The Canny Link Directory

Simple Magik - Simple magic tricks to try such as Indian water cleaning trick, and how to pull coins out of thin air.

The Wonderful World of Calli And Graphy - Calli and graphy create beautiful letters called calligraphy. Visit their home, go to school, take a trip through history, or walk through a calligraphy gallery.  


Cooking

Aunt Libbey's Kitchen for Kids - Recipes from Aunt Libbey for kids to try.

BeyondGourmet.com: Recipes for Young Gourmets - A few fun recipes you can put together with a bit of help from a grown-up. Also a recipe for liquid to make bubbles.

Bread - From Seed to Sandwich - Bread and muffin recipes with illustrations.

CafeZoom- Recipes from ZOOM for drinks, snacks, baked goods, real food, and frozen treats.

Cooking by the Handful - Simple recipes toddlers can fix, mix, and squish their ways through with just a little help from Mom or Dad.

Cooking With Blondee - Kid's Cooking - Simple recipes and tips for kids

Cooking with Kids - Recipe collection includes several holiday dishes.

Cooking with Monkey - Monkey shows how to make some of his favorite snacks and beverages.

Dole 5 A Day - Teaches the importance of eating five fruits and vegetables every day and provides recipes for kids to try.

Fannie Farmer Cookbook - Online publication of 1918 classic edition of the book. Offers more than 1,800 recipes.

Florida Citrus Land Recipes For Kids - Recipes for children to make healthy treats or snacks for school lunches using pineapple, tangerines, oranges, and broccoli.

Food Fun and Facts - Easy recipes for lots of snacks and a few main dishes.

Funny Face Sandwich - English muffins topped with pizza sauce, cheese, tomato rounds, and other veggies.

Home and Hearth Kids Recipes - A small collection of simple recipes. Some require adult assistance.

Kid Kitchen - Lots of kid-friendly recipes.

Kid's Recipe Goldmine - A large collection of fun, simple recipes.

KidChef- Includes recipes, menus, cooking tips, and food facts.

Kids in the Kitchen - Small collection of fun and easy dishes from Nick Jr.

Kids, Cookies, Caviar - School-based program designed to teach basic skills through cooking. Site offers kid-friendly recipes, etiquette tips, and an introduction to cooking tools and terms.

KidsKuisine- Recipes children can make and enjoy, including seasonal recipes.

Kraft Kids Corner - Easy recipes for kids.

Laughing Faces - Ham and cheese sandwiches decorated with olives and pimiento.

Make-stuff.com- Small collection of cooking projects and recipes.

Makestuff.com- Small collection of cooking projects and recipes.

Meals.com Kids Recipes - Search and browse for easy recipes and meals for kids.

Miam Miam Sandwich - Made with sliced beets and potato chips.

Peppered Leopard - Fun recipes and kitchen tips for kids.

Play School Recipes - Fun recipes from Australia. Some to eat, others to play with such as playdough, slime, or goop.

Recipes for Kids from Tots to Teens - A collection of craft, fun food, holiday, and bath recipes. From About.com.

SOAR Kid Recipes - A large index of kid-friendly recipes in alphabetical order.

The Clubhouse Cook Book - A site just for kids, focusing on nutrition.

The eGG's Back to School Family Handbook - Tips and recipes for older kids.

The Grub Guy - Recipes and cooking techniques from high school senior Germain Vargas who stars as the chef in his own TV series.

The Idea Box - Easy, fun recipes for kids to try.

The Wee Kiwis Cookin' for Kids - Easy recipes for children.

Western Potatoes For Kids - Includes a handful of recipes made with potatoes as well as nutritional information, growing tips, a virtual tour of a potato farm, and online games.

What's Cooking at Botham's? - Fun recipes for kids to make alone or with a grown-up.

Yummy Stuff to Cook - Recipes that require little or no cooking.  


Crafts

Activity Village - Keeping Kids Busy - Dozens of free activities for kids 10 and under. Includes crafts, printables worksheets, coloring pages and puzzles, jigsaws and wallpaper to download, and links.

