what kids want

 

Dinosaur Jokes
Lots of dinosaur jokes, plus quizzes, maths games and lots of other dino activities.

Sharks
All the gory details you always wanted to know about sharks, plus shark info sheets, shark classification, geologic time chart and how to make a pop-up shark card.

Thunk
This is great fun for kids and childish adults! Thunk will scramble your secret diary or e-mails to your friends until they unscramble them by visiting the site. Also scrambled jokes.

Alice In Wonderland - An Interactive Adventure
Heaven for lovers of Lewis Carroll's two enchanting books Alice's Adventure's In Wonderland and Through The Looking-Glass. Read An Ode On Alice, check out the White Rabbit's new pocket watch, complete the Wonderland Word Search, play Alice's Guessing Game, make Alice change size and shape in Curiouser and Curiouser, attend a Mad Tea Party, paint the roses red, see the recipe for the Queen of Hearts tarts and lots more fun. Wonderful.

How Stuff Works
This site once won the Coolest Site On The Internet Award, and is the place to visit if you want to know how a steam engine works, or a cell phone, or an aeroplane, or a computer program, or a television, a rocket, your body, compasses, car engines, electric motors, stocks and shares, gears, balloons, web servers and lots more. Amazing resource.

Conjuror Magic Tricks
Instructions for fifteen easy to learn magic tricks for beginners, plus links to card trick sites and other magic places to visit online.

Activity Village
Under 10's need never be bored again with all the activities that can be found at this fun packed site. There are colouring pages, boxes to make up, stationery, doll's house wallpaper, little books, word puzzles, jigsaws, educational worksheets and special pages for holidays. The Links pages are choc full of even more things to make and do.

 

The Science Explorer
Great science site where you can learn how to use shadows to tell the time and make a sun clock, dissect a floppy disk to see what's inside, make a bubble bomb, a periscope, mini-lightning, a pinhole camera, a salt volcano, a glitter ball and more.

Scatty
Over 5,000 jokes for kids of all ages! Animal jokes, doctor doctor, knock knock, monster tales, scary jokes, school jokes, silly jokes and sports jokes. Essential homework excuse: I lost it fighting this kid who said you weren't the best teacher in the world. :0) What part of a football pitch smells the nicest? The scenter spot :0) Why aren't football stadiums built in outer space? There's no atmosphere :0) Why was the little boy unhappy to win first prize for the best costume at the Halloween party? Because he just came to pick up his sister :0)

A Girl's World
Written and edited by 90 girls and teens worldwide A Girl's World has a lot to interest girls everywhere. It is aimed at 7-17 year olds although I personally feel that 10-17 might be a better guide. They will find interviews with successful women, cool things to do, quick crafts, stories, pet talk, sports, poetry and careers plus advice from their peers, penpals, diaries, chat and mail. A good community feel on a site that covers a wide range of interests.

Kid's Domain Craft Exchange
If you like crafts and making things Kid's Domain Craft Exchange is the place for you. You will find instructions on how to make beaded bracelets, midsummer wreaths, seashell mobiles, papermaking, dough, photograph frames, soap making, pot pourri - in fact almost 300 projects sorted by season, so you know exactly where to look for Valentine's Day items or Christmas, Halloween, Easter etc.

Jellybean Magazine
The 'more to do' magazine for teen girls. Games, horoscopes, quizzes, greeting cards, a magic 8-ball and more, plus advice on beauty,food and fitness, dating etc. Have you bean there yet?

Grammar Gorillas
Great little quiz that teaches correct grammar. There are two levels, Beginner, which starts simply with nouns and verbs and Advanced, which incorporates adjectives, adverbs, interjections, prepositions, conjunctions and pronouns. Easy and fun way to learn parts of speech.

Manchester United
Official site of the Red Devils. Take a virtual tour of Old Trafford - see the view from the penalty spot, peep into the boot room and visit the megastore. Read top stories about the club and use the Player Search to find out more about your heroes past and present.

Where Is That?
Great little geography game that can be played on many continents, United States, Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America or the whole world. You can choose from five levels of difficulty. A country is highlighted on the map and you click on it's name or at level five type in the country or state's capital - and spelling counts too! Fun way to find your way around!

Blue Peter
Great UK kids site gives details of current projects and appeals, presenters, Blue Peter badges and the "Here's One I Made Earlier" page with instructions on how to make your own cards, gifts, toys, etc. Also details of recipes featured in the show and links to other sites of interest to children.

Horse Fun
The page for horse and pony lovers everywhere. Learn some horse facts, solve horse puzzles, read a pony tale and test your horse knowledge. Saddle up and ride on in.

The Juggling Information Service
How to juggle, what's new in juggling, links to juggler's home pages. Look out! Catch!

Lil' Fingers Storybooks
A computer storybook site for toddlers. This is a great idea for a rainy afternoon. Just sit your toddler on your knee at the computer and let him or her click through the pages of these colourful story books. Choose from My Mommy, Making Faces, Up In The Sky, Bears In Bed and lots more. Fun java games and colouring pages too.

 

Waybuloo - Meet the Piplings [DVD]

Meet the Piplings in their magical world called Nara. When a Pipling is truly happy, does something good, or makes someone feel better, they achieve buloo, a warm feeling of emotional harmony that is experienced by Piplings as floating. The Piplings even practice Yogo, a gentle form of exercise which is similar to yoga. Waybuloo is not just a series, it a philosophy for a happy life. RRP £12.99

 

The Daisy Greenway Interactive Camper

The Daisy Greenway Interactive Camper is part of the Caring Corners collection of toys, from Learning Curve, which teaches and reinforces positive social skills through play. The camper van has activities, sounds and songs which are all about the outdoors and which are activated by tooting the horn, which also makes the eyes and the smile light up. It opens up to reveal a pull-out cabin with bunk beds and a movable slide, a toilet, a kitchen with recycling bins and a dog feeding station, a pull-down TV, removable captain's chairs, and a flip-down grill. The Rear View Rewards panel on the back uses stickers to reward your child's eco friendly behaviour. Hours of play value in a right on trend package that teaches kids to care for others and their environment. Suitable for children aged 3+ , available from Toys R Us, Amazon, Smyths and Toymaster stores nationwide. Prices range from £6.99 for the small accessory packs to £14.99 for the larger sets and £24.99 for Daisy Greenway. For further information log onto www.learningcurve.com or call 01271 336155 for stockist details.

Goodnight, Magic Moon

One starry evening, Mummy tells Nibbles about the magical Moon Mice who nibble away at the moon each night, and then help it to grow back again. This is a cosy bedtime story with delightful artwork that offers a gentle message about the importance of sharing and is also a first introduction to the cycles of the moon. RRP £5.99 For children aged 3-6 years.

Thomas Carry Case Play Mat

This fabulous portable Thomas Carry Case Play Mat (SRP £15.00) unfolds to make a fun and colourful map of the famous Sodor Destinations., designed to bring the adventures of Thomas and his friends to life wherever your little ones are toddling off to, to Grandma's, on a play date or even on holiday. Perfect to use with the Thomas Wooden Railway system vehicles that are sold separately and can be stored inside for a quick tidy up. Age 2+ For further information log onto www.learningcurve.com or call 01271 336155 for stockist details.