The following websites include a variety of on-line games, stories, and activities for children and adults to enjoy together. Adult assistance will be needed to read directions and help with navigation. Some sites have fee-based portions that children may be able to access on their own.

These websites typically have a lot of graphics. Please be aware that if you are accessing these sites via a dial-up connection, the content may take a little while to load.

 

Alfy
Includes stories, games, crafts, and activities.
http://alfy.com

 

Animal Planet
Tune in and play animal planet games, find out about the animal planet features, and watch videos or live cams of humpback whales, a gorilla, and shark.
http://apl.discovery.com/

 

Arthur
Meet Arthur and his friends!
Includes songbooks, music box, coloring pages, games, and activities.
http://www.pbs.org/arthur/

 

Barney and Friends
Includes coloring pages, music, games, and caregiver activities
http://www.pbs.org/barney/

 

Berenstain Bear Country
Visit the Berenstain Bears' Country,- check out the Bears' treehouse, watch some videos, visit the library, and play their games.
http://www.berenstainbears.com

 

Brum
Drive around with Brum and see the sights in Big Town and join in on his adventures.
http://www.brum.tv/

 

CBeebies
Do fun games, stories, and other activites with many BBC preschool characters, such as the teletubbies, Bob the Builder, Angelmouse, and Clifford.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/

 

Clifford the Big Red Dog
Includes Clifford's friends, coloring pages, games, and activities
http://pbs.org/clifford/

 

Crayola Kids
Colorful site maintained by Crayola that contains activities, games, inspiring ideas, and card creator.
http://www.crayola.com/kids/

 

CYKE, Inc.
Provides activities centering on the emotional and physical health of children. Visit Adventure Station to learn about emotions and coping skills, Castle Fairhope to learn about your body and how music affects emotions, and Densmore Forest to learn about animals.
http://www.cyke.com/

 

Dole, Five a Day
This is a colorful site with music and games about5 a day fruits and vegetables. Also contains a kid's cookbook.
http://www.dole5aday.com/

 

Enchanted Learning
This site has lots of activities involving letters, numbers, colors, and rhyming fun.
http://enchantedlearning.com/categories/preschool.shtml

 

Freddy the Fire Engine
Learn about fire safety through activities, fire prevention information, and games.
http://www.fesa.wa.gov.au/internet/freddy_fire_engine/default.htm

 

Fun School Preschool
Explore animal homes, letters, shapes, numbers, and more
http://funschool.kaboose.com

 

Fun with Spot
Join Spot and visit a farm, park, and beach for games, stories and activities.
http://www.funwithspot.com

 

Hop Pop Town
Introduces children to music by letting them experiment with notes and instruments. They can also record their songs.
http://www.kids-space.org/HPT/

 

KidsPsych: The Magic of Imagination
An interactive web adventure for children ages 1-5 and 6-9 that helps them to understand themselves and each other.
http://www.kidspsych.org/index1.html

 

Little Explorers
Browse through a picture dictionary with brief descriptions of the word and then follow the links for related activities.
http://www.LittleExplorers.com

 

Mister Roger's Neighborhood
Visit Mr. Roger's House and Neighborhood and discover how things are made, activities, recipes, interactive stories, words and songs from the television show. Also has caregiver tips on using the activities.
http://pbs.org/rogers

 

Mouse House Jr.
Sneak a free peak at Disney's Blast, their online membership club. Take a trip to Mickey's House, Pooh's Corner, and Character Castle and play games and listen to music.
http://disney.go.com/mousehousejr/intro.html

 

Nick Jr.
Play games with some of your favorite characters- Dora the Explorer, Blue and Joe, Little Bill, Franklin the Turtle, and Maggie.
http://www.nickjr.com

 

PBS Kids Online
Includes other PBS program characters, including Between the Lions, Caillou, Dragontales, Noddy, Teletubbies, and more. Site has caregiver explanations on how to use the activities and extend them offline.
http://pbskids.org

 

RIF READING PLANET
For reading and writing games and activities, visit RIF READING PLANET. Reading is Fundamental’s The Game Station offers language-building activities such as Sink It ‘n Solve It, Picture Pairs, Poetry Pairs, Word Builder, Supermarket Spree. Children will need some adult assistance with most activities. The Book Zone has illustrated stories that children can listen to as they read, and Express Yourself offers an online coloring book as well as an e-postcard for children to send to friends and family.
http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/gamestation/default.mspx

 

Sesame Street
Tickle Elmo! Includes stories, games, coloring pages, Sesame Street video clips, and Sesame Street characters.
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/0,1292,,00.html

 

Story Place. The Children's Digital Library
Choose a theme, such as pets, monkeys, shapes, read a story, do related activities, and check out suggested readings for the corresponding theme.
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/other.asp

 

Seussville University
Your favorite Seuss characters serve as your guides while you learn basic reading, math, science, and reasoning skills.
http://www.seussville.com/seussville/university/

 

The Literacy Center.Net – The Early Childhood Education Network™
This colorful site offer nine basic activities in four languages (English, Spanish, German, and French). Through very simply designed activities, children learn to recognize colors, phonemes, letters, numbers, and shapes and to use computer keyboard basics. The Parents and Teachers section explains how each lesson is part of the early language experience.
http://www.literacycenter.net/

 

Up To Ten.com
Visit Boowa and Kwala and go around the world through songs and games galore. Free membership for more activities.
http://www.uptoten.com

 

Veggie Tales
A children's video series hosted by Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber that teaches values such as honesty, kindness, and forgiveness in a delightful way. Also has related activities and parent instructions.
http://www.bigideafun.com/veggietales/default.htm