PBS Kids

A site just for kids! How can you go wrong with a website from PBS? The award-winning online stopover features activities and games from your child’s favorite PBS shows, including guest appearances by Callou, Arthur, Curious George and Clifford the Big Red Dog. Kids can also discover music from their favorite TV shows and print off a host of hands-on material including coloring book pages, connect the dots sheets and even storybook sheets that feature black-and-white images with ample room for text.

Funbrain

A hybrid educational/entertainment site, Funbrain disguises learning through fun, interactive games like Grammar Gorillas and Math Baseball. You’ll also find Web books and comics. The site offers filter options so parents and other users can break the different types of content into age-appropriate sections for classroom and at-home use.

Highlights Kids

Kids can access all of the awesome hallmarks of the magazine online, complete with more than 50 Hidden Pictures pages to boot. The site isn’t the most comprehensive, but it does feature a wealth of educational and entertaining components to keep your kids engaged, including interactive stories, simple craft projects, healthy recipes and a history tidbit of the day.

Funology

Jokes,arts and crafts projects,games,magic tricks,wacky facts,and more make up this universe of pure childish fun. While the site is largely entertainment-based, it has some interesting educational stuff thrown in for good measure. Check out the Weird Science section to find fun experiments to do with your kids that teach them about physics, chemistry, biology, weather and more.

SeussVille

Ever since the 1950s, Dr. Seuss' books have been teaching kids valuable lessons, such as the importance of environmental awareness in industrialized society (The Lorax), why racism is stupid (The Sneetches), and the psychological implications of holiday-motivated materialism (How the Grinch Stole Christmas). Random House publishing has taken Seuss’s teachings to the web, and developed a wonderfully interactive site for kids to explore.

Lawrence Hall of Science

Lawrence Hall of Science Answers complex scientific questions in a simple, engaging, and child-friendly manner. The kid’s section of the website offers up a myriad of simple and intriguing questions in an easy-to-navigate format. When your child finds something they’re interested in, clicking the link will send them to a brief explanation of the topic and suggest an activity where they can explore the question hands-on. In addition to experiments, games, and activities for younger kids, the site also has plenty of content that older, smarter kids can learn from such as the Bug Hunt!