Cool Sites

Cool Sites and Games

At Duke Children's, we're all about kids, and we want to make your visit here the best it can be. This list of cool sites and games was designed to help entertain you during your stay with us. Have fun!

Educational Games for Kids

• Arthur's Web Site at PBS
  Arthur's family and friends share their favorite books and offer trading cards and coloring pages.
  
• Count Us In
  Games to help you understand basic number concepts.
• Dental Fun
  Learn about dentistry and oral health while you have fun with coloring pages and games. 
• Destination Modern Art
  Explore MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) and P.S.1 with a visitor from outer space!
  
• Environmental Protection Agency for Kids
  Lots of fun and interesting things to read and do to learn about the environment.
  
• Fire Safety
  Tips that can help you and your family be safe from fire. Features games, prevention quiz, and junior fire marshall certification.
  
• Food and Drug Administration for Kids
  Learn about safety with food, medicine, and animals from the Food and Drug Administration.
  
• Kidd Safety
  Play games with Kidd Safety while learning safety tips for home and play.
  
• In Search of Ways of Knowing Trail
  A walk through the Ituri Forest in central Africa, accompanied by four kids from local cultures.
• Kids Health
  Features doctor-approved articles, animations, games, and resources to help kids learn more about their bodies and stay healthy.
  
• Kids Health Game Closet
  Here's where you'll find games and activities to help you explore your health and the human body.
  
• Mystery of the Poison-Dart Frog
  A new online educational experience for students offered by the N.C. Museum of Art.
  
• NASA for Kids
  Has games, stories and activities about space and aeronautics.
• National Gallery of Art Kids
  Gives you the opportunity to experience art and some of the stories behind it.
  
• Ology
  Learn about astronomy, paleontology, and definitions of other "ologies" on this site by taking journeys through space and the Gobi Desert.
  
• PBS Kids Go!
  Home of your favorite PBS Kids characters with thousands of pages of learning and fun to explore.
• The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
  Educational science entertainment about yucky things such as worms and roaches. Club Yucky, games, and recipes.
  

Games for Fun

• Barbie
  Contains activities to play, create and learn new things, photos, facts, and doll information for collectors.
  
• Crayola Kids
  Free coloring pages, craft ideas, lesson plans and games for kids of all ages.
  
• Disney Playhouse
  Play games, watch videos, find fun printable activities and more starring your favorite characters from Playhouse Disney!
  
• Ezone
  Free online games, download games, flash games, Shockwave games, and 3D games.
  
• Fun School
  Offers free online educational elementary games for kids as well as printable activities, coloring and crafts that will help kids learn.
• Nick Jr.
  Loaded with online games for kids--starring favorite characters from Dora the Explorer, Blue's Clues, Go, Diego, Go!, and Wonder Pets.
  
• PBS Kids
  Home of your favorite PBS Kids characters with thousands of pages of learning and fun to explore.
  
• Peanut Butter and Jelly Journal
  Provides many fun opportunities for young people that promote reading, writing, and self expression.
  
• Peep and the Big Wide World
  Innovative, interactive science games to help you find out what happens on each of Peep's adventures in the Big Wide World.
• Sesame Street
  Offers materials to complement the children's PBS television program, Sesame Street.
  

Just for Teens

• A Girl's World
  An award winnng magazine written and edited by girls and teens from around the world.
• BAM! Body and Mind
  Learn about fitness, food and nutrition, exercise, disease, and safety. Take a quiz, play a game, or create a fitness calendar.
• Food and Fitness
  Ever wonder if some diets are really safe? Or how you can excel at sports? Get the lowdown on healthy eats, dieting, strength training, eating disorders, and much more.
• Red Studio
  Check out online activities, artist interviews, podcasts, and resources on MoMA's site for teens.
• Teens' Health
  Offers a safe, private place to get information about health, growth, and emotions.