Here are some links that families can enjoy together.
Froggy Page : This site contains hyperlinks to all things "froggy" on the web.
Just 4 Girls : This Girl Scouts of America site offers all sorts of information on thigs that interest girls. Visitors can find answers to anything from electricity to depression. Tips on exercising and traveling can be found under the Girls on the Go link.
Kids Domain : This site strengthens the union between kids and computers. The major part of this site revolves around downloadable software. The downloads are organized according to the age groups for which they are the most appropriate. There is even a helpful "grown-ups" section which gives parents and teachers several tips on how to teach kids about computer programming.
Apple Corps : A fun version of Mr. Potato Head but with apples and other vegetables.
There is also links to two other sites that silly-fun: Mr. Edible Starchy Tuber Head Home Page and the Centre for The Easily Amused.
TheCase.com For Kids : If your child loves a good mystery then this is the site for you. A new mystery to solve every week. This site also offers minimysteries, scary stories, magic tricks to learn, writing contests, and a television-viewing guide that privides visitors with a schedule of when popular T.V. mystery shows will air in the near future.
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza : Both kids and parents can enjoy this site from the PBS broadcasting people. Parents click on Shari (Lamb Chop)while kids click on their favourite Charlie Horse character. Projects, crafts, and how-to pages. Enjoy.
Children's Storybooks Online : Lots of educational and fun links you can follow to find terrific children's stories. The site includes colouring books, games, riddles, and other resources for kids.
Learn2.com:
Do you need to learn how to change a tire, darn a sock? Well, you'll likely
find out how to do that and a whole lot more at this site. Help a Hangover?
Tie a tie? Shine Leather shoes? Check this one out. It's great? An incredibly
useful site.
Canadian
Parents Online: This is an amazing site that offers families, but especially
parents a place to go for tips on parenting and so much more. The site has
chat rooms, discussion forums, a library and an "Ask the Expert" link. The
chat rooms, for instance, cover such diverse areas as Breastfeeding, Work
at Home Moms, Military Families, Weightloss, and single Parenting. The discussion
forums include Single Parents, Second Wives Club, Gifted Children and Expecting
Moms. There is
The 1997
Toy Headquarters where parents can run ideas by other parents, share
what is good and what is not!, and see what toy is the "hot" toy of the season
and where you get it when all the stores are sold out of it!.
Color
Me Fun!: This is a commercial site but might be of interest to some parents
and teachers of younger kids. Color Me Fun! is a computerized coloring activity
book program featuring a child-friendly interface, with animated buttons,
talking tool-tips, talking numbers and colors, and a slide show which displays
colored pictures. Each page is narrated and accompanied by music and sound
effects. Pictures can be colored and printed out or printed out and then
colored by hand. All pictures, including finished works, are displayed in
a story-telling slide show.
Geography Games and Quizzes Index: Here is a site that lists several geography games and quizzes you and your child can play together.
Family Com: For Novice web surfers this site is perfect. It is loaded with information about everything from child development to home technology, and includes information about food, health, travel, book reviews, and more.
Family Education Network: This site is one of the best for families on the Web. The articles address family issues, including parents, money, education, and health, and there are plenty of child care tips and family activities. Families with children with special needs can find support and solutions here.
Family Planet: for children and adults, this site, which is updated daily, delivers a wide range of useful services including news reports about product recalls, forums for parents, advice, and special events just for children. Also a best of the web site for children.
Little Explorers: An EXCEPTIONAL web site which has an on line dictionary for English, French, and Spanish. On this web site, the kids pick a letter and this site has created a Hot-list of sites that are appropriate for primary age children. You'll love this site.
Knowledge Adventure: This is not just an advertisement for the publishers of Jump Start. You can play demo games such as 3-D Scavenger Hunt and other games categorized by age. There is even a super-hero coloring page.
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