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Youth Connection

Fun Links

Revised October 2008

 

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Book Related Sites

American Girl - Pleasant Company sponsors the American Girl Homepage, full of ideas, events, articles and things to do.

Captain Underpants - This official site tells about the pint-size heroes of this series and offers fun activities and games.

Goosebumps - Scholastic presents Goosebumps on the Web, includes a fun house with creepy characters, book lists, meet the author page and more.

I Spy - Do you like the I Spy books? Then check out this site! Play I Spy games and create your own I Spy page.

The Magic School Bus - Scholastic's The Magic School Bus, based on the award-winning book series by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen, features a wacky science teacher named Ms. Frizzle who takes her class of enthusiastic, inquisitive students and playful sidekick, Liz, the lizard, on educational field trips in her magically transformed bus.

TumbleBook Library - a collection of animated, talking picture books, puzzles, games, readables, and language learning.

Seussville - Dr. Seuss's playground in cyberspace includes games and information on past, present and future Dr. Seuss books.

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Cool Stuff

Chess for Kids - This site can help you learn the basics of playing chess, teach you some strategies, and prepare you for a match.

Crafts for Kids - These crafts projects are for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children. The crafts use materials found around the house, like egg cartons, cardboard, paper, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc.

Crayola Crayons - Binney & Smith's Crayola Crayon site full of activities, trivia, and Crayola history.

Discovery Kids Test your expertise, play games, and solve puzzles. You get to learn and have fun on this site all at the same time!

Disney - Activities, games and stories involving favorite Disney characters.

Kid’s Castle from Smithsonian Magazine - Learning is fun with the Smithsonian Magazine’s site for kids. There are interesting articles to read about art, science, history and much more.

Official Lego World Wide Web Site - A fun and informative site from Lego.

Yahooligans - Web site from Yahoo! includes entertainment, science and oddities, games and more.

Yuckiest Site on the Internet - Learn all sorts of fascinating facts to gross out your friends and family.

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Sports - Professional, Semi-professional, and College

ESPNet Sports - Sports news, scores, statistics and more from ESPN.

LPGA - The official site of the Ladies Professional Golf Association.

Major League Baseball - The official site of Major League Baseball.

Minor League Baseball - The official site of Minor League Baseball.

MLSnet.com - The official site of Major League Soccer.

NBA com - The official site of the National Basketball Association.

NCAA - The official site of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

NFL com - The official site of the National Football League.

NHL com - The official site of the National Hockey League Player's Association.

PGA.com - The official site of the Professional Golfers' Association.

U.S. Soccer - The official site of U.S. Soccer, including the Men's National Team and the Women's National Team.

WNBA - The official site of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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Music

KIDiddles Musical Mouseum - A fun website where you can hear the music and find the lyrics to your favorite kids' songs.

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Our World

The Holiday Zone - Many holidays are highlighted and activities include: songs, recipes, crafts, discussion topics, quotes, and lots of other interesting holiday fun.

Kids Turn Central: Holidays A definition of many major holidays with links to appropriate holiday information.

Mama Lisa's World - Children's songs and rhymes of all Nations.

Museums Around the World - A collection of museums around the world categorized by country/continent.

Map Quest - A virtual atlas to take you anywhere you want to go.

TravLang - Translate phrases from almost any language to another!

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Pets and Other Animals

Animal Corner - A resource that tells you about lots of interesting animals including; pets, wildlife, farm animals, and much more!

Animal Printouts - Hundreds of animal printouts with labels and information. 

Care for Animals - This site from the American Veterinary Medical Association includes: Animated Journeys, Paws for Pets, and a fun Kids Corner.

National Geographic Creature Feature -  A warehouse full of animal facts. Find out what gender all clown fish are born, how lemurs help plants grow, and everything else in between! Photos and video clips are included.

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On Line Games

We have found some interesting Online Games for you to try, some are easy and some are not.  Test your brain and your computer skills while playing these games.   Have fun!

A+ Math Games - Play Matho (it combines math and bingo), concentration and hidden picture! A fun way to work on your math skills.

Beat the Dictionary - Do you love words? Random House Dictionary challenges you to beat the dictionary!

Chateau Meddybemps - Games to play, online stories, and an educational guide for parents and teachers to help children develop literacy and social skills.

Discovery Channel’s Puzzle Maker - Do you like to stump your friends by making your own word puzzles? This site makes it easy to create personalized puzzles.

FunBrain.com - Number games, word games, arcade games and more! Some games do require Flash Player, but many do not. FunBrain will give your brain a real workout!

Funschool.com - Funschool has lots of games for children in Preschool through Jr. High School. From word games to arcade games, there is something for everyone.

Gymnasium for the Brain - A site with many different types of puzzles that are both fun and sharpen the mind. 

PlayKidsGames.com - These educational games cover a variety of topics, from the alphabet to world geography quizzes.

Sesame Street Workshop -  Your friends at Sesame Street have brought you lots of games and activities to play.

Wacky Web Tales - Love Mad Libs? This site for students in grade 3 and up will have you laughing at the silly stories you can create just by filling in the blanks with the appropriate part of speech.

Web Word Find - Try to find the hidden words in these puzzles.

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