- Calendar Conversions Page. In history there have been many different ways of telling what day it is. Just plug in the current date and this site gives you the eqivilent in the Gregorian Calendar, Jewish Calendar, French Republic Calendar and others.
- You Can. 50 Questions you have always wondered about with fun illustrations and at-home experiments. Things you always wanted to know the answer to. Images and complete descriptions to questions everyone asks!
- Colorful flags from around the world are here! Any flag of any country, a sailing flag or symbol- you can find a picture of it here! This page points to information and images of flags of the world.
- How far is it? This one is from the Univ. of Michigan. Learn the distance between any two cities in the world!
- Kidopedia. A kids encyclopedia written by kids for kids.
- The WEB as a Learning Tool. This guide began as a simple list of hot links and has since grown into the multi-tentacled creature you see before you.
- A WWW digital Library for schoolkids from KidsWeb. If you need help with a school research project you can come here.
- The Hypertext Webster Interface. As with any dictionary you have to know how to spell the word correctly in order to look it up.
- Britanica Online. At $150/year for a home-use subscription, you can go here and subscribe.
- Nineplanets. If you don't have time for all 60 pages of the full tour you can see the highlights by selecting just one of the worlds and then following the Express links at the bottom of each page. If you get interested, you can always "get off the Express train" and wander around.
- The Raptor Center is an international medical facility for birds of prey. Their mission is to preserve
biological diversity among raptors and other avian species through medical treatment, scientific
investigation, education, and management of wild populations.
Bookreviews & Suggested Readings
Outdoor Places to Go
...and Things to Do When You Get There
- 365 TV-FREE things you can do with your child - Outdoor Play. This is a sub page of the 365 TV-Free things you can do with your child list. GREAT!
- From Starwave here is a calendar listing of fun events to go to with your child. Selected cities and urban areas are listed here.
- The Penny Whistle Traveling With Kids Book. How to plan a trip with your child. Excellent advice on how to make the trip easier on both of you.
- The Wildflower page. This site offers a state directory where you can look up the best place to go and see wildflowers and the best month to see them. There is also a wildflower guide and photography tips. A great place to look up when you want to plan a fun green adventure with your tot!
Resources for Parents
- At this Sub page in The Parents Resource Almanac you'll find a listing by State of Acquariums and Zoos to visit. Go a little wild with your child at the Zoo!
- Dyslexia The Gift. Welcome to the on-line information center dedicated to the positive side of "learning disability," as well as to remedial therapies and teaching methods suited to the dyslexic learning style. This area is maintained by the Davis Dyslexia Association International. Related links and informative articles.
- Building Blocks to Reading is a readiness program for children 3 to 6 years old. It has many fun activities to give your child the love of learning.
- Search for a daycare provider on the Daycare Page. A searchable database for daycare locations accross the U.S.
- Assemblied by Physics undergrad, Christopher Siren, the Myths and Legends page is a cool place to check out fables by country and region of origin.
- Parent Soup offers bulletin boards, tips, and parenting articles in an all around friendly online publication.
- International Food Information Counsil. Information for parents on pesticides, nutrition and excercise.
- The Stepfamily Association of Illinois, Inc, sponsored by ParentsPlace.com. Ideas on working through loyalty conflicts and suggested Co-Parent projects to do.
- The Single Dad's Index on the WWW Virtual Library. This is a gopher site so it leads to lots of resources and comes up quicky no matter what speed modem you use.
- At-Home Dad is devoted to providing connections and resources for the 2 million fathers who stay home with their children. The journal was created by and is edited by Peter Baylies, who has been home with his son, John (3), since December 1992.
- A multimedia tutorial on asthma for parents and kids.
- This site offers the Childcare info number to call. The Child Care Bureau was established in the Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, in January 1995, to administer federal child care programs to states, territories, and tribes for low-income children and families.
- The Dr. Judy Column offers Pediatric advice for parents as well as info for sprained ankles, red eyes, playground safety and toddler nightmares.
Projects To Do With Your Child
- The Bunny Page has fun images of bunnies and info on the care and feeding of Thumper!
- At the Missouri Botanical Garden site, check out activities for kids to do at home and at school. There are creative contests to enter and great links for parents and teachers.
- Build A Card is an online greeting card generator that lets you create personal greeting cards for any occasion. It includes lots of artwork, and you can print the card out, save it as a GIF file and send it someone online, or store it at this site and send someone the online address where they can view it.
- Joseph Wu's Origimi's Web Page is an amazing array of animals can come from paper and a sharp crease.
- You can Make Recycled Paper. All the things you need are listed here. Just a little dryer lint and some kitchen supplies and you are in the paper making business.
- Five-A-Day. In order to get your kids to eat healthy, Dole offers game plan of fun things to do and see with vegetables and fruit, including a cookbook.
