Websites for Kids

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Nominate your favorite website for kids for the About.com Reader's Choice Best Website for Kids Award.

Nominate your favorite virtual world for kids for the About.com Reader's Choice Best Virtual World for Kids Award.

Welcome to the About.com 2010 Reader's Choice Award for the best website for kids (non-virtual world). Nominate your favorite website for kids in January and come back in February to vote.

Sesame Street Online invites kids to watch videos and play games with their favorite Sesame Street characters such as Elmo, Grover, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Rosita and Bert and Ernie.

Disney Digital Books re-introduces children to favorite classics as well as new favorite stories. These are a sampling of the great children's books available.

Disney Digital Books brings your favorite children's stories to your computer with an interactive reading experience that includes quizzes and rewards.

It can be challenging to find family friendly videos for kids to watch online. Websites such as YouTube have content that isn't really appropriate for children. These websites have videos ranging from silly to educational, but they're all kid friendly options.

What are your favorite Mr. Rogers memories?

Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood on PBS Kids is a great way to introduce your kid to your favorite Mr. Rogers songs, games and field trips.

Free Realms is a role playing virtual world for tweens and older, similar to Runescape.

WiggleTime is the virtual home of Australian band The Wiggles. Will your family love this website for preschoolers?

Toddlers are capable of practicing basic computer skills. They can learn how to find keys on the keyboard and do simple movement with the mouse. These games help develop computer skills while reinforcing other educational activities such as recognizing colors, shapes, letters and numbers. These activities are intended for adult/child computer time. Young children should not be alone with a compu…

Don't miss out on all of the great YouTube videos for kids. These tips can help you have a positive YouTube watching experience with your family.

Finding YouTube videos that are appropriate for children can be nerve wracking. You can't know that the video is safe until you watch it. These are some of my family's favorite kid-safe YouTube videos.

Create your own virtual sand art at Thisissand.com

Learn to type with fun characters and lots of encouragement. This is a great site to teach kids to type.

Highlights Magazine has brought our favorite activity to the Internet. Enjoy interactive Hidden Pictures Puzzles online, or download and print them out.

Kids' magazines often have some of the best websites for kids. They can serve to reinforce the content of the magazine, but they also stand up well on their own. These are some of the best magazine websites for kids. *Magazine websites typically have outside advertising on them.

There are plenty of online dictionaries, but only a few cater to kids. Good kids' dictionaries have age-appropriate definitions and language. Here are three little gems to help your children with their homework.

Here are the sites highlighted in the Weekly Websites for Kids for 2008. Enjoy!

PBS Kids Online is a hot spot for toddlers and preschoolers. With games, music, movies and more, there is plenty to do and see.

A virtual world for kids from Nickelodeon Kids.

This kid-friendly site from Merriam-Webster has a dictionary, thesaurus and rhyming dictionary.

Virtual Tour of the White House offers information about planning a fun, informative online trip. Visit the White House from the comfort of your home by taking a virtual tour of the White House.

Math Websites for Middle School Students offers five free and fun websites created specifically for middle school students.

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra’s website for kids is a great introduction to symphony music for children from grades 4 to 8.

A virtual field trip to the Empire State Building.

The U.S. Constitution represents our American democracy. K- 12th grade students can learn about the constitution by visiting a series of high quality websites.

Go online to take a Virtual Field Trip to Mount Rushmore and see a breathtaking 360 degree panoramic picture of the National Monument.

Read a classic book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, for free over the Internet. Learn about Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion by reading this classic children’s book.

Read Study in Scarlet online. Travel to Victorian England to solve a mystery in this Sherlock Holmes novel by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Learn social studies by taking a funny scavenger hunt called Royal Ransack. This educational online activity will teach you about the contents of Buckingham Palace.

Learn About Marine Biology in a WebQuest to Explore and Save the Great Barrier Reef. This webquest is perfect for middle school students.

Virtual Field Trip to Lisbon is a fantastic online tour of historic Lisbon, the capitol of Portugal. Click on the links for stunning 360 degree panoramic views of Lisbon.

Explore County Music’s Nashville home by taking a virtual field trip to the Grand Ole Opry. Learn about the Grand Ole Opry’s history and musical heritage.

The U.S. Declaration of Independence for Kids introduces children to the history and heritage of our American democracy. K through 12th grade students can learn about the Declaration of Independence by visiting a series of high quality websites.

Economics for kids provides five online resources for teachers and parents who want to educate their kids about the economy. Use the Internet to teach economics to students from grades K through 12.

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