Kids' Page – Fun Links

Fun links

1. Activity TV Find lots of fun activities for kids, with video instructions and printables. Crafts, Magic, Puppets, Science, and more!
2. Anatomy of a Murder Created by a group of students, for students in junior or senior high school. It uses a fictional murder trial to explain how the criminal justice system works.
3. BigIdeaFun A games and activities site with your favorite VeggieTales folks.
4. Children's Museum of Central Nebraska Information about the museum located at Imperial Mall in Hastings.
5. Exploratorium Full of fun and sometimes-messy science experiments.
6. Family Food Zone Search fun recipes just for kids, learn about the food guide pyramid, and more!
7. FunBrain Nothing but educational games for preschoolers to 17 and up.
8. Great Web Sites for Kids by the American Library Association  Lots of links and organized so sites are easy to find.
9. HowStuffWorks If you've ever wondered how microwaves heat food and not dishes, or what Internet cookies do, try this site.
10. Little Explorers Picture Dictionary Links, animal printouts, and more. You can also translate the dictionary into Spanish, French, German and Portuguese.
11. Pauly's Playhouse Online games and fun for three-year-olds and up.
12. Smart-Mouth.org A way cool site that's all about food.
13. Sports Illustrated for Kids The online magazine.
14. StoryPlace Interactive virtual story time and activities in English and Spanish.
15. The Yuckiest Site on the Internet formerly Worm World  Science made fun!

Book or author related sites

1. Arthur by Marc Brown  An activity page by PBS with games and printables.
2. Children's Authors & Illustrators on the Web Links to personal or fan Web sites.
3. Children's Authors & Illustrators Appearances, interviews, even a pronunciation guide!
4. Jean Craighead George Her official site with a personal note, e-mail address, biography, and more.
5. Nebraska's Golden Sower Homepage Informative site about Nebraska's Children's Choice Book Award. Find current nominees and past winners. Visit the student gallery which has book reviews and original artwork inspired by the award-winning books.
6. Pilkey.com Author Dav Pilkey's site. The "Dogzilla" and "Captain Underpants" creator—with his trademark silliness—includes games, "Print 'N Color", "Print 'N Play","Fold 'N Fly" paper airplane instructions, and more!
7. Reading Rainbow Official site for the popular public television show. Young Writers and Illustrators Contest information.
8. RobertMunsch.com This author's web site is as crazy and funny as he is—with new stories!
9. Scholastic Find Harry Potter, Goosebumps, and Star Wars—even play I Spy online!
10. Usborne Quicklinks Read books online, or follow links for information and games on subjects such as Spanish (Languages link), cooking (Sports and Hobbies link), or how to draw animals (Art link).
11. Will Hobbs Official Website The author of Bearstone talks about where he gets his ideas, answers questions, and more.

Like the Harry Potter series? Looking for a similar series? Try our Kids' Book List page.