Free Science Activities for Kids

Free Science Activities for Kids

Science experiments are a fantastic way to learn while having fun, and ZOOMsci is full of free ideas for science activities and experiments. Try making butter in the Chemistry section, a homemade flashlight in the Engineering section, or a potato maze in the Life...
Free Thanksgiving Craft for Kids

Free Thanksgiving Craft for Kids

I can’t believe it’s this close, but Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so get ready to have lots of holiday fun! Here are some easy Pilgrim and Indian crafts to get you started. All you need is a toilet paper roll, some crayons or markers, glue, and...

7 Free Homework Help Sites

Now that the kids are back in school, it’s helpful to know where they can get help with homework questions, research and writing and even study skills. There are more sites than ever before offering help to kids and parents. Here are 7 great ones: PATH Pupils...
Build a roller coaster online

Build a roller coaster online

Via Casual Keystrokes, I found this cool site for all you future engineers where you can experiment with roller coaster building online. It is your mission to design the coaster so that you can achieve maximum thrills and chills without crashing or flying off the...
Free games, activities and fun at American Girl

Free games, activities and fun at American Girl

For all of you out there who love American Girl dolls, the American Girl web site is full of games and activities that are educational as well as fun! You can visit the world of the historical dolls like Felicity and Molly, send an e-card to a special friend, whip up...

Free site that teaches about insects

Do you have a little one who is interested in bugs? Check out the InsectLore site where they can play and learn at the same time. On the site, there are insect related games and activities that will keep them busy as little bees!

Earth Day Word Search and Earth Day History

I know that many of you who visit here are also regular visitors at Printables 4 Kids, so you may have already seen this new Earth Day Word Search.  But, if you haven’t- stop on over and check it out! Curious about how Earth Day got started?  You can read about...
Another online ABC game for preschoolers

Another online ABC game for preschoolers

I recently wrote about the ABC game at the Fisher Price site.  That game is perfect for toddlers (and preschoolers), and I found another ABC teaching site that is great as they move into the preschool years at Starfall.com.  It has different areas for each letter with...

Learn to tell time printable worksheet

Here’s a free printable worksheet that has the clocks set in 5 minute intervals that will help the little ones practice telling and writing the time. I found it at a nice site called Time for Time that has some good teaching resources for teachers and parents,...

Learn to draw

Have you ever wanted to learn to draw animals?  There are several really good tutorials on the BillyBear4Kids web site.  You can learn to draw a penguin, a cat, a frog, faces and hands, etc. in simple step by step lessons.  There are lots of other neat drawing...
Special area for kids at the White House site

Special area for kids at the White House site

At the White House web site, there is a dedicated area for kids stuff that has lots of entertaining and educational games, quizzes and historical information that kids will enjoy.  There are activities for all ages – you can even learn about the White House...

Astronaut Pudding and Coloring

I found this fun idea on The Idea Box. Make Astronaut Pudding by putting 1 tablespoon of chocolate (or any flavor) instant pudding in a ziploc bag. Add 1/4 cup of milk. Close the bag. Squish up the pudding mix. Poke a hole in the bag and suck it out. Eat just like the...

Site teaches kids about advertising tricks

The Don’t Buy It site at PBSKids teaches kids about advertising tricks and gimmicks, encouraging them to get media smart and question all the advertising that bombards them.  There’s a recipe for fake ice cream that looks just like the real thing and a fun...