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Release Date: January 2008

BEAT BOREDOM WITH KIDS.GOV

The kids are home and cooped up in the house. Think you’re going to lose it? Don’t let the “I’m bored!” whine get the best of you and your family. Kids.gov provides a fun and educational outlet for hours of indoor amusement.

With trustworthy links to over 1,300 web pages, Kids.gov is the official kids’ site from the U.S. government—so you know it’s safe. Children from kindergarten through eighth grade can play games, go back in history, sail the seven seas, get homework help, and much more.

Do your kids dream of being astronauts? Let them explore space with Kids.gov’s NASA links. Do you have a budding Picasso on your hands? Kids.gov links to educational coloring books and Smithsonian art pages. Need information on your home state for a report? Kids.gov will get your child to the appropriate page for all information he or she needs.

Separated into two sections, Grades K-5 and 6-8, Kids.gov is easy to navigate. Kids can quickly find the information and activities geared to their grade level. Are you an educator? Kids.gov has a section specifically for you. Find lesson plans, group activities, and official resources for all your classroom needs. Check out the “What’s New?” column on the homepage for all the latest additions and improvements to Kids.gov.

Let Ben Franklin guide your child through the different branches of government. Read the diary of a day in the life of a Park Ranger. Get ideas for a science fair project. All this and more is just a click away, at Kids.gov.

Loaded with great tips, facts, projects, games, and exercises, there is always something new and exciting on Kids.gov. Consider it your escape route when the kids are inside and restless. Be warned: it may be hard to pry them away once it’s bedtime.

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