Cool Sites

Activity TV
Step by step video instructions for a wide array of fun activities for children!

ALA Great Sites
Amazing, spectacular, mysterious and colorful websites for kids and the adults who care for them, from the American Library Association.


Alphabet Soup A site for the young and the "young at heart"! Alphabet Soup contains thematic units, holiday units, games and activities for kids; teacher and parent resources; and crafts, humor and recipes for all! Be sure to check out the Kindergarten Kafe, recipes dictated by 5-year-olds!

America’s Story from America’s Library
You can watch a movie, hear a song, play a tune from America’s past; discover America’s favorite pastimes, sports and hobbies; explore the states; take a trip to an era in American history and discover the people who made this country what it is today.

Animal Land  A fun site brought to you by the ASPCA. You can read about your favorite animals, play games, enter contests, meet real heroes of both the human and animal kind and learn how to take care of your pets.

Between the Lions
A site tied to the television program with fun and games for all.

Bonus.com, the Supersite for Kids
More than 2,000 entertaining activities that take you from the ocean depths to the farthest reaches of space.
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Book AdventureCalendar Home
You can create a calendar for any month or year ranging from 1-10,000 AD. Check out this day in history and lots of other cool things related to time!program that gives you prizes for reading books!

Crafts 4 Kids  Fun and creative projects for kids ages 7-12.

Discovery Channel All the cool stuff from the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and more, including the yuckiest sites on the Internet, games, information on animals and pets, school, health and travel. There’s also some fun games to play.

Discovery School’s Puzzlemaker
Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles or build your own maze!

Elmers This is the site for Elmer’s Glue. Click on Kidzone for crafts of all varieties for kids of all ages, all using glue in some form.

Family Fun
Family Fun Magazine online with games, activities and more!

FunBrain  A wide selection of word and math puzzles and other games to tickle your brain.

The Further Adventures of Kid Safety Games with lessons in personal safety.

Great Websites for Kids
Sponsored by Library Service for Children, a division of the American Library Association.

The Idea Box  A list of crafts for all ages. Instructions for lots of cool projects are just a click away.

Jersey Sports Page
Link to different sports organizations in New Jersey as well as national sports organizations.

Joseph Wu’s Origami Page A definitive site on origami with loads of cool ideas, including making a devil from the wrapper of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup!

The Harry Potter Lexicon This site will answer all of your questions about the Harry Potter world of wizards and magical creatures. It provides easy access to the people, places, and things in the Potter series, and a timeline of events. There is also a guide to other resources concerning the world’s favorite wizard-in-training.
Kid Info A site for students, young children and parents. Find homework help, fun sites, parenting tips, and much more. You have to check this out.

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KidsCom
Come here to play games, get craft ideas, send a cyber postcard, meet other kids online, learn about world holidays, write a story, or do lots of other fun activities.
Kids Mysteries
Mysteries to solve, scary stories, magic tricks and contests.

National Zoo (Washington, D.C.)
Look at web cams of the animals.

New Jersey Legislature's Kids Page
Learn about New Jersey State Government through puzzles, mazes, word searches, and more.
PBS Kids
Sesame Street, Magic School Bus, Teletubbies, Arthur, Barney and more.

Peter Rabbit Homepage
Games, video clips, and other activities for younger children.

Puzzlemaker
Make your own word and math puzzles.

Scholastic Kid's Homepage
Animorphs, Harry Potter, I Spy, Goosebumps and more.

Storyline Online



Underground Railroad (National Geographic)
You are a slave in the South before the Civil War. Should you risk escape with Harriet Tubman's help through the Underground Railroad to Canada? Now you must choose.

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
Learn about the gross and cool things that happen inside your body.