS FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS

http://thepreschoolplayground.com/earthdayactivities.htm
 

BASIC CRAFT RECIPES

http://kirtland.cc.mi.us/~balbachl/kidrecip.htm

http://www.jcld.org/recipe.htm

http://bumblebeecrafts.com/craft_recipes.htm
 

RECIPE SOURCE

http://www.recipesource.com/misc/non-food/crafts/
 

CRAFT FREEBIES

http://www.craftfreebies.com/index.html  

 COLORING

http://www.crayola.com/

http://www.coloringpage.org/

http://www.uptoten.com/home.phtml

http://www.freecoloringpages.com/coloring/fft.html

http://www.janbrett.com/activities_pages_artwork.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/

 

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Young Writers


KidPub

http://www.kidpub.org/kidpub/
Read stories submitted by other children; a $6.95 fee allows children to submit as many stories as they want.

Kids-Space
Free web site where children can submit their own original works of art, stories and music.
http://www.kids-space.org/

KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library
The Internet Public Library lists about a dozen websites where kids can submit original writings for publication.
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/rzn8000/

Stone Soup
A print and online magazine that publishes works submitted by young writers and artists. br> http://www.stonesoup.com/

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Needlework

 
CROSS STITCH

Stitching guides for Preschoolers
http://sewing.about.com/library/bltodl.htm?once=true&
 

CROCHET AND KNITTING PATTERNS

Learn to knit or crochet
http://www.learntoknit.com/home.php3

Patterns for Kids
http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/kids.php

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Hobbies


STAMP COLLECTING

The American Philatelic Society – Just for Kids
http://www.stamps.org/kids/kid_StampFun.htm

The Junior Philatelists on the Internet
http://www.junior-philatelists.com/
 

COOKING

Kids Cooking Club
http://www.kidscook.com/

KidChef
http://www.kidchef.com/cda/index.cfm

From the Internet Public Library’s KidSpace
Lots of kid friendly food and nutrition sources.
http://www.il.org/div/kidspace/browse/hea3000/
 

SCOUTS OFFICIAL WEBSITES

Boy Scouts of America
http://www.scouting.org/

Girl Scouts
http://www.girlscouts.org/

NEW JERSEY 4-H

New Jersey 4-H
http://www.nj4h.rutgers.edu/

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Sports


Olympic Games Official Website
http://www.olympic.org

Find out all about the Olympic games since 1896.
http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp

Baseball
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/

Basketball
http://www.nba.com

Football
http://www.nfl.com/

Hockey
http://www.nhl.com/

NHL Player's Association:
http://www.nhlpa.com/
 

Little League
http://www.littleleague.org/about/index.asp

Pop Warner Official Website
PWLS is the largest youth football, cheer and dance program in the United States.
http://www.popwarner.com

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Favorite Games


Concentration

An online version of the game Memory
http://games.zeeks.com/game.php?g=1227&s=7&category=7&level=0

Wacky Web Tales
like Mad Libs--fill in the blanks for a fun story
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

Tetrisaurus
Tetris with dinosaur pieces!
http://www.dinofun.com/tetrisaurus/tetrisaurus.html

Doodle Pad
Draw with crayons, paint & stickers
http://www.noggin.com/games/doodlepad/

Lite Brite
Design with Lite Brite on the web!
http://www.sfpg.com/animation/liteBrite.html#

Etch a Sketch
Etch a sketch online!
http://www.etch-a-sketch.com/html/onlineetch.htm

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