Being in the hospital or dealing with medicine doesn't have to be boring all of the time!  Here are some ways to learn and have fun at the same time!

Activity Sites

Kidsites.com
Kidsites.com provides links to several sites that are educations, fun activity sites, and even sites for parents and teachers. 

Sesame Street
Your favorite Sesame Street characters are featured in literally hundreds of high-quality coloring pages that you can print, color and learn from.

Arthur
Come learn and have fun with Arthur and his friends.

Learningplanet.com
From Apple to Dinosaur, get creative and color these alphabet pictures.

Berenstein Bears
Choose from several great pictures to print and color starring your favorite Berenstain Bear characters.

PBS Kids – 200 things to do
Here's a collection of over 200 things to do, including coloring pages and other activities you can print out and enjoy.

Crayola
Once you register at this Crayola site, you'll have access to hundreds of coloring, craft, educational, and other activity pages.

Fisher-Price
Choose from a collection of 24 pictures you can print and color. Some have activities like connect-the-dots and maze puzzles.

Scooby Doo
Scooby provides kids with a nice selection of activities including coloring sheets that can be printed and colored.

Spiderman
A Spiderman activity book for children K-6. Part of the READ*WRITE*NOW! campaign.

Origami
Learn to make origami shapes!

PBS Kids – Characters
Find your favorite characters.

Homework Sites

Kidshealth.org
Kids Health for kids provides homework help and how the body works.

Merriam Webster Dictionary Word Games
Merriam Webster Dictionary: Aside from the wonderful access to the dictionary, this site offers words games and a word for the day.

ABCTeach.com
Find over 5,000 pages and worksheets you can print for your child. Subject matter ranges from grammar, handwriting and flashcards, to crossword and number puzzles. (plus a whole lot more!)

On-line Dictionary
Provides an easy-to-use search engine for words and the results are quite detailed. Also offers 400 different language dictionaries.

Factmonster.com
Find information about a variety of subjects ranging from weather facts to homework help to quizzes and games.

Remantic Rhyming Dictionary
Remantic Rhyming Dictionary; you can find words that rhyme with, almost rhyme with, or sound exactly the same as a certain target word.

American Library Association website guide for kids
This is a student-orientated list of websites for kids from the American Library Association.

Kidshealth.org
Kids Health for Teens provides answers, advice, and straight talk for teens

Teacher.scholastic.com
America's Leading News Source for Kids.

Sciencedaily.com
Links to the latest research news

Student News Net
Student News Net - Explore your world

Time for kids
From Time Magazine

Multi-links for Kids

Bensguide.gpo.gov
U.S. Government Web Sites for Kids

Kids.gov
The U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal.

Noteworthy.com 
Color and read about a trip to the hospital.

A Visit to the Sesame Street Hospital
(Random House, Inc)

Franklin Goes to the Hospital
by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark

Going to the Hospital
by Fred Rogers

Tubes in My Ears: My Trip to the Hospital
by Virginia Dooley

Jessica’s X-Ray: Includes Actual X-Rays!
By Pat Zonta and Clive Dobson

The Moonballoon: a Journey of Hope and Discovery for Children and Families
by Joan Drescher

Your Child in the Hospital: A Practical Guide for Parents
by Nancy Keene and Rachel Prentice

Engaging Autism
by Stanley Greenspan

Toilet Training for Individuals with Autism and Related Disorders 
by Maria Wheeler

Explosive Child
by Ross W. Greene

Crying Baby, Sleepless Nights
by Sandy Jones

Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems
by Richard Ferber

Toilet Training in Less Than a Day
by Nathan Azrin

Parenting Your Premature Baby & Child
by Deborah L. Davis

What to Do When Your Child Gets Sick
by Gloria Mayer

Que Hacer Cuando: Sue Nino Se Enferme
by Gloria Mayer

• ADHD: A Comprehensive and Authoritative Guide
• Guide to Your Child’s Symptoms
• Parent’s guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens
• Baby and Child Health:  The Essential guide from Birth to 11 years
• Caring for Your Baby & Young Child: Birth to Age 5
• Caring for Your School-Age Child: Ages 5-12
• Caring for Your Teenager
• Guide to Toilet Training
• Heading Home with your Newborn
• Immunizations & Infectious Diseases: An Informed Parent’s Guide
• Wonder Years
• Food Fights
• A Parent’s Guide to Childhood Obesity
• New Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding
• Your Baby’s First Year
• Less Stress, More Success:  A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen
• Sports Success Rx
• Waking Up Dry
• Visit the American Academy of Pediatrics website (www.aap.org)
  
  

Spanish titles from the American Academy of Pedriatrics:

• El Cuidado De Sur Hijo Pequeno:  Desde Que Nace Hasta Los Cinco
• El Primer De Sue Bebe
• Guia Para Ensenar Al Nino a Usar Inodoro
• Nueva Guia De Lactancia Materna
• Visit the American Academy of Pediatrics website (www.aap.org)