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Fun & Games

LIBRARIAN’S CHOICE OF WEBSITES:
Note: The sites on this page do not need an email address or login. However you may need to install some plug-ins to access.

Skills

Learn to knit and crochet
www.learntoknit.com

Knitting lessons
www.lionbrand.com

Preschool and Primary

Kid’s Planet - Produced by Defenders of Wildlife, this site has games, puzzles and mouse practice.
www.kidsplanet.org

Children’s Music Web - Listen to music and stories, vote for your favorite.
www.childrensmusic.org

Boowa and Kwala - Play games, read stories, join a sing-a-long and go on virtual adventures.
www.boowakwala.com

Get Ready to Read - In both English and Spanish this site provides online games and preschool learning activities.
www.getreadytoread.org

PBS Kids - Games, coloring pages and TV shows including Arthur.
www.pbskids.org

Nick Jr. - Look for Blue’s Clues and Dora here.
www.nickjr.com

Intermediate

Kid’s Planet -Produced by Defenders of Wildlife, it has games, puzzles and mouse practice.
www.kidsplanet.org

Giggle Poetry - Collection of Silly Poems.
www.gigglepoetry.com

Coffeebreak Arcade - Contains many classic games such as Solitaire, backgammon, chess as well as new games.
www.coffeebreakarcade.com

Pokemon - Lots of games and information about Pokemon.
www.pokemon.com

Cartoon Network - Find games that involve characters from the Cartoon Network.
www.cartoonnetwork.com

Yuckyiest Site on the Internet - Yucky facts, fun, games from the Discovery Channel.
yucky.kids.discovery.com

Magic School Bus - Find out what Mrs. Frizzle and her class are up to now.
www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus

Disney - Play with some of your favorite characters.
www.disney.go.com/disneychannel/index.html

Popcap - Site includes such games as Bookworm and Typer Shark.
www.popcap.com

Middle School

Coffeebreak Arcade - Contains many classic games such as Solitaire, backgammon, chess, as well as new games.
www.coffeebreakarcade.com

Please Note: These pages contain links to non-library sponsored remote services. The Westchester Public Library and its employees are not responsible for the content, reliability or availability of these services.