Fun sites
Animation and cartooning
Want to make your own comic strip or animation? The sites below will give you all the tools you need to create your own cartoon characters and share them with your friends.
Colour in online There are hundreds of pictures available on this site. Print the pages out or colour them online, save them to your gallery, and share with friends.
Crayola Creative Fun Create and colour your own pictures; colour on-line; create your own cards and certificates.
Draw a Stickman A fun and interactive site where children virtually draw objects that tell a story.
Dr Seuss story maker Make your own story version of Horton Hears a Who! Short and free online activity.
Imagination Cubed This is a great program for people of all ages to get creative with regardless of computer and artistic skill. Note that an email account is required to save pictures.
Make Beliefs Comix Create your own comic strip with this easy to use program. This is a great activity for a rainy day.
Online Sketch Pad Get back to basics and build your online drawing skills with this simple sketch pad. Once you have created a picture you can send it to your friends.
Read, play, make
ABC for kids The Playground. Play games and explore with your favourite ABC friends.
Batalugu A free site that is great for creating digital books. The easy to use on-line tools will take you on a step by step journey as you write, rhyme, illustrate, design and print your book. You will need an email account to register to use this site, so be sure to check with Mum or Dad first.
Comic Creator A site where children can make up their own comic book story.
Fun Brain A site full of free educational games, online books, and comics.
Just for kids Good Reading online magazine where you can view lists of books recommended for your age group.
Learning Games A variety of educational games for children.
Little Big Book Club Read and listen to children’s books online, discover fun activities to do, books to read and giveaways.
NASA Kids Club Encourages children to learn about space.
Play at Powerhouse The Powerhouse Museum website has plenty of fun activities, great games and clever craft to make and do online and at home, and interactive games with links to the Powerhouse collection.
Queensland Art Gallery Games A selection of interactive fun games based on exhibitions from Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA).
Tumblebooks Watch and listen to more than 30 e-books online, some in languages other than English. You can also play games and puzzles and write your own book reviews.
V & A Museum of Childhood Packed with wonderful things to do, make, and learn, this website is well worth a visit.
Walker Books Kids corner A great place to find activities and friends from some of your favourite books.
Weather Wiz Kids For children who are interested in learning more about the weather.
