From Tom's desktop...
let's take a look at what's available online for the
wee ones...(Yeah, I know, it's not related to home building or remodeling;
however,
being part of the cyber community means sharing resources,
which help us to
build and grow and learn together.)
You might start with the "4
OUR KIDS" page at ownerbuilder.com:
http://www.ownerbuilder.com/4.our.kids.shtml
Try
these online sources to put yourself in the kidzone...
Learning tools online
http://www.highlightskids.com
Science
and geography fun for kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/world/
Classic
PBS as we love it
http://www.pbskids.org
For
kids who like to watch celebrities
http://www.teenpeople.com
A
place for the hip, savvy 8-year-old
http://www.disney.go.com/radiodisney
Hot,
new cartoons
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com
Best
place to surf for kids' books
http://www.amazon.com
Hip
place for the wee ones
http://www.nick.com
Should
your kid be a jock
http://www.sikids.com
Amazing,
Spectacular, Mysterious, Colorful Web Sites for Kids
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html
Animal
Cams for Kids
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/animalcams/index.html
Animal
Diversity Web
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html
ASPCA's
Animaland
http://www.animaland.org/
Beekeeping:
The Beekeepers Home Page
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Beekeeping/
Freddos
Pond...yes, it's about frogs
http://www.greenweb.com.au/freddo/index.html
Animals
A to Z
http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/atoz.html
Ultimate
site for horse lovers
http://www.horse-country.com/
National
Wildlife Federation
http://www.nwf.org/kids/
For
bird-lovers in the eastern United States
http://nuthatch.birdnature.com/
Pet
Care Tips
http://www.healthypet.com/Library/index.html#caretips
The
Salmon Page
http://www.riverdale.k12.or.us/salmon.htm
Sea
World/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database
http://www.seaworld.org/
Virtual
Frog Dissection Kit
http://www-itg.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/info.html
The
Wonderful World of Insects
http://earthlife.net/insects/
Whale
Songs
http://www.whalesongs.org/
Yuckiest
Site on the Internet
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/
Hope
these link resources are useful for your kids,
or entertaining for the kid
in you.
Any other sources you may suggest will be appreciated;
I'll
report them on the radio show.
Down Home Radio
http://www.DownHomeRadio.com/
Best
Regards,
Tom Landis
Owner Builder News
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