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an Inventor
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:
Kids Pages
Here are activities, games, puzzles and more to fire up your imagination
and inventions! Did you know there are no age restrictions to applying
for a patent? So if you make the best chocolate chip cookie in the world,
or a new super play-dough, check out this site.
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Crafts
& Creations
The Art Junction
This
is a great place to learn about the world of art, and how to think like
an artist!
Cartoonster
Learn how to draw and animate—the easy and fun way! Created by a
teenager, this site gives you the basic tools necessary to try your hand
at cartoon animation.
DLTKs
Printable Crafts for Kids
Youll find educational and just for fun crafts here, and easy-to-follow
instructions! Includes printable templates suitable for ages 2 and older.
Download-a-Dinosaur
Easy-to-make paper dinosaurs that you can print, color, cut, and glue.
Draw and Color with Uncle
Fred
For beginning cartoonists: simple instructions that will help you create
fun cartoon characters! Also includes printable coloring pages.
The Idea Box
Visit the Idea Box for great craft recipes, including the Best Bubble
Solution, Flubber, and colored sand. Dont miss the links on the left
hand side of this page under the Idea Index for other crafty ideas!
Kids Domain Crafts
Explore hundreds of crafts! Make classic creations like can stilts and
pebble pets; get ideas for seasonal and holiday crafts, and gifts kids
can make.
MoMAs Art Safari: Make Your Own
Art
Use this Museum of Modern Art website to create animal art right on your
computer!
Paper Snowflakes
Here is an excellent guide to snowflake making. Create beautiful, six-pointed
paper snowflakes!
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Hobbies
& Pastimes
American
Philatelic Society: Just for Kids
A fun page for the stamp enthusiast and collector. Find out how to begin
a stamp collection, explore fun facts and activities, and link to some
other great web sites that promote Stamp Collecting for Kids.
Americas
Story
Is history your hobby? Discover the fascinating stories of Americas past
with this site from the Library of Congress, including games, quizzes,
and more.
ASPCA: Animaland
This website, sponsored by the ASPCA, includes terrific tips on taking
care of your favorite pet! Also, play interactive games, meet real-life
animal heroes, and more.
h.i.p. pocket change
Visit this site by The United States Mint if you collect coins, or just
love money! Enjoy cool coin games and cartoons, and take an historical
trip with the Time Machine.
Cooking with Kids!
I can't think of a better way to pass a rainy afternoon than by whipping
up something yummy in the kitchen! Make some cinnamon popcorn, frozen
banana pops, or no-bake cookies. You may want to have an adult
on hand to help.
Piano on the Net
This excellent online piano course is free, and for both beginners and
more advanced students. Just put a music keyboard next to your computer
keyboard, and you’ll be ready to learn!
Surfnetkids:
Games, Hobbies, & Sports
Theres a whole lot here to pass the time, including under Hobbies:
learn to juggle, find a pen pal, read about roller coasters, rocketry,
your pet hamster, and more!
WWW Collection
of Favorite String Figures
You can have fun on a rainy afternoon with nothing more than a piece of
string! This site includes a Kids Guide to Easy String Figures, and
lots of great links to other string figure sites.
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Just
for Fun
Apple
Corps
Its not a potato head: its a giant apple! Add eyes, nose, a mouth, and
more.
Hands on Crafts
Explore the wonderful worlds of pottery, weaving, quilting, and basketry
with this online art studio for kids. Includes videos, photos, and fun
online activities.
Kids Place
Have fun challenging your brain! Activities and puzzles include mathematical
brainteasers, and Wacky Web Tales, a crazy, fill-in-the-blanks word
game.
Mouseum
Find the words to a favorite song, or just some fun music to sing along
with! You can also find links to other kid and music-friendly sites.
PBS Kids
Activities, music, stories, games and more games provided by PBS.
Prongo.com
There is lots of fun to be had here, with games, jokes, brainteasers,
and links to other kid-friendly sites. With your parent’s permission,
you can even submit your own jokes and web site suggestions!
San
Francisco Symphony for Kids
Learn about musical instruments, and visit the music lab to create your
own tunes. Click on the radio to listen to some of the symphony’s
great performances.
Scatty.com
The current jokes count on this website is over 12,000 jokes! Visit
this site for a huge collection of knock-knock jokes, riddles, scary,
school, and just plain silly jokes. Get ready to laugh!
Storyline Online
The Screen Actor’s Guild Foundation presents streaming video of celebrities
reading children’s picture books.
Travel to Oriland
Visit the amazing Oriland, a fantastic origami world made entirely of
folded paper. See some fantastic displays, visits the poetry corner, and
learn to fold your own origami models.
Up
to 10
Super simple to navigate, this site includes print-and-paint pages, online
coloring, animated cards, and games for children ages 0-10.
Welcome to Noggin!
This commercial-free educational site from Nickelodeon is dedicated to preschoolers.
Yucky
Fun & Games
This site, created by the Discovery Channel, claims to be the yuckiest
site on the internet! You can have hours of rainy day fun here, exploring
lots of creepy crafts, revoltin recipes, icky experiments, and
more.
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Learn
a Language
American
Sign Language
Created with the American Sign Language browser, this site includes video
clips of how to sign letters, words, and expressions. This might be especially
useful if you want to speak with your friends in a nice, quiet public
library!
Say Hello to the World
This site, created by the Internet Public Library for young people, will
introduce you to many different language and cultures around the world.
Learn to say hello in Korean, Hebrew, Swedish, Russian, and more!
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Want
to Write?
Goodnight
Stories
You can not only listen to or read a story on this fun site, but “fill-in-a-story,”
“finish-a-story,” and “send-a-story.” Make sure
you have your parents permission to send a story; you might win one of
three prizes awarded every month!
Kidworld
Meet a new “keypal,” enter a writing contest, submit a story,
or check out some of the other fun links at this site, especially for
kids who love to write.
Make
a Child Smile
Are you interested in sending a card or email message to a child who is
sick? This site is dedicated to brightening the lives of kids who are
going through a tough time. Make someone smile today!
Young
Writer’s Clubhouse
Created by Deborah Morris, the author of the Real Kids, Real Adventures
series, this site offers writing tips for young authors, and a chance
to join a critique group.
Zoom
By Kids, for Kids
A “PBS Kids” site, this page offers a lot to read, and a lot
of chances to write! You can submit recipes, arts and crafts ideas, poems,
reviews of movies, music, and books, and more!
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Last Updated:
July 26, 2007
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