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Great Websites that let Kids get Creative!!
Apr 7th, 2009

My mother found an article with these artistic sites that are fun, safe and free. Check them out with your kids, let us know what you think!

Draw and Design - Shidonni lest kids draw animals online, give them names and design bacgrounds for imaginary worlds. Winner of 2009 Parents' Choice, Gold Award. Ages 5-10. Shidonni.com

Devise Games - Fidgit is a multiplayer game on PBS' Design Squad site. Kids can also design and build their own games and challenge their friends. Ages 8-13. pbskids.org/designsquad/games/fidgit

Craft Cartoons - Kids write, read and tell stories by creating comic strips online, then printing or e-mailing them to friends and relatives. All ages. makebelievecomix.com

Program a Video - Create movies, music and video games at Scratch, developed by MIT Media Lab memebers. Ages 8 and up. scratch.mit.edu

Make Music - On Crank It Up?, kids can compose and record multilayered rhythms using post, pans, wooden spoons and even the computer keyboard to create a masterpiece. All ages. pbskids.org/arthur/games/crankitup.

Thanks to Paul Wishenthal for pulling this together!