All American Kids Club - Features sections such as historical crafts, bath and body for kids, bead patterns, and party crafts. New projects added regularly.

Avalon Studio's Art Ideas - Instructions for paper and tissue art, 3-D construction, watercolors, and print making.

Ben and Jerry's Fun Stuff - Features on-line fun and craft ideas for kids.

Bob's Stuff - Craft projects and stories for kids. Updated monthly.

Bubble Fun - Teaches kids how to make their own bubbles and wands. Includes tips on how to make art and color out of bubbles.

Bubble Town - How to make giant bubbles, construct a bubble tube, mix a super bubble blowing solution, and play bubble games.

Card Collectors Frame Craft - Instructions to make a frame to display your Pokemon cards.

Cheryl's Craft Page - A small collection of craft ideas, including money trays, drawer organizers, shoe bags, and styrofoam people.

Children of the Moon - An online playhouse with weekly themes, arts and crafts, and activities to augment learning through safe exploration of the web.

Cozzetta's What's It - Detailed instructions and photos for more than a dozen craft projects.

Craftown: Free Kids Crafts - Magical puff paint, patchwork flower pots, dancing spoons, recipe cards, and other fun projects. Also offers special crafts for Valentines, Easter, Halloween, and Christmas.

Crayola- Lots of easy, kid-friendly crafts.

Create With Your Child - Art and craft projects for seasonal holidays and events, with information on the origins and history of the holiday.

Creative Kids - Fun activities for kids and families who love invention and creating crafts.

Easy Tie Dye - Basic tie-dye instructions to create t-shirts with sunburst, line, and circle patterns.

Elmer's Glue - Many crafts for kids, including educational projects. Also offers projects for adults and markets supplies.

Family Crafts from About.com - A large index of craft projects for kids of all ages.

Free Paper Cards - Internet users residing in any part of the Globe may send free paper greeting cards to their loved ones in India, who may not have regular access to the Internet.

Gadgets and Gizmos - Free e-book shareware download. Make 8 interesting mechanical devices and simple hands-on projects from easily found items.

Hands On Crafts for Kids - Lots of easy and creative activities for kids ages 7 to 12. From friendship bracelets and gingerbread houses to dinosaur soap and upright insects.

How to Make a Pop-Up - Joan Irvine, Canadian children's author, explains with step-by-step drawings how to make a simple pop-up card.

Interesting Hobbies and Crafts - Links to hundreds of craft and hobby related sites.

Kid's Domain Craft Exchange - An index of craft projects submitted by parents, teachers, and kids

Kid's Kreate - Step-by-step projects for kids of all ages.

Kid's Page - Art and craft ideas for preschoolers through upper elementary students. Includes seasonal activities and printable coloring pages.

Kid's Zone - Arts and crafts for all ages.

KidsCraftCorner.com- Articles provide step-by-step directions for simple projects.

Kidz Korner - Activities and crafts for grade school kids.

KinderCrafts- Crafts for pre-school through elementary aged children.

KraftProject- Hundreds of craft projects grouped by theme. Includes activities for all ages.

Linit Starch Craft Ideas - Ideas for kid crafts using liquid starch.

Look, Learn, and Do - Fun activities for kids. Reading, projects, and crafts.

Magical Kingdom Art Page - Offers printable craft projects, greeting cards, and coloring books. Graphics intensive.

Make-Stuff.com- Creative projects kids can do themselves, plus recipes for stuff they can make at home.

MakingFriends.com- Free creative activities for kids ages 2 through 15. Also markets craft supplies.

Margo's Beadie Critter Collection - Over 1200 bead critter designs including flags, animals, dinosaurs, and cartoon characters.

Michael's Kids Club - Craft ideas for kids from 4 to 11.

Paper Projects - Crafts and project ideas for things like pop-up cards and origami.

Rainy Day Craft Ideas for Children - Offers instructions for a few projects, such as gak, playdough, bookmarks, and bath salts.

Slickditty- How-to instructions for making fun, low-cost gadgets and gizmos.

Sondra's Crafts - Several fun and unusual craft projects for kids.

