1. TVOKids
Canadian! Very interactive with lots of games and educational fun (including a daily reading challenge) Kids will especially love the Charlie and Lola maze game.

2. Owl Kids
Canadian! Depending on the child’s age, kids can deeper into one of three sections based on the magazines, Chirp, Chicakdee and Owl and find great games, puzzles and other fun from each magazine.

3. Fun with Spot
This site encourages reading and activity at the same time. Kids can create their own story starring Spot, the lovable, playful puppy.

4. National Geographic Kids
Several educational sections (animals, games, videos, stories, activities, people & places, photos) kids will love to explore. Plus, children can personalize their page with backgrounds and colour schemes and can create their own virtual pet.

5. Sports Illustrated Kids
This site is great for the kid who’s all about sports. They can play “fantasy” games, watch Kid Reporter video clips and build and print their own car, comic, e-card, magazine cover and more!

6. Hit Entertainment
Find all your child’s favourite TV shows and characters, from Bob the Builder to Angelina Ballerina. Free downloadable games available and videos starring characters (Bob the Builder teaches kids how to build a recycling centre and wind farm).

7. Disney Playhouse
Kids can visit the websites of all the Disney Playhouse characters (My Friends Tigger & Pooh, Little Einsteins, Handy Manny and more), play a variety of games and activities, listen to music and read stories. Plus, there is a grown-ups section that provides five tips for safe web-browsing.

8. Little Animals Activity Centre
Scroll over six animated animals to find out their name and special feature. For example, the owl sys, “Hello. I’m Count Hoot. Let’s play a numbers game.” Children and parents can read stories, exercise their math skills, find recipes, make crafts, learn jokes and more.

9. Sesame Street
Based on the classic TV show, this site is very interactive with tons of fun and educational games (eight pages worth!) and videos (112 pages!). The search function allows kids to search by subject, theme or character. There is also a My Street section, which allows children to save their favourite games, videos, playlists and upload a photo to their own Sesame Street web page.

10. Wonka
Artistic kids familiar with Willy Wonka will have a blast on this site. They can create desktop backgrounds using the Wonka Imaginator and can also create an image using Nerds candy with the NERDoodler.

11. Tiny Planets
There’s something for each age group (younger kids, older kids and even parents and teachers) on this site dedicated to the cool things in the world. Great interactive stories too.

12. Little Critter
Children can do everything on this website from solve puzzles to sing-a-longs, reading storybooks to watching animated books.

13. Planet Pals
This site promotes an eco-friendly lifestyle through use of animated Planet Pals. Children can play games and make crafts with the Pals. There is also a section for teachers with resources.

14. Andersen Fairy Tales
This site brings classic fairy tales to life on the web. Stories are bright, colourful and somewhat interactive (roll mouse over characters for movement). Each story also features a game.

15. Story Place: The Children’s Digital Library
Features both preschool and elementary libraries with online stories, activities and a suggested reading list of books.

16. Brain Pop
Catering to the older crowd, this website covers school curriculum (from Social Studies to Health, Science to English) in a super fun and interactive way. Lots of movies on a variety of subjects to further educate and entertain students.

17. Activity TV
Site is filled with activity ideas in 18 different categories (including fun things to do with origami, magic and jewelry ). Kids can even find ideas on how to decorate their bedrooms or build paper planes. They can also search for activities and projects by season and holidays.

18. Seussville University
All of the most memorable Seuss characters will serve as your child’s guides in this brand-new interactive learning environment. Kids will have fun while learning basic reading, math, science, and reasoning skills.

19. Chevron Cars
For children who love toy cars, there are more than 60 chevron character cars on this site that kids can read and learn about. There are a variety of fun tools including more than 30 games, a toy store to purchase the cars and a Free stuff page featuring wallpapers, printable stickers, postcards and more.

20. The World Almanac for Kids
A great place for learning, children can read through 16 chapters covering everything from environment to religion. There is also a tab for games, quizzes and printable puzzles.