Fun Activities For Kids

Explore these things to do online while you are at home. Explore new worlds, play games, solve puzzles, watch videos, listen to music, and more!

Fun Games and Websites

Starfall – It’s Fun to Read! (for younger readers)
Play free reading games and activities with your parents, teachers, and caregivers! The website has songs, books, and math activities up to second grade. It is a place where any child can learn reading and mathematics through exploration.
The Magic Tree House
The first Magic Tree House book was published in 1992, introducing the world to Jack and Annie, a brother and sister who discover a magical tree house filled with books. Since then, the magic tree house has whisked Jack and Annie — and lucky readers! — on many more adventures through time to different places around the world.

PBS KIDS
Lots of free games and activities to play by yourself of with your parents, teachers, and caregivers! PBS KIDS buildS knowledge, critical thinking, imagination, and curiosity with media and technology and helps to empower children for success in school and in life.

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is a new animated program for preschoolers ages 2 to 4 which builds on the pioneering PBS series, Mister Roger’s Neighborhood. This new series, for a new generation of children, tells engaging stories about the life of a preschooler using musical strategies grounded in Fred Rogers’ landmark social-emotional curriculum. Through imagination, creativity and music, Daniel and his friends learn the key social skills necessary for school and for life.

National Geographic Kids
Lots of games, videos, and animals to explore from National Geographic. Play “Big Gulp” where you guide your mouse through some twisty SNAKE mazes, try the “River Explorer”, or “Cranberry Swing”. And if you like puzzles, check out the Anagram Farm!

NASA Kids’ Club
Are you a future astronaut? Or do you just want to have a little fun in space? Check out the Nasa Kids’ Club for some cool games, and fun facts about space. Test your driving skills on Mars and did you know that Buzz Lightyear actually flew along on a real space mission?

PBS Cyberchase
Fun and educational games on all kinds of topics. You can have fun with games about math, sports, science, environment, geometry, holidays, money, shapes, engineering, and more!

Sid the Science Kid
Fun science games and interactive videos. Games include “Let’s fly”, “Red Light / Green Light”, “Weather Surprise”, “Snowflake Match”, and more! Sid the Science Kid is created by the Jim Henson company.

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