COOL SITES FOR KIDS
Community Resources
HUB Family Center - The HUB Family Resource Center’s mission is to provide families with educational programs and support services which will enhance their ability to raise healthy children in caring homes
Reading Rainbow - This site contains links to wonderful stories and illustrations. Check out some books online and if you like them you can come to the library and check one of your favorites out to enjoy at home!
Between the Lions - This site is maintained by WGBH and has lots of links to stories, games, and reading tips for young children.
Fun Crafts for Kids - This is a list of cool crafts from http://about.com, a search engine on the web. There are seasonal crafts and fun projects for parents and kids to do together.
Stories To Grow By - This site contains folk and fairy tales from around the world for pre-schoolers. It also has an area where you can listen to them being read!
Children’s Authors on the Web - This is an alphabetical listing of children’s authors and illustrators web sites…you can find people like Tomie DePaola, Jan Brett, and Eric Carle. What a find!
Chronicles of Narnia - This is a wonderful site that introduces all of the characters from the series, and the artwork is beautiful. You can even download your own Narnia screensaver!
The Book Hive - Recommended booklists for lots of subjects, including science fiction, fantasy, biographies, and much more!
Yuckiest Site on the Internet - Bugs, burps, and yucky science facts for kids who like to be grossed out!
Figure This! - Math Challenges for Families Lots of math games to play alone or with your parents! Be patient, this site loads a little slow due to lots of graphics.
Volcano World - This is a neat site about volcanoes that includes some history, and art gallery, legends about volcanoes and school project ideas.
Fun State Facts! - A colorful map where you can click on each state and get information about the population and other data, including flag photos!
Boston Museum of Science - Check out what’s happening, what exhibits are currently on display, and how much tickets cost. You can also see some online exhibits!
Portsmouth Children's Museum - Check out current exhibits, performers, and the daily calendar of events. By the way, the library has a free family pass to this museum thanks to the Friends of the Library! Call today to reserve it for your family.
New Hampshire Farm Museum - Another great local family outing; this museum is located in Milton, New Hampshire. See the calendar of events and a photo gallery.
Christa McAuliffe Planetarium - Visit this wonderful place in Concord, New Hampshire! Learns about the stars and much more!
Boston Children’s Museum - Find out what wonders you can see when you visit this museum just for kids!
New England Aquarium - Learn about sea creatures, oceans, and all kinds of watery habitats!
New Hampshire Almanac - Information includes state bird, flower, motto, and flag. It also gives information about famous New Hampshire people!
The 50 States - Information on all 50 States and their capitals!
The Whitehouse - Visit the President and Whitehouse online!
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids - Ben Franklin will take you on a tour of our nation’s government and how it all works!
The American Presidency - Materials compiled from five Grolier encyclopedias to look at the presidents and presidential elections past and present.
Ask Jeeves for Kids - Use this search engine to type in your subject and find what’s out there on the web!
Yahooligans - A cool web guide for kids.
LycosZone for Kids - A search engine plus info on your favorite stars, books, and comics.
KidsSearchEngines - A list of seven search engines that use filters to keep content kid-friendly!
Cool Sites for Kids - Produced by the American Library Association, these sites are fun and informative. They cover many school topics and some are just for fun.
Little Explorers - This site contains links to suitable pages for very young children.
FunSchool - Tons of games, puzzles, and jokes!
Disney - Explore all of Disney’s shows, parks, and other fun stuff!
Discovery School’s Puzzlemaker - Create word searches, crosswords, and other fun puzzles just by filling in some blanks!
Travel to Oriland - An incredible site of origami creatures by students and teachers from Russia!
Adventures of Captain Underpants - Do you love Dave Pilkey and his wacky hero Captain Underpants? Then this site is certainly for you! Also, click on Scholastic to see some more neat pages about books you love.
Didn’t find what you needed on the kids page? If you’re 10 & up, try our cool Teen Web Sites! You might find just what you need for that school project!