Activity Village A pattern for a lucky money envelope.
Animal Sounds A long multilingual list of how we say animals sounds in different languages around the world. Amnesty International You can download child-friendly versions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at this site.
Asian Ideas Offers inexpensive sets of disposable chopsticks in bright red paper wrappers to go with the bookmark craft here. BBC World News for Kids Offers radio podcasts of recent news stories for kids to listen to.
Birthday.net Find birthday traditions from many countries. A Cookie for Every Country Offers a cookie to represent different countries and includes that cookie’s history and a recipe. Easy Chinese Mooncakes Pictures and recipe for mooncakes. EHow You will find instructions for tie-dyeing using markers. Energy Star Kids Watch a slide show about climate change and explore the topic. Environmental Protection Agency Play games related to global warming. Epals Explore this safe, global community of connected classrooms and families from around the globe. Possibilities for e-mail pals. Fifty Nifty United States A YouTube video of the Ray Charles song that teaches the states in alphabetical order. Free Kids Crafts Directions for making the World Neighbors Handprint Wreath and Poem Games from around the World Directions for how to play a variety of games from around the world. Heilbrun Timeline of Art History This site describes the “x-ray” style of Aboriginal art. International Friendship League Find pen friends through this site. Kid Zone Enjoy an online jigsaw puzzle of the Earth. Making Friends Traditional costumes for paper dolls from different countries. Money from around the World This site has full-color images of paper currency from around the world. Can you make copies for use in your programs? Click here for some answers. National Geographic Kids Features different people, animals, and places each month with facts, games, activities, and related links. National Geographic: The Marco Polo Journey This site offers a multimedia presentation of Marco Polo’s journey of exploration from Venice to Iraq and China. Oriental Trading Offers a craft kit that makes 12 sets of beaded dragon chopsticks. Origami Dove Instructions for folding a dove using round paper or a paper doily. Origami Fun Video and printed instructions for folding a crane. Origami Samurai Hat Directions for making an easy samurai hat. Patas Scroll Paintings Pictures and background information on Indian Scroll paintings. Peep and the Big Wide World You’ll find directions for playing the game “Marco Polo” on a playground. Planet Pals Kids Club The site has an international peace dictionary. The Quack Project Contains recordings of children in different countries making the appropriate animal sounds for their language. Ryan’s Well Foundation Information about the Ryan’s Well Foundation that grew out of the commitment of one Canadian boy, Ryan Hreljac, who learned of the need for clean and safe water in developing countries. Travel with Kids Family adventures and vacations, tips on car and plane travel, packing list, links to travel games to print. Tea House Times Party ideas for a Japanese tea party. United Nations Flag Tag Game Choose the correct flag for each country in the online game. When We Get There Activities in the U.S. and Europe, venue name & description, hours of operation, price, rating—on land and water. Unique places to see include the spy museum in Tampere, Finland.
