Children’s Educational Television: Children's Television Workshop

Whether your child loves reading, puzzles, crafts, or singing purple dinosaurs, you won’t have any trouble finding a wonderful assortment of web sites that you can share together, or that you can feel good about having your child explore alone. With children becoming increasingly familiar with computers and the Web at a very young age, it is more important than ever for parents to find positive web sites that their children can learn and grow from by visiting them on a regular basis.

There are many web sites for children designed to provide activities that not only engage them and stimulate their imaginations, but also encourage creativity with age-appropriate activities in a context that is familiar and fun. Many children’s sites provide educational activities that parents and children can work on together, as well as interactive games for the whole family. Some sites are centered around well-loved characters that children are already familiar with from television or books. Sites with endearing and amusing hosts invite children of all ages to play problem-solving games, create crafts like puppets and musical instruments, make finger food like banana muffins, sing along with colorful characters, read tales of adventure and intrigue, and participate in art and coloring activities online.

There are many sites devoted to children’s education that also include valuable features for parents and families, such as parenting workshops, lively discussion forums, safe surfing recommendations, reading lists, trustworthy product reviews, and supplemental ideas and activities to help parents nurture relationships with children. From think along/play along sites for preschoolers to sites for the whole family, the wonderful world of educational web site programming for children is so vast and varied that there is something terrific out there for everyone.