Children's
Online Resources
Check out our online resources for children grouped by age.
Preschool
Ages (2-5)
PBS Kids Games
and stories from PBS shows for preschoolers.
Scholastic Preschool Playground Stories, music, coloring, and more!
Sesame Street
Workshop Games, stories, art,
music, and more from the favorite television program.
Children:
Ages (6-9)
Fun
Stuff
Babloo.com
This site from India is a multilingual (includes English, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu,
Marathi, Gujarathi, Kannada, Tamil, and Bangla), multimedia collection of rhymes,
stories, jokes, games, quiz, school subjects and other information.
Bonus.com
An award-winning site of kid-safe games and links.
Crayola
International Kids Space
A website “of kids, for kids, and by kids,” with a section for creative
activities, another for communication, and one for learning basic computer skills.
PBS Kids Go!
Games and stories from PBS shows, geared toward older kids.
Reading Rainbow
A guide to what’s being presented each day on the program.
Scholastic Kids
Information about your favorite books (like Harry Potter, Captain Underpants,
Magic School Bus, and more), plus games and homework help.
Sesame
Street Workshop
The Science of Baseball
Learn how to throw a curve ball, or what makes a home run a home run.
Sliders
A cool site where you try to fix rearranged pictures.
Space Coloring Book
Astronaut and space pictures to print and color from NASA.
Tiger Aki
Animated storybooks and games feature Tiger Aki. Games include mazes, interactive
puzzles, nap, coloring and more.
Uptoten.com
Look here for lots of games and other fun things to do, in English, French and
Spanish.
Zanyfun.com
is an interactive, online, enjoyment-focused, pleasure center for children.
Book/Literature
Bookhive
A readers’ advisory web site for children maintained by the Public Library
of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC).
Grimm’s Fairy Tales
From National Geographic, enjoy 12 “unvarnished” stories based on
a 1914 translation. These are the original versions, not Disney-fied!
Children:
Ages 9-11 A. Pintura: Art Detective
Solve mysteries and explore art in depth.
Brain Teasers
Can't believe that math can be fun? Try this page. A new challenging math teaser every Thursday. Stretch your brain!
Cyber Kids
An online magazine featuring writing and art by kids.
Cyberjoueur
A great site for arcade style games.
Fun Brain
Try playing “Math Baseball”, “Change Maker” and “Spell Check” games.
A Girl’s World
Where girls and teens rule the web with crafts, a pajama party, stories, and lots more!
Internet Magic
Do you believe in magic? Enjoy these magic tricks performed over the Internet.
Kids on the Web
This web site, maintained by Brendan Kehoe, author of Zen and the Art of the Internet, has links to lots of fun things to do, and also includes some things for teachers and other adults. Try the virtual coloring book, or the international show-and-tell.
Mad Lips
Stories where certain words are left blank and you have to complete the story!
Midlink Magazine
The digital magazine by students, for students ages 8 to 18. Sponsored by NC State University and the University of Central Florida.
NASA for kids National 4-H Web
Find information about the national organization here.
National Geographic Magazine for Kids
Fascinating articles, information, and games.
Nickelodeon
Noggin Scholastic Kids
Information about your favorite books (like Harry Potter, Goosebumps, Royal Diaries, and more), plus games and homework help.
Sports Illustrated for Kids Online
Features news, a behind-the-scenes look at top stories, a trivia challenge, a calendar of sports stars’ birthdays, and more.
Wacky Tales
Books/Literature
Bookhive
A readers’ advisory web site for children maintained by the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC).
International Children’s Digital Library
“This site provides access to hundreds of digitized children’s books from around the world. You can search for a specific book, or browse by category, title, author, or location. A project of the University of Maryland and the Internet Archive."