FOR AND ABOUT KIDS
Categories: Arts and
Crafts - Family Activities - Fun! - Kids Search Sites -
Nature
and Science - Odds and Ends - Organisations - Toys and Characters - For
Parents.
Arts and Crafts
Craft
Exchange
Hundreds of ideas, with
full instructions, for things you can make at home. The instructions in
general are particularly well thought out and clear.
Danielles
Place
Dozens of ideas for
crafts for kids to make at home with full instructions and materials
lists.
Interweaves the craft activities with bible stories.
Kid
Pix
Online drawing and painting
tool with a wide variety of images to choose from. Will display your
resultant
masterpieces online if they are good enough.
Learn
to Draw
Instructions for drawing
animals, faces, flowers and more. Simple and easy to follow and with
great
results guaranteed!
The
@rt Room
For older kids lots
of art project ideas and articles about ways of seeing the world as an
artist. Also information and links to other sites about famous artists.
Family Activities
Glenroe
Open Farm
You've seen it on TV
- now plan a visit! Lot's of pictures of the animals and information
about
going to the farm for a visit.
Friendly4Kids
Guide to child
friendly holiday accommodation, pubs
and restaurants and visitor centres in Ireland and the UK. The Irish
information
is a bit patchy but a real must for anyone taking a family holiday in
the
UK.
Fun!
Alphabet
coloring Pages
Print out a picture
for each letter of the alphabet
and color them in.
Billie
Bear
using bright colors
and large images this site introduces
toddlers to counting and the alphabet using fun and easy to play games.
Books
are Cool
Irish site
featuring stories, poems and other resources
for Kids.
Disney
coloring In
Printable pictures of
all your favourite Disney Characters to color in.
Flick
A really terrific site,
beautifully illustrated and intuitive to use, with original games and
stories
for children.
Fun
School
Games and activities
arranged into various age sections. colorful and great fun.
I
Know That
Arts, math's and language
sections with lots of fun games and the opportunity to create your own
stories online.
Kids Search Sites
Ask Jeeves
for Kids
Ask a question and
Jeeves will try to find some websites
that can answer it.
Berits
Best Sites for Kids
Hundreds of sites are
categorised and reviewed - you can even add your own reviews
Kids
Konnect
Directory of sites
suitable for kids. Does not seem
to have a search facility but easily navigated and many useful links in
well organised categories.
Kids
Sites
Categorised links
to thousands of sites of interest
to children of all ages and their parents.
Little
Explorers
For young children.
This site allows kids to click on letters and images and will then
direct
them to sites appropriate for their age.
Yahooligans!
Branch of the mighty
Yahoo! designed for 8-14 year olds. Just as good as it's parent site.
Nature and Science
Animal
Planet
Learn how a cat
meows, save the giant turtle and go
for a virtual dive in a coral reef. This enormous, fascinating and
action
packed site is a must for all animal lovers.
Atoms
Family
Introduces information
about physics and particle science in an easily digestible way.
Bubbles
The science of Bubbles
- how they are formed, how to make bigger and better ones and the
search
for the elusive square bubble. An innovative idea from the US Soap and
Detergent Association!
Cool
Science
Lots of simple and practical
experiments for kids to carry out themselves which will help them to
learn
more about the world around them
Elephant
Sanctuary
Who is not fascinated
by elephants? The site includes a web cam where you can see live
pictures
of the elephants at this American sanctuary. As much information as you
could ever need about elephants.
eNature
From the Audoban Society
a massive site which includes field guides to animals, plants, insects,
seashells, trees and more.
Energy
Quest
All about energy - how
it is generated and delivared to your home and how to save it.
Geo
Mysteries
Learn all about rocks,
stones and fossils with Rex, the Dino Detective
Kratt's
Creatures
Organised into areas
of the world this site takes an exciting and fun approach to learning
about
wild animals, their habitats and the dangers facing them.
Miss
Maggie's Earth Adventures
Miss Maggie and her
faithful dog Dude undertake a
series of missions to save the world. An introduction to environmental
issues suitable for all but the very young.
The
Why Files
Totally fascinating
site which takes stories in the News and looks at the science behind
them.
Aimed at older kids but just as interesting for adults. Huge searchable
archive of previous articles.
Volcano
World
A NASA site with everything
the budding volcanologist - or student researching a school project -
needs
to know. Loads of images and an opportunity to ask the experts your
questions.
Water,
Water Everywhere
Created by a group of
students in Singapore this site looks at water, its origins, how it is
treated and the problems that lack of it can cause.
Yuckiest
Site on the Internet
Visit worms and cockroaches
at home, read 'All you need to Know' about blackheads and belching and
join in some yucky fun and games. Brilliant!
Odds and Ends
Gods
Holy Trousers
Wonderful illustrations
and images from artist Jon Berkeley.
Organisations
Barnardos
Basic well
presented information about this children's
charity.
The
Barretstown Gang Camps
Website of an organisation
founded by Paul Newman providing holidays in Wicklow for seriously ill
children. The site is both fun and informative and includes many
comments
from the children themselves.
ISPCC
As well as
extensive information about the various
events and fundraising activities of the Irish Society for the
Prevention
of Cruelty to Children this site has innovative 'zones' for both
children
and their parents.
The
Ark
An informative site
for The Ark, a
Cultural Centre for Children situated in Temple Bar in Dublin. Full
information
on the many events that take place in the centre.
Stories
Kidsown
A site created by the
Ark Cultural Centre which allows kids to publish their own writing
online.
Much of the content is a result of projects and courses which took
place
in the centre itself. A fun site which is well illustrated.
Sesame
Street Stories
It's educational but
so much fun you would hardly notice! Teaches very young children the
skills
for reading and word recognition.
Storyplace
Stories for kids of
all ages organised into age appropriate groups. Nice illustrations and
lots of cute characters.
Words
and Pictures
A BBC site designed
for parents of 5-7 year olds to use with their kids. Uses fun
activities
and stories to teach reading skills.
Toys and Characters
Barbie
Lots of things to
read and do for fans of the princess
of pink.
Barney
Ideal for very young
kids this site is bright and colorful and had easy to play games for
the
tinies.
Bob
the Builder
Bob and his friends
have lots of games and activities for younger surfers.
Harry
Potter
The many avid followers
of Harry's adventures have a chance to discuss their hero, meet the
author
and take part in quizzes and other online activities.
Pokemon
Official site with a
few activities and some downloads of pictures and screensavers
available.
A bit heavy on the advertising.
Pokeman
Crafts
Make your own Pokemon
characters using toilet paper rolls and cd's. More fun than the
official
site!!
Seussville
Fun and games with the
Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, Sam-I-Am and other favourites of Dr Seuss
fans.
For Parents
Baby2Kids
Articles and
features about children's health and
child rearing issues. Particularly useful sections on what you
will
need to know and to buy if this is your first foray into parenthood!
Parents
Guide to the Internet
A little out of date
but still a useful guide to what you need to know.
Parent
Soup
Links to resources,
articles and general information on just about every topic you could
think
of that might interest parents. American oriented but useful
nonetheless.
Rollercoaster
Irish site which aims
to help you deal with the ups and downs of parenting. Huge archive of
articles
and lots of useful information. Has become a little too commercial in
orientation
for some.
Surfing
the Net with Kids
An excellent and
comprehensive site with a wealth
of information on this important subject.
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