Recommended Safe Websites

Art Attack

Lots of ideas and instructions for kids to make their own creative projects.
www.artattack.co.uk/

Ask Kids

Child version of search engine Ask.com (Ask Jeeves). But also has some fun elements such as online drawing and suggested video clips, games etc.
www.askkids.com

Bertie the Pirate

A website filled with games, stories, activity sheets, make and do activities, art galleries etc. Aimed at younger children.
www.bertiethepirate.co.uk

CBBC

BBC site for older children. Games activities and information for juniors and teens. Includes minisites for many CBBC favourites. Also homework help.
www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/

CBeebies

BBC site for small children. Lots of games, colouring and suggested off-line activities for pre-schoolers and infants. Based on CBeebies TV characters.
www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies

ChooChooGames

For children aged 2 to 6. Over 150 different task-like activities to be completed in cooperation with a parent, rather than in competition like many other sites. Free.
www.ChooChooGames.com

CITV

Games, activities etc based on ITV's kids' channel.

Curriculum Games

Games that help to teach and learn the UK National Curriculums. Includes online games, video games, board games and classroom games.
www.curriculumgames.co.uk

Disney

Lots of Disney related fun including movie clips, Disney character games and activities, music etc.
http://home.disney.co.uk/

F9 Kids

Fun site for infant and junior ages groups. Games, activities internet advice etc.
http://kids.f9.net.uk/

Fungooms

A very simple game website featuring funny, colourful characters, mellow music and simple but engaging mini games. For children of preschool age to learn while they laugh.www.fungooms.com

Georgina the Ballerina

A website filled with games, stories, activity sheets, make and do activities, art galleries etc. Aimed at younger children.
www.georginatheballerina.co.uk

The Junior Seed Site 

Gardening site for children, including photos of flowers to help choose what to grow, how to sow seeds, collect seeds, seed envelopes to colour in, simple botany - picture of inside and outside of seed, diagram of flower, plant life cycle.
http://theseedsite.co.uk/junmain.html

KBears

Lots of information about countries, animals and dinosaurs presented in a fun way plus colouring sheets games etc.
www.kbears.com

The Mouse Club

Bright and colourful site suitable for children aged 4-10. Various games and activities. Click on the Club House. No need to register for most activities.
www.themouseclub.co.uk

Mr Men

Games , videos, colouring and all about Mr Men and Little Miss characters.
www.mrmen.com/uk/

NASA Kids' Club

Reliable information on space-related topics, as well as space themed games, web quests, and even chats with NASA experts.
www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html

National Geographic Kids

Animal facts and videos, games, activities etc.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

Newsround

National and international news stories presented appropriately for kids by the BBC .
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/default.stm

Ordnance Survey

Map skills.www.ordnancesurvey.org.uk

Planet Science

Science related news, games etc for kids.
www.scienceyear.com/home.html

Playhouse Disney

Games and activities based on Play House Disney programmes inc. Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh & Little Einstein.
http://atv.disney.go.com/playhouse/index.html

Poisson Rouge

Simple colourful website with lots of activities for pre-schoolers. No text - young children can use it intuitively independent of adult instruction.
www.poissonrouge.com

Puzzle Maths

Fun maths games. By Channel4.
www.channel4learning.net/sites/puzzlemaths/

The Road to Reading

A supplementary reading scheme, from the alphabet, through flash cards, to stories of up to 500 words, all printable direct from the web page.
http://theroadtoreading.co.uk/

RSPB Kids

Pages full of games, fun and facts about birds. Free. www.rspb.org.uk/youth/index.asp

Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas videos, stories, games and activities.
www.thomasandfriends.com/uk/index.asp

Try Science

Fun science experiments to try at home and more.
www.tryscience.org

UptoTen

Activities, colouring, games for younger children. Free to play at a basic level, pay a fee to have access to more activities etc.
www.uptoten.com

Woodlands

Website based in a school in Kent. Lots of fun and educational games and activities. www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/coolchild.html

 

 

 

 

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