Fun for Kids

• For Little Kids
• For Big Kids
• For Everybody (Parents too!)

BookFlix, by Scholastic

BookFlix is our new online children's literacy resource from Scholastic that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks to encourage and build a love of reading and learning. Linking fiction with fact, BookFlix pairs are organized around nine learning categories along with some that are just for fun!
BookFlix will help develop and reinforce early reading skills while introducing children to a world of knowledge and exploration.

Recommended for pre-K - Grade 3.
To access BookFlix from outside the Library, click here.

Try Tumblebooks!

Try TumbleBooks, our collection of animated, talking children's books! You may read them yourself, or have the computer read them to you. See a librarian for details. Also available in Spanish.

For Younger Children:

• Kneebouncers--something fun for the itty bitty ones!
• Bananaboo--offers a variety of online and offline activites like puzzles, stories, jokes, coloring and crafts.
• Crayola--color online, play games, and more!
• Between the Lions--check this out if you like the PBS show! There are stories and games here that you'll love!
• PBS Kids--Music, games and coloring activities based on your favorite PBS kids show characters.
• Nick Jr. Online Games--Nickelodeon's collection of free online games for younger children.

For Kids Aged 8 and Up:

• Word Central is a great spot to have fun with all sorts of words
• Wordies on the Web -- translate these arrangements of letters, numbers and/or symbols into a familiar phrase, saying or cliché.
• Pokemon Fun
• Nickelodeon Games offers an alphabetical search for over 500 of its free games!
• Club Penguin is a kid-friendly virtual world where children can play games, have fun and interact with each other.
• Web Word Find -- Test your detective skills. Print a puzzle and find the words! Stuck? The solutions are published along with all but the newst puzzle.
• Fake out! The Definition Guessing Game --Wacky words! See if you can define 'em!
• Multnomah County Library's Kids' Pages -- great spots!
• Create strange creatures using "Switcheroos" or play "Wacky Words"(a "Mad Libs" type game) at the HarperCollins site.
• The official home of Beanie Babies!!!!!!
• Math Brain Teasers for kids grades 3 and up.
• Math Baseball--solve math problems (from easy to "super brain") and work your way around the bases!
• Check out these games at "Funbrain"
• Hangman", anybody?? The children's favorite--now interactive!
• Check out Dav Pilkey's Web Site O'Fun. If you are a grown-up, be sure to ask a kid's permission before browsing this site! Dav is author and illustrator of some great books for kids.
• An old game with a new name: Apple Corps.
• Dinosaurs!!! Check this site out if you are a dinosaur fan.
• Kids Educational Games from Math and Reading Help for Kids.
• Yahooligans

How about going on an interactive Internet scavenger hunt or learning more about how to find stuff on the Internet?

• Learn the 'Net at WOWOnline (Winners on Wheels, is a non-profit organization for children who use wheelchairs.)
• Here's a page listing all kinds of Scavenger Hunts on the net. Have fun--and learn at the same time!

Everybody:

Check out On Lion--the great spot the New York Public Library has put together for kids! The area called "Art and Games" has lots of great after school activities listed.