Squigly's Arts and Crafts - Color pictures, create all sorts of fun things, or make personalized stationery.

The Kid's Corner - Fun craft projects for children.

The Sugar Bush - Bright ideas and crafts for children.

Very Best Kids - Creative ideas and activities from Nestle. Crafts, cooking, holiday items, and other projects.

Where Shmonsters Go to Play - Creative ideas for dollhouse decorating, pumpkin carving, sticker frames, costumes, and other fun projects.

YES Mag's Projects - Interesting project ideas for older kids to try. Try making a geodesic dome out of newspaper large enough to get inside.

Young Embroiderers - Embroidery discovery space for children and anyone involved in textile art, craft and education.  


Dolls

Briarberry Collection - Manufacturer's information pages about Briarberry dolls. Includes games, coloring books and product information.

Keeping Ken - Details, history, photographs, and news about Ken® and other male fashion dolls.

Marilee's Paperdoll Page - Three printable paperdolls, plus links to hundreds of other paperdolls that can be printed, downloaded, or played with on-line.

Original Paper Dolls by Cricket - Two paper dolls with lots of clothing to print and cut out for hours of fun.

Polly Pocket - Come and play with Polly Pocket in her real interactive world. Fun and games for all Polly Pocket fans.

Trollforest - Trolls from Trolldom - A world of Troll characters, illustrated stories, comics, fun activities, Trolldom Newsletter, occasional contests and a cataloug of Trolls.    


Furby

Furby Gate - Includes picture, news and rumours, information, and interactive fun.

Furby Plastic Surgery - Guide to "plastic surgery" for your Furby. This site offers descriptions of how to paint and modify your furby to suit your tastes. A fun activity, but will require parental supervision.

Official Furby Site - The official Furby site of Tiger Electronics, Ltd. (makers of the Furby toy).    


Gardening

Butterfly Gardening - Step-by-step directions for creating a butterfly garden.

Dottie's Garden - An e-book for young children about growing a garden. From PrimaryGames.com.

Garden Fun - Software, clip art, recipes, book lists, facts, activities, and links that center around the garden and everything in it. Something for each season of the year.

Gardening for Kids - Provides information about kid-friendly plants and bulbs, gardening basics, and gardening links.

Gardening for Kids - Information, links, articles, and coloring pages for kids about gardening and agriculture.

ICanGarden.com -- Kids Corner - Articles and links related to gardening.

Kid's Valley Webgarden - Lots of tips and ideas for kids interested in gardening. Learn all about planning a garden, planting, plant care, and harvesting.

Kids Gardening - Connects children and their families with other schools with similar gardening interests. Also has resources for school projects.

Michigan 4-H Children's Garden - A virtual tour through a real garden filled with hundreds of links to panoramas, games, ASL signs, videos, eCards, and information for parents and teachers.

My First Garden - Shows how gardening can be fun and covers the basics of planning, tools needed, and plant care.

National Gardening - Featuers answers to common questions, regional reports, informative articles, and how-to projects.

Nature: Secret Garden - Tells how to transform a home garden into a haven for wildlife. From PBS.

OSU 4-H Horticulture - A learning page in plant identification designed for 4-H youth. Provides common and Latin names.

Partners For Growing - Provides a photographic guide to creating a school garden. Also features other nature-related activities.

The Growing Edge: Just for Kids - Information and history on hydroponics and projects by kids at schools across the United States. Includes hydroponic and greenhouse project instructions.

The Whole Herb: Kid's Corner - Instructions for growing a herb garden, along with recipes for using the herbs that have grown.

Weekend Gardener: Seed Starting - Provides directions for sprouting flower, vegetable, and herb seeds.

Golf

Competitive Junior Golf - The AJGA is dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women through competetive junior golf.

Go Fore Golf - Explores how the game began and provides overview of how it's played. Includes explanations of terms, equipment, rules, and scoring.

