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Fun Stuff

Welcome to Fun Stuff, with lots of sites that are just plain fun!

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Arts & Crafts
Comic Strips & Funny Pages
Experiments & Science Fair Projects
Fun Stuff Resources for Parents & Teachers
Games & Activities
Hobbies
Holidays
Jokes & Riddles
Knots and Splices
Music Lessons
Optical Illusions
Other Fun Stuff
Pets
Pre-Schoolers
Puzzles
Music, Radio & Podcasts
Sports & Recreation
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Toys
Fun Stuff Virtual Field Trips

Resources in this category:

Alfy.com
http://www.alfy.com/index1.aspx
Read (and click) along with animated stories and play computer games on this kid-friendly site.
Cyber Camp
http://www.worldbook.com/wb/worldbook/cybercamp/html/index.h...
Have fun at World Book's online summer camp! Keep busy by learning about the wilderness and wildlife, making cool crafts, playing games, and creating fun summertime treats!
Discovery Kids
http://kids.discovery.com/
"Hey Discovery Kids! Welcome to Discovery Kids. When we said 'The Adventure Starts Here' we weren't kidding. ... Ever wanted to climb a climbing wall? Ride a camel? Learn to take your own pictures? Well, here is the place to learn how."
Disney.com-The Interactive Website for Families
http://disney.go.com/index
The Wonderful World of Disney! This site has lots of fun stuff for kids including stories to read and your own online pet fish!
Family.com Activities Page
http://familyfun.go.com/
The Family.com site is sponsored by Disney. This activities page is part of the Family.com site and is jam-packed with all kinds of activities, projects, and crafts. You'll find indoor, outdoor, and TV-free activities. This page is updated often with new activities for the season.
FirstGov for Kids!
http://www.kids.gov/
Come explore this site if you are looking for information on almost every topic you can think of…from art, music and animals, to homework help, history, how to fight crime, and computers!
Fun Works
http://thefunworks.edc.org/SPT--homeflash.php
Attempting to expose your students or children to new careers? Directed at middle school children, it takes their interests such as games, music, technology, and sports and links them to various career paths. Learn about being a sound engineer, an urban planner, and a plasma physicist. Read interviews with real people who do these careers and even see what classes to take.
Hamstertours
http://www.hamstertours.com
Send a friend an email in secret code, make a hamster RV or a Hamsterscope, get the receipe for "Ants on a Banana Bus," and play hamsteractive games. This site will crack you up!
HighlightsKids.com
http://www.highlightskids.com/
Do you like to play picture games, or learn neat scientific facts? Or perhaps you'd like to hear the orchestra of the future, or read stories. This fun site fits all of your interests.
Hippo Works
http://www.hippoworks.com/
Want to see some funny comics about animals in the jungle? Watch the animated comics or play the games with the animal friends at Hippo Works!
Icelands
http://www.pers.com/site/icelands/
Play games, listen to songs, learn facts about penguins and polar bears, and see cool photos of the Arctic and Antarctica.
iKnowthat.com
http://www.iknowthat.com/com?COOK=
Launch food through the air in an intergalactic cafeteria game! Create your own sticker book about Ancient Egypt. Learn about art history as you paint a picture. This site has lots of fun activities for kids aged 2 to 12. Shockwave required.
Kaboose - Where families get going!
http://www.kidsdomain.com/
Kaboose "hosts an extensive range of craft activities, recipes, clip art and icons, holiday pages and a host of original children's stories." Also has fun online games.
Kids World 2000
http://www.northvalley.net/kids/index.shtml
This site is full of links to other sites on the Web that offer information on a wide range of topics. Find out about science, social studies, museums, and fun stuff, too.
KidsCom
http://www.kidscom.com/
Come here to play games, get craft ideas, send a cyber postcard, meet other kids online, learn about world holidays, write a story, or do lots of other fun activities.
Make an Electric Potato!
http://www.miniscience.com/projects/PotatoElectricity/
Instructions for making a potato battery.
Make it solar; Science Fair Titles
http://www.makeitsolar.com/
Make it Solar is devoted to providing information for science fair projects is especially useful for solar energy projects. They offer engaging pages and links for "the scientific method, poster board layouts, research, ideas, experiments and planning"
Museum of Science: Design Your Own Robot
http://www.mos.org/robot/
This is a great resource for learning how to build your own robot! It gives a step-by-step guide as well as a helpful section for teachers and parents.
Neopets
http://www.neopets.com/
A great virtual pet site! Create and care for your very own neopet! Feed, groom, read to, and watch your pet grow.
Paddington Bear - The Official Website
http://www.paddingtonbear.co.uk/
You can send Paddington postcards to your friends, do puzzles, play games, color pictures, and more from this colorful site.
Peanut Butter Lovers Club
http://www.peanutbutterlovers.com/
Learn about the history of peanut butter and how it is made, and see some recipes using peanut butter in unique ways.
Sesame Workshop
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/
Home of the TV show Sesame Street. Go here for games, parenting information, the Sesame Street store and special exhibits.
Toon Center
http://www.abctooncenter.com/
There's lots to see and do in the cartoon land. You can read stories, solve puzzles, and play games. You can even learn how to draw a cartoon!
Weekly Reader Galaxy
http://www.weeklyreader.com/
At this site you'll find some stuff to do for preschoolers on up. You can find recipes at the the cooking page, pages to color, games to play and trivia questions to answer. The site is organized by grades. You can also find out more about the Weekly Reader magazine.
Wicked4kids
http://www.wicked4kids.com/index.po
A fun site including games, jokes, quizzes, crafts, coloring, and message boards, all in one place!
Wild World of Wonka
http://www.wonka.com/
You can now visit the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory online. This fun web site offers lots of games and trivia questions for kids. You can also take a tour on the WonkaMobile, visit Willy's school, check out the Invention room, and even explore LoompaLand.
Youth Net
http://www.youth.net/
"This server is a place where youth (of all ages) around the world can safely meet each other, and participate in discussions, interactive learning projects, and activities that meet their needs." Also serves as a home for many K-12 Internet projects and has resources for kids, teachers, and parents.
Ziggity Zoom
http://www.ziggityzoom.com/
Provides great fun for kids and parents. "Play games, color pictures, read and listen to stories about many different characters, watch mini-videos or explore Play Worlds and other activities."
Zillions Online
http://www.zillions.org/
A consumer report for kids! Find rates and reviews of popular toys and television shows helping you to think about what you want to buy or watch before you actually do so.

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