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The Mouse Club
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The Mouse Club

Why We Recommend It

Imaginative, colorful, and fun, kids can log on to read, count, match, and have fun learning computer skills.

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FashionPlaytes
Parents Need to Know...

that this site lets girls play fashion designer and create their own clothing styles which they can then purchase. This site only focuses on girls clothing and offers a handful of base designs to start off with, like shirts, leggings, and ... read more

Age 7+
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Make It Ruby
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that this simple DIY site offers a small sampling of creative crafts that tween girls will enjoy doing at home. Its back-to-basics philosophy encourages kids to find items around their homes and “reuse, renew and repurpose.” Ruby -- ... read more

Age 9+
Make It Ruby
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Do Ink
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that Do Ink is a supportive, user-friendly art and animation site that simplifies online image-creating tools and brings together a community of young people interested in online art. Artists can then share what they create with other Do ... read more

Age 13+
Do Ink
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Haring Kids
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that this interactive and educational Web site is a colorful and creative place for kids to learn more about the iconic artist Keith Haring, who was devoted to children. Colorful art covers every page of the site, and visitors are ... read more

Age 6+
Haring Kids
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The Amanda Project
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that this collaborative writing site invites girls 13 and older to help tell the fictional story of Amanda Valentino, a strange teen who mysteriously disappears from the halls of Endeavor High School after only a few months of attendance. ... read more

Age 13+
The Amanda Project
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We Make Stories
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that this delightful story-creation site lets kids 6-11 make their own comic books, pop-up books, and treasure maps. The site is owned by Puffin Books, the children's paperback publisher of such classics as The Lion, the Witch and the ... read more

Age 6+
We Make Stories
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Money Instructor
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this is not a site you can just log your kids on to and let them get amused and educated. This site is designed to be a guide for parents (and teachers, too) that offers lesson plans and printable exercises. Although there are some ... read more

Age 7+
Money Instructor
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Posh Dressup
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that this creepy virtual doll dress-up site mixes sexy dolls with Dora the Explorer and Michelle Obama. Dressing up a virtual teen in a burka and string bikini bottoms or a young boy doll sexily posed in only underwear doesn't fit a site ... read more

Age 13+
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Smith Teens
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that this creative writing site is the teen version of respected online indie pub Smith Magazine's Six-Word Memoirs project. Kids will find a largely supportive community of similarly creative teens and a fertile environment in which to ... read more

Age 13+
Smith Teens
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Teen Ink
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that this outlet for teen creativity is a safe, supportive environment for kids to express themselves through words and art. With thousands of teen-created submissions to read and view, there's the potential for sensitive or mature ... read more

Age 13+
Teen Ink
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Bill My Parents
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that this site allows kids to charge purchases on pre-selected sites to the credit cards of their parents, grandparents, and other adults in their life who sign up for this service. The site is free to sign up with but charges 50 cents ... read more

Age 15+
Bill My Parents
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Shidonni
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that this virtual world is safe and age-appropriate for younger kids. Kids have to know their real-life friends' user names in order to add them as online friends -- there's no way to "friend" strangers. However, parents should ... read more

Age 6+
Shidonni
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Make: Online
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that this online version of Make Magazine encourages people to take on a wide variety of interesting projects, from creating homemade musical instruments to building toys to customizing and modifying common electronics. Most of the ... read more

Age 15+
Make: Online
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Tikatok
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that this site includes strong safety measures. Parents have to register -- providing email, home address, and phone number "as a means of verifying parental identity and consent" -- and approve their kids' accounts, and are ... read more

Age 9+
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JibJab
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that this site allows users to customize a broad selection of unique e-cards to send to friends. But while much of the offerings are fun, a lot of the content includes political satire, raunchy humor, and racy gags best suited for ... read more

Age 15+
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GoAnimate
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that this site enables people to create simple animated films, which are available to view on the site much like a cartoon version of YouTube. Some cartoon violence and crude language make this site inappropriate for young kids. read more

Age 13+
GoAnimate
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EstToday
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that this interactive Web site lets visitors design their own T-shirts and buy them -- and other clothes -- in its online store. There's a community feature, but chat includes pre-scripted phrases only. An email address is required for ... read more

Age 11+
EstToday
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KidThing
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that this downloadable media player offers a safe, ad-free space for kids to read books, play games, and do activities. The browser is free, as are some of the games, but the site charges a fee for most of the content. Once you purchase ... read more

Age 4+
KidThing
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Muxtape
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that anyone can listen to full songs that users have posted in their musical mixes. And users can enter anything that they like -- so songs can have iffy content. However, the site offers no messaging or other interactive options, and the ... read more

Age 13+
Muxtape
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MyGLife.org
Parents Need to Know...

that this game-making site contains clean content, with the occasional outside link featuring questionable content -- such as a game where naughty school kids are rewarded by a teacher removing her shirt. The site also opens the door to ... read more

Age 13+
MyGLife.org
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Hulu
Parents Need to Know...

some of the free TV shows and movies streaming on this site may not be appropriate for kids. Although a lot of the content on the classic sitcoms, network dramas, and cable reality shows are fine for tweens, there are some programs, such ... read more

Age 14+
Hulu
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