Junior Golf, The official Junior golf site of the USGA, The PGA Tour, The PGA of America, The LPGA, NGCOA,The GCSAA, and the World Golf Foundation.- The official Junior Golf web site of the USGA, PGA Tour, PGA of America, LPGA, NGCOA, GCSAA, and the World Golf Foundation. Use this site to find junior golf programs across the country. Resource for Golfers, Parents, Programs and the industry The Golf Course - Everything from the game's beginnings to the types of clubs used for each shot. Includes a time line, exercises to help players stay fit for the game, and advice on how to play.

Hockey

CBC 4 Kids: Hockey - Learn about the history of the game and see how it's played today.

Doctor Hockey - Teaches everything a player should know to complete a healthy and safe hockey season.

Gananoque Girls Hockey Association - Includes schedules, pictures, and information about the league.

Ice Hockey: Rivalry on Thin Blades of Steel - Did you know that ice hockey has been played for over three centuries? This site explains its origins, rules, and the equipment needed to play the game.

Inverness Minor Hockey Association - Official site. League includes tots, novice, atom, peewee, bantam and midget.

Mad About Hockey - Includes a history of the game, information about the Stanley Cup, and hockey superstitions.

NHL for Kids - The National Hockey League web site for kids. Hockey science, player s, trivia, games, and video clips.

NHL Kids Zone - Includes educational games, moderated chats, player s, photos, scores, news, and audio and video clips. Site from CBS SportsLine.

Rushmore Youth Hockey and Skating - Includes team information, schedule, and league rules. South Dakota.

Science of Hockey - Why is ice slippery? Find the answer to this and other questions at the Exploratorium.

Stuyvesant Ice Hockey Team - Official Website of Stuyvesant High School's Ice Hockey Team, 2001-2002.  


Jokes

Glowport All Kids Humor - Where did the ants go on vacation? Frants! This and other types of clean humor.

Good Clean Fun - No obscene language or vulgarity here, but religion and politics are fair game.

Headbone Zone - Smirk City - Kid-submitted jokes are categorized into neighborhoods such as Yuk Street and Groansboro. While touring the town, be sure to vote for your favorite joke, and don't forget to submit a joke or two of your own. Includes a feature to email any joke to a frie

IndianChild.com: Fun Section - Large selection of online pranks, funny animations, letters, essays and pictures, tongue-twisters, and cartoons.

Joke Zone - Riddles, knock-knock jokes, and moaner-groaners.

Jokes for Kids - Knock knock jokes, riddles, brain teasers, silly stuff and other jokes for kids.

Kid's Jokes - A number of jokes sent in by other kids.

Kids Jokes - Over a thousand kids jokes, including animal, doctor, knock-knock, and scary.

Kids' Jokes - Over 2000 clean jokes for children of any age. Lots of categories including animal jokes, knock-knock jokes, and silly jokes.

Kids' Turn Joke Central - Read or submit jokes.

Punchlines for Kids - Various punchlines, jokes, and riddles for kids.

Scatty.com- Over 2000 jokes sorted by category.    


K'Nex  


Lego

Boats

Lego Shipping - Information on various Lego ships.

Titanic- Pictures and what it took to make the gigantic Titanic out of Legos.

Lego.com- Official site of Lego. Requires Internet Explorer 4.0+ or Netscape 4.5+ with JavaScript and cookies enabled

The Lego Central - Lego information, pictures, simple games and activities, Lego Mindstorms, and a Lego newsletter.

Space

Jacob's Lego Space Ships - Space ships designed by various fans. Images and some building instructions included.

Legoverse- Terry Kellers space-themed original creations. Includes instructions for many of the models (both as LDraw files and ready to view).

M:Tron Corp World HQ - Renderings and animations of original creations.

Marsbase.com- Mecha, air and ground original Lego models.

rec.toys.lego Set Reviews - The rec.toys.lego Set Space System review archive.

Space Set Reviews - Set reviews of official Space models from Adequate.com.

The Legalaxy - Many Lego creations and a Lego castle game.

Castles

Castle Set Reviews - Reviews of castle sets from a variety of Lego maniacs at Adequate.com.

Ed Boxer's Lego Castle - Many images of Ed's large castle in white, which was featured in Lego Mania Magazine.

Erik's Castle Theme History - A suggestion for how the different castle subthemes could be related.

Historical Lego Castles - Nineteen Lego accurate models of historical castles such as Chillon Castle, Chateau d'Etampes, and Hever Castle.

Mike Steele's Lego Castle Page - Castle pictures show how Royal Knights, Dark Forest, and Fright Knights elements can be used effectively.

PC's Lego Empire - Preston and Catherine Crow's models. Contains photographs of their LEGO empire, raytraced castle ideas, and interesting anachronisms.

Shiri Dori's CastLego Pages - Interesting castle characters and a few castle-related buildings.

Towns

Antony Lau's Lego Town Page - Features dozens of original vehicles and several buildings, including a Hot Rod Shop, Pizza Restaurant, and a townhouse.

Architekta- Incredible creations of towers and a beautiful gallery displayed.

David's Lego Site - Shows many pictures of David's creations including buildings, cars, and trucks.

Diaspar- A Lego interpretation of 'The City and the Stars' by Arthur C. Clarke.

Eric's Lego Page - Color QuickCam photographs and GIF animations of Eric's Lego creations.

Jacob's Town Lego - Lego creations by Jacob Sparre Andersen and his family, including bridges, trains, and autos. A useful index and table of contents featured.

Lego Rides - An entire traveling fair's worth of amusement park rides and attractions made of Lego.

Living Lego City - Tour the city, meet the kids and adults who made it possible, and read the theories behind Lego construction.

PshLortZ's Lego Page - Come and view an outdoor concert, a Lego McDonald's, scenes from quake and the gates to hell included.

Trains

Derek Schin's Trains - Imaginative creations include a cute yellow caboose, and a small and large diesel. Also, has replicas in other colors of the famed Blue Hopper.

Dual 4559 Train - Calum Tsang's modified cargo train version.

Jacob's Cable Stayed Suspension Bridge - A two meter double track cable stayed suspension bridge, includes pictures of how the mini-figs built the thing.

Larry Pieniazek's Lego Page - Train related information about American Prototype rolling stock and engines, as well as containers, are featured.

Lego Trains at Jacob's - Monorail service with eight knobs wide cars.

Train Lego Creations by Paul Foster - Paul's vehicles for laying track and general maintenance

Trestle by Gerald Lynn Swanson - Photographs and description of a huge train bridge.    


Models

Dr. Faust's Painting Clinic - Provides information for those who needing help painting and converting Games Workshop Models.

Ninfinger Productions - Scale Models - A resource for model spacecraft, rockets, missiles, and planes.

Bird Treats - Easy recipes for several kinds of treats for wild birds.

Make a Half-Barrel Pond - Instructions and tips for making a half barrel pond.

Nature Crafts - Kids' crafts that make the most of natural materials, like leaves, fruits, vegetables, and seeds.

Nature Crafts - Find many craft projects using natural items such as sticks, stones, leaves, shells, flowers, and sand.

Rare Species Conservatory: Stuff to Do - Educational site offers puzzles, games and downloads for kids of all ages.  


News  


Skiing

Alpine Canada - Official site of the Canadian Ski Team includes news, standings, biographies, and photos

California Snow - Find out about all of the ski resorts in California.

Colorado Ski Country USA - View information on all of the ski resorts in Colorado. Includes snow reports, resort details, and a photo gallery.

National Ski Patrol - Features safety tips and information on safe winter play in the snow. Skiing and snowboarding checklists.

Powder Magazine - Official site of this ski magazine includes news, videos, photos, and facts.

Resort Sports Network - Resort Cam images, worldwide snow conditions, and weather forecasts.

Ski Resort Cams - Live cams from ski resorts all over North America.

Ski Tips Library - A library of tips from the Waterville Valley Ski School.

SkiNet- Featuring news, techniques, gear, and information about the sport.

Sky Tavern Junior Ski Program, Reno NV - Webpage for one of the oldest volunteer run Learn-to-Ski programs in the US. Family-oriented, volunteer-run program for children of the Reno/Sparks NV area.

Snow Safe - Guidelines for safe skiing around the world. Learn what to do in emergencies through text and activities.

Telluride Kids - A site just for kids, where they can come play in the beautiful Telluride, have a blast skiing, snowboarding, or go tubing.

Soccer

Headline Soccer - Visitors can find the latest news headlines, review the rules of soccer, read biographies of famous players, interact with other soccer fans across the world, make a web page for their own soccer league, and play an interactive soccer game.

Psyched About Soccer - Rules, tips, history, vocabulary, puzzles, and a quiz. From three sixth grade girls.

Soccer Guide Online - Features all kinds of drills to help players improve specific soccer skills. In English, French, German, and Spanish.

Soccer Kidz Forever - Kids who love soccer share their favorite tips, ideas, and books about the sport.

Soccer Talk - Five sixth graders talk about their favorite sport.

Soccer Tip of the Day - A tip a day from Coach/Trainer Glenn Cameron.

Soccer: The Greatest Sport of All Time - This page created by a group of middle schoolers tells all about soccer, its rules, and its history, as well as soccer great Pele.

Success with Soccer - Rules, history, gear, field setup, and playing tips for soccer.

The Popular Sport of Soccer - Sccer techniques and tips, basic rules of the game, and a short history of how it all began.

The World Cup - Learn how the World Cup for soccer came about and how it developed from the time it began until today.

Knut Hegna - A top collection from Norway that features pages on how a tops spins and what the game is called in other countries.

Mia's Top Collection - Pictures and information about top collecting.

Simple Tops - Step-by-step instruction on how to make your own tops.

Spinning Tops - Photographs, information, links, and music about tops.

Spinning Tops Everywhere - Explores the relationship between the toy and art.

Time Line of Spinning Tops - History of one of America's favorite toys- the spinning top.    


Toys

My Little Pony Collectors Site - Complete information and a full accessory guide including ponies, playsets, plush, petites, and dream beauties. Also contains price guide and checklists.

NothingButToys.Net- A directory of thousands of toy and game sites. Provides direct links in a friendly, intuitive environment.

Rumble Robots UK - Fan site includes a forum, the best places to buy, and latest news.

Toys of the Century - A brief look at the toy, game, and craze of the century as identified by the British Association of Toy Retailers.  


Trains

Andrew and Mary-Kate's Playroom - Personal site about Thomas the Tank Engine and other favorite toys.

Drew's Unofficial Thomas the Tank Engine Page - Very nice personal site with a lot of information about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends.

Jack and Neil - The Real Thomas the Tank Engine - This is the home page of two boys who live in the North West of England. Contains some photos of the 'real' Thomas the Tank Engine.

Railroad Modeling Workshop - Railroad modeling tips and techniques. Suitable for beginning as well as advanced modelers.

Simulated Railway Model - Operate a computer generated model train layout with two trains, switches, and speed controls. Requires Cosmo Player.

The American Experience: Riding the Rails - At the height of the Great Depression, more than 250,000 teenagers were living on the road in America. This site tells the stories of ten of them -- from the reasons they left home to what they experienced. From PBS.

The Train Era - Single-page train history and self-scoring quiz.

Thomas the Tank Engine - Games, coloring books, stories, and your very own My Thomas Home Page. The official Thomas the Tank Engine website.

Train Set for the Jet Set - Build and run a simulated model train layout. A fun and educational interactive activity for kids. Requires a Java enabled browser.

Trains.com- Information concerning the toy train hobby presented by the publishers of Classic Toy Trains magazine. Answers to your frequently asked questions and a guide to toy train clubs.

Extreme Yo - Descriptions and videos of tricks, with a short history of yo-yos.

Planet HeyYo - Reviews various yo-yo models and links.

The SBII Experience - How to play, tune, clean, and maintain your own Silver Bullet II.

Yo-Yo Ninja Boy - Quicktime and Flash animated stories and games about Yo-Yo Ninja Boy and his mastery of the arts of the Duncates'.

Yo-Yo Times Newsletter - Subscription information, along with a free e-mail news service. Yo-yo name registration, lists of books, manufacturers and distributors, past and future events, and other